InterPunct

The silence is deafening.

For the lazy.

I hope to god this swill is not sold in Italy.

My dad grew up in Brooklyn, NY but our family is originally from the Frosinone area. One of his uncles was essentially forced to emigrate to America because he was involved in anti-fascist demonstrations in the 1930's. I guess the sentiment in Italy was more widespread than I knew.

And I have no problem with that. It seems fairly grounded in reality and considering what's been on the History channel for the last decade is ironically satisfactory.

There are maybe 30-40% who are either middle of the road.

I have a good friend who was a co-worker of yours and she falls into that category; that's pretty much the middle of the bell curve so it's to be expected. It's New York, after all. It's where the employees live and are bound the reflect the demographics of the area.

I find it interesting when I'm with her at parties or social gatherings and when the conversation naturally turns to what people do, she usually quickly sizes up the questioner and either vaguely replies or sometimes tell them straight out what she does. She's been subject to a few tirades in the past and is wary about how she replies to that question.

You're spot on about Bill O, btw. I've met him a few times and he comes across as a misanthrope. I politely told him I watched an entire 40-minute un-edited interview with Jon Stewart and thoroughly enjoyed it, he reacted very strangely to taking what I intended as a compliment.