The Sicilian ladies in the bakery have been teaching me Italian.

Well, proper italian and a little sicilian.

"Agita" has been my favorite word these last 2 years, if y'all havent noticed.

Ever since I saw Kobe nattering in colloquial, earthy italian on TV somewheres - Ive been .. intrigued.

And no, its not at all pretentious. Nope.

Ciao.

'Course, Im having a hard time RETAINING anything useful ... :-)

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