Joe Ganci Finally Gets A Blog

Rome and the Human Mind

noreply@blogger.com (Joe Ganci) — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 23:18:00 +0000

My friend Tom Adams sent me this.

It is amazing what the human mind is capable of. This is simply stunning. Dude accurately pencils an overhead panorama of Rome...from memory...on a 5 yard wide canvas.

http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/2MBBxU

Cool Moon Last Night

noreply@blogger.com (Joe Ganci) — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 02:54:00 +0000

Last night there was a cool moon in the sky with clouds around it. I decided to try the different settings on my cell phone camera and see what resulted. These are some of the results.

From The Rime of the Acient Mariner

The moving Moon went up the sky.
And nowhere did abide;
Softly she was going up,
And a star or two beside-

By Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772-1834)

My mom is doing great!

noreply@blogger.com (Joe Ganci) — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 20:31:00 +0000

I'm visiting my mom and sister in Italy and she is doing wonderfully! It's as if she had never been so ill two years ago!

From Viva Vienna Festival

noreply@blogger.com (Joe Ganci) — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 02:44:00 +0000

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Saturday - Goals for the Day

noreply@blogger.com (Joe Ganci) — Sat, 03 Apr 2010 12:46:00 +0000

1. Finish writing my article on Raptivity for Learning Solutions magazine.
2. Go for a long walk - start getting in shape! I'm sooo out of shape.

If I get the above done, then:

3. Do some organizing in my office
4. Clear out my inbox.
5. See what else is on my long list!

Foggy Philly

noreply@blogger.com (Joe Ganci) — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 03:09:00 +0000

Our Travails at the Italian Consulate

noreply@blogger.com (Joe Ganci) — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 16:42:00 +0000

One of our sons, who is 24, is moving to England. He, like his brother and I, are all dual citizens (Italian and American) but we have never exercised our rights to get official Italian paperwork, like a passport. However, for my boy to live and work in England, he needs to be a member of the European Union, so he really needs his Italian passport.

We went up to the Italian consulate in January and obtained the paperwork and instructions. We were told then that once we mailed everything to the Consulate, they would send my son his passport in 2 to 3 weeks. I sent it all up to them and we waited. Last week, while I was out of town, my son called to say he had received a packet from the Consulate. Unfortunately, it didn't contain the passport. Instead, it contained all the paperwork we had sent up with an attached letter. The letter said that this could only be done in person by appointment and that the next available appointment is...is...is....August 2011!!!

So Monday morning we drove the 4 hours back to the Consulate and there we waited an hour to speak with someone. We felt a lot of relief when the nice lady said that we shouldn't worry, they would make it happen now. About the time we were being helped, visiting hours were almost over for the day (noon) and we still needed to get photographs made, so we left and booked into a hotel. After we took care of what we needed to do, we went to see the Liberty Bell and settled in for the night.

The next morning we went back and waited an hour and finally finished up everything. They even made the passport right then and there and showed it to us! But, they said, they couldn't give it to us right away but that it would be sent to us. How tantalizing!

After all that, we are very grateful to the personnel at the Consulate for accelerating the process!

So I am thinking of starting to post to my blog again...

noreply@blogger.com (Joe Ganci) — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 22:02:00 +0000

What do you think? Should I? I've been pretty active on Facebook but haven't updated my blog much at all. Let me know if I should start updating my blog again, all!

29 INCHES! That's 78 CENTIMETERS!

noreply@blogger.com (Joe Ganci) — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 01:45:00 +0000

A huge snowfall today! See the pics I took last night and today...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joeganci/sets/72157623243263873/

A Day in Washington with my friend Pasquale!

noreply@blogger.com (Joe Ganci) — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 05:09:00 +0000

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Portsmouth, New Hampshire

noreply@blogger.com (Joe Ganci) — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 05:09:00 +0000

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We made a quick stop in Portsmouth. It's a lovely town!

Portland, Maine

noreply@blogger.com (Joe Ganci) — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 05:08:00 +0000

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We loved Portland! We want to go back!

Visiting Family in NYC

noreply@blogger.com (Joe Ganci) — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 05:06:00 +0000

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My aunt and uncle talking on Video Skype with my mom and sister in Italy!

Hartford, Connecticut

noreply@blogger.com (Joe Ganci) — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 05:05:00 +0000

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A real quick stop in Hartford on our Northeast trip!

In Boston

noreply@blogger.com (Joe Ganci) — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 05:04:00 +0000

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We had a lovely time in Boston on our trip Northeast!

From Here On In...

noreply@blogger.com (Joe Ganci) — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 18:04:00 +0000

So it's been tough to find the time to post both here and on Facebook so I've decided that I'm going to post on my blog the following:

1) Links to my Flickr account for when a good set of new photos are there.
2) Stories from my life. I promise they'll be good!

So for everything else, you can look at my Facebook account:

www.facebook.com/joeganci

I hope to see you there too!

Love to all
Joe

The Mazzei Family

noreply@blogger.com (Joe Ganci) — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 03:13:00 +0000

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A wonderful family!

Portillo's Hot Dogs

noreply@blogger.com (Joe Ganci) — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 03:12:00 +0000

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A mighty good chain I had never heard of until now! As seen in Barlett, Illinois.

Jain Temple in Bartlett, Illinois

noreply@blogger.com (Joe Ganci) — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 03:10:00 +0000

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Quite a remarkable site to find in the middle of a Chicago suburb!

DC Fireworks Finale

noreply@blogger.com (Joe Ganci) — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 11:09:00 +0000

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The weather was gorgeous!

Evgenia and her Dad Vladimir

noreply@blogger.com (Joe Ganci) — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 10:58:00 +0000

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We went to the Independence Day fireworks in DC!

Receiving a Sweet Kiss

noreply@blogger.com (Joe Ganci) — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 10:36:00 +0000

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Either I'm doing something right, or Lauren-Claire is giving me a birthday kiss!

Walking in the Fairfax County Independence Day Parade!

noreply@blogger.com (Joe Ganci) — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 10:29:00 +0000

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Dateline: July 4, 2009, Fairfax, Virginia

Joe Ganci once again walks in the Fairfax County Indpendence Day Parade as part of the Fairfax Sons of Italy Lodge. The crowds cheered....all for me, I'm sure!

Two and a Half Months Later...

noreply@blogger.com (Joe Ganci) — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 01:30:00 +0000

And it's still going on!

See http://joeganci.blogspot.com/2009/03/times-are-toughand-junk-mail-preys-on_01.html

Evgenia's Parents

noreply@blogger.com (Joe Ganci) — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 19:43:00 +0000

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Last night our friend Evgenia's parents came to visit from the Ukraine. We ate a wonderful dinner at Sweetwater Tavern. Conversation was a mix of English, Italian, Russian and Ukrainian! It turns out that Ukrainians are terrifically nice people!