tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59142698845057802072026-08-04T10:37:23.204-11:00Scrivo per compensare quello che la vita non mi ha dato, di quello che mi ha dato ma ho perso, per creare un ideale prolungamento e illudermi di essere immortale, per creare una ipotetica e alquanto insicura magica protesi di me stesso che mi proietti in una quarta dimensione al di là dello spazio e del tempo. La scrittura è una specie di surrogato della vita. Penso, dunque sono e scrivo.Sergio Balaccohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13998189325360673630noreply@blogger.comBlogger511125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5914269884505780207.post-2587188913664245352026-06-13T05:51:23.348-11:002026-06-13T05:51:23.348-11:00

 Dating: We now choose our partners among those who aren't our typeThe trend is called Curveball-Crushing: it means accepting a curveball and stepping out of our comfort zone, sweeping away expectations and toxic patterns.In dating, an unconventional trend is emerging in the search for a partner: people are abandoning rigid "wish lists" and opening themselves up to unexpected connections.

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20 Habits of Happy Couples1. They laugh together.2. They make sacrifices.3. They go on dates.4. They say "I love you" every day.5. They give each other space.6. They always kiss goodnight.7. They communicate their feelings.8. They make time for each other.9. They always support each other.10. They learn each other's love language.11. They listen.12. They set goals together.13. They don't compare

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I read this morning on Facebook. A quote by writer Lailly Daolio that led me to some reflections I'd like to share with you. The feeling of missing is one of the most ardent feelings we experience in our lives. We miss a loved one, a friend, a parent, or a child, but we also miss countries and places, situations and feelings. Is it a sense of belonging? Yes, what we miss is certainly part of our

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Loneliness is not a punishment, it is a gift. Sitting alone is where the magic happens. It is in those moments of silence that you listen to your inner whispers and discover inner peace. You are learning to truly love your own company, and this journey is going to be powerful.We all write our thoughts on social media, we intend to let the public that follows us know, whether it is populated by

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C’è un aspetto di questo incontro che passerà alla Storia che in pochi stanno considerando. A me che ci lavoro con le lingue e che passo la vita a mediare tra culture mi è parso subito evidente: l’inglese di Zelensky è buono, ma non è eccellente. Ho guardato tutti e 50 minuti. Fatelo anche voi. Farsi un'idea di come stiano le cose è un dovere, oggi più che mai. Trump esordisce così: “è un

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Avete presente Jens Stoltenberg, il mitico norvegese ex segretario generale della NATO, quel tizio con gli occhialini e il piglio da duro che per due anni e mezzo ha quotidianamente scaldato i cuori occidentali, tutto infervorato per la guerra in Ucraina sottolineando la assoluta necessità di fornirle nuovi armamenti e mettere altre più dure sanzioni alla Russia, specialmente in campo energetico

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Salame: la storia dalle origini del nome alla sua eccellenzaIn origine, presso i romani, era insicia e salumen, nel Medioevo divenne salamem e salacca, per poi evolversi in salame per gli italiani e infine salami, in quasi tutte le lingue del mondo. Sono questi i nomi che nel tempo si sono succeduti per indicare il principe dei salumi, generalmente composto di carne suina scelta, macinata prima,

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Her name starts with A, that name is a constant in my life, not because of previous girlfriends but because of the evocation that name carries.I hope you find your serenity one day. May you learn to look inside yourself and make your insecurities your strengths, fears and courage. I hope that one day, far, far away, you'll find that a person capable of making you mature, grow, understand,

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Realizzare il formaggio a casa invece che comprarlo al negozio non è risparmiare ma realizzare un sogno. Qualcuno tempo fa mi ha chiesto se era possibile realizzare un formaggio utilizzando varie qualità di latte - latte vaccino, o di capra e pecora nella stessa cagliata - e utilizzare anche scarti di formaggi di diverse qualità. La domanda rimane intelligente quindi una risposta la merita!Ogni

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Mai come quest’anno l’affollato show dell’Assemblea Generale dell’ONU sta confermando a New York che - a dispetto dei politici-attori che si contendono il red carpet e il microfono sotto gli obiettivi delle TV – il grande ed elegante “mondo blu” del Palazzo di Vetro non è stato in grado di partorire nemmeno un topolino.Neppure uno degli scontri in atto nel mondo vede infatti l’ONU attore

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I don't love you as if you were a salt rose, a topaz or an arrow of carnations that spread fire, I love you as certain dark things are loved, secretly, between the shadow and the soul. I love you like a plant that does not flower and carries within itself, hidden, the light of those flowers, and thanks to your love the dense aroma that rises from the earth lives darkly in my body. I

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Don't go back to where you were happy one day, it's a trap of melancholy, everything will have changed and nothing will be the same as before, not even you.Don't look for the same landscapes, nor the same people, time plays dirty and will have taken care of destroying everything that once made you happy.Don't go back to the place where you were happy one day, always keep it in your memory, as it

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You left a mark on my mind I can never erase. You took a piece from my heart that no one can ever replace. No one could replace you. You're the eye in the storm, you're the piece I'm trying to find. When I'm sad, when I think, when I work, when I walk all alone through the sunny streets of Saigon or in the shopping malls, you're the only one on my mind. I will search for

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There are trains that are better to take the second time they pass.They told us many times that trains only come once in a lifetime and, therefore, we took that opportunity when we weren't ready. In this way, we get disappointment, frustration and a bitter memory of a journey that, in another moment, would have been wonderful.These trains arrive full of hope, of opportunities, of progress for our

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Love you never lose... Even if she does not call you. Although she lives her fears. Even if you think of anything else. Even if you leave off without saying anything... When you love you never stop loving. It is always a trace. A trail. A word. What then over time become tenderness and complicity... So why even today this jolt? Why the sudden urge to stay there forever? So... suddenly..

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“Missing each other is already belonging” I read this morning on Facebook. A quote from the writer Lailly Daolio that led me to some reflections that I would like to share with you. Feeling of lackThe feeling of lack is one of those we feel most ardently in our lives. We miss a loved one, a friend, a parent or a child but we also miss countries and places, situations and feelings. Is it belonging

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This is a classic Italian panino, or called also "tramezzino" with salami, boiled carrots, mortadella slices, tomato and artichokes in oil, salad. It's a must eat in Italy!  These are ideas, sometimes they come to me and I try to put them into practice.Vietnamese sandwich: A world-renowned street food with special flavorVietnamese sandwich, or “Banh mi”, is a dear name that has been

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Il Mar Rosso è bloccato dai ribelli Houti, un gruppo sciita che dal ‘94 in Yemen combatte contro il governo del Paese, probabilmente con armi fornite dall’Iran.Dal 2004 gli Houti guidano un’insurrezione armata e dal 2014 lo Yemen è scivolato in una sanguinosa guerra civile, nella quale non è mancato l’intervento esterno da parte dell’Arabia Saudita che ha tentato di reprimere gli insorti.Oggi

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Ah le donne, sono tante, belle, invitanti ma anche complicate, indecifrabili. Parliamone e sorridiamo un po' alle nostre sventure. Che poi non bisogna per forza sopportarle, troppo spesso sono loro che sopportano noi, noi ometti siamo difficili quasi quanto loro. Quindi godiamoci la lettura, al resto penseremo domani.Senza impegno e sicuramente senza alcun riferimento a persone e donne che fanno

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Those who truly love you demonstrate it with tangible and significant gestures.Love and affection are powerful feelings that, when true, are manifested through concrete actions. Those who truly love you don't just proclaim feelings, but demonstrate affection through tangible and meaningful gestures.The Demonstration of AffectionThose who love you authentically don't just utter empty words, but

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My heart is silenthidden in a cornerbehind the door of dreams.He waits suspendedthat timebring a messageto the longed-for love:it's a call to life,it is a perfume of passion,it's a profound thoughtthat spreads in the wind.“Wind opens the window,comes in like a summer breezeon a winter eveningand brings the momentwhere in one sentence,in a gesture,in a word,my heart recognizesthe scent of his soul

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Come previsto è sostanzialmente fallito a Dubai l’ennesimo meeting climatico (“COP 28”) che al netto di slogan, chiacchiere, buoni propositi e gridi d’allarme si è spento nel nulla. Si è parlato di “momento storico” perché in qualche frase della risoluzione finale si ipotizza una progressiva uscita dai combustibili fossili, ma è evidente che si tratta di pura “fuffa & propaganda”.Mentre in

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Quando un tragico fatto di cronaca nera viene trasformato in uno show mediatico si genera una vera e propria morbosità perdendo le dimensioni umane e sociali del problema.Il caso di Giulia Cecchettin ripropone un problema che, almeno statisticamente, va ricondotto in termini complessivi corretti.Per esempio si è detto e ribadito (senza arrivare al delirio di definirli addirittura “delitti di

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We never show the children's faces because of "privacy" and sometimes this makes sense, other times the choice is because those images could upset us. Perhaps we all need to see the disfigured faces and torn bodies of many children who suffer, killed or torn to pieces after attacks or bombings. It would help us better understand the horror and injustice of war by (finally) disturbing our delicate

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I'm falling in love? It may be, even if it's too early to say, in fact I've only known her for a little over a week and I haven't met yet even though I think about her constantly, and I don't know what her feelings are. But many signals tell me something could be born, I just have to understand if my brain thinks good.Let's see with this article why we end up falling in love and what determines

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