Boston on my way home after work
September 9th, 2012Boston Commons, Dinner Time
April 29th, 2012Patriots defeat Broncos 45-10 (NFL playoffs)
January 16th, 2012New England Aquarium, Boston
November 25th, 2011The New England Aquarium, awesome place to spend a few hours admiring the beauty of nature.
New England Aquarium - Sharks
November 23rd, 2011Last weekend I finally got to visit the Aquarium. The sharks were looking pretty threatening and this is what you would see if you had to jump in the big tank for the cleaning operations. Shark teeth are embedded in the gums rather than directly affixed to the jaw, and are constantly replaced throughout life. Multiple rows of replacement teeth grow in a groove on the inside of the jaw and steadily move forward as in a “conveyor belt”; some sharks lose 30,000 or more teeth in their lifetime. The rate of tooth replacement varies from once every 8–10 days to several months.Wikipedia
Boston under the snow
January 31st, 2011Reading at the park…
January 10th, 2011Hanging out at MFA
March 3rd, 2009Boston first snow
December 23rd, 2008The Boston Public Library
April 3rd, 2008On the T
March 28th, 2008Yes, I work on the T, why not?
Remembering (waiting for?) summer
February 26th, 2008Downtown Boston
February 24th, 2008Sunday morning thoughts…
February 3rd, 2008It is almost a couple of months I moved to Boston. The winter is not that cold as it probably should be. Snow is already gone and sometimes it is raining. I think about Italy that is anyway wormer, about some friends that are there. Sometimes I feel the need to go to north end (the Italian neighborhood) for some pastries and a espresso that looks more Italian than the ones you can have around. I’ve never been a coffee guy but I guess everything that makes you feel at home is good. Oh, my workmate Marco surprisingly makes a really good Cappuccino right at home… a good way to start the work day. But I started also to appreciate other things that I was not usually eating in Italy (pancakes!!!!!). Ok, time to start the day… happy Superbowl!
Interesting experience
January 17th, 2008
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Thanks to Sheede, today I’ve been watching a mouse embryo dissection. It is incredible to see the anatomy: heart, lungs, kidneys, intestine, mouth… Everything looked so small to me, but she has been able, through the help of the microscope, to detect and isolate the organs in a few seconds. She said is a matter of exercise (I think it is also a matter of skills… a bit like surgeons). Only after isolating the different parts, it was really possible for me recognizing them. Wish I had the chance to take some pictures to post here.And then comes another interesting topic, growing the single organs… hopefully, one day, I will see that too.
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