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Things I’ve learned — sometimes the hard way — in my sojourns in Italy: Dining Most menus are in Italian and in English. But, but, if there is anything that looks like a “tourist menu”, or if the host is standing outside trying to get you in the restaurant, then run (don’t walk) in the opposite direction Restaurants are closed on all sorts of random days. Always, always call ahead to make sure they’re open. Even if the web-site says they’re open, don’t trust it! Reservations are always useful. If in doubt, make one (if they take ‘em). Depending on the time of the day, you will almost certainly not get a table if you just show up. When talking to the waiter, ask about the food (if you can speak Italian. And even if you can’t!). They’ll happily describe it for hours. You’ll eventually learn to actually order the daily special. Its typically based on what the chef (who is probably also the owner, and/or the mom or grandma) picked up at the market that morning. Either wa...

To be precise, Schlong size is rarely evidence of operational efficiency Huh? What? Are we talking about pr0n here? Actually, no, we're talking about conflict resolution in a business setting, which inevitably tend to tun to rams butting heads, stags locking horns, etc. etc. Many (all?) of these invariably end up as some variation of "I am correct because "  Look at my resume. I was doing this back when you wore diapers See these gray hairs? Thats experience! The boss is my poker buddy. etc. etc. Corollary 1 The moment this argument is made, all sides lose. On the face of it, "I am correct because, well, Look how well endowed I am!" - is an argument whose essential ridiculousness is pretty immediately apparent once it is called out.  I mean, seriously, is this where we want to be? Not exactly the most effective determinant, eh? The problem, however, is that at best you can hope to try and match sizes, and at worst, well, you already a...