lots of fish

 an original outline for today 

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I.  something I never quite get used to, watching The Sopranos,  is when men meet and greet each other,  one kisses the other on each cheek. 

OK.  An Italian thing?  European thing?  Mafia thing? 

Looking this up in the online encyclopedia, one finds there is an entry titled,  "cheek kissing. "  It says the practice is common in the United States, too.

(Not sure which state they visited to ascertain that...)

II.  in season 2, episode 4, Tony Soprano and his crew go to Italy to make deals on cars.  Tony calls home and talks to his wife Carmela.   She asks, "How's the food?"

Tony answers,  "It's OK. Lots of fish."

He says it like he had not expected that much fish.

III.  an American man takes a trip to Europe, and his life is changed. 

IV.  an Italian man visits America and his life is changed. 

V.  in the middle of the night a woman sees a pickup truck's bright lights coming down the street - abruptly it makes a U-turn and drives back.

Is this what goes on, 3 a.m.?

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