Grazie a Dio e Venerdi & Libreria, Rome, Italy

Libreria - a nicely packed place. With books, music and wine.


David Baugh - a British fella, responsible for IBM Tivoli partners in a big part of Europe. Born in Chester which is one of the best-preserved walled cities in the United Kingdom - no wonder, since it was the first Roman fort in that part of Europe, called Deva (AD 79). The Baugh's like Italy. His parents apparently have an apartment in Rome - just across the street of the pizzeria featured in this post. After securing his degree at LSE, he worked for Krell (hi- end hi-fi), switched to Arthur Anderson (working on IBM Mainframe SW) and then joined IBM, where he is since. Some of his passions are Hi-Fi, Sci-Fi and sailing. One of the latest books he's read was by Eric Blair a.k.a. George Orwell - 1984. With extra whateverweallwant he would be living it up. What else. On Forbidden Planet Krell is not hi-fi, but long-extinct natives that experimented with Id. Morish on positive purgatory.


Celeste Soto - lately engaged in relationship building between IBM partners worldwide and IBM Tivoli software team. Born and raised in Austin, far away from Mississippi river that the other Soto discovered - namely explorer Hernando de Soto. Her mother has a music band and is lesbian. Graduated at University of Texas (Economics and LatAm studies - not boring at all), used to be a teacher and helped with education in lower income districts. In USA they have different taxing districts for different income levels. Later she joined IBM troops. She's horrible at telling jokes, likes to play&watch soccer and College American football. She is a proud mother of Jaden, her son. Recently read A long way gone:Memoirs of a boy soldier. Extra time and money would buy her foreign languages study, give her even more chances to meet new and interesting people, working for non-profit orgs (e.g. Kabula.org) and do a lot of cooking. She's also a pro - limoncellowise.

Interesting intereior ...

... and attention grabber. Oldest block in Rome and not only that???

Wide open and inviting. Grazie a Dio e Venerdi is Italian version of T.G.I. Friday's (Thank God it's Friday). Only by name that is. There's also a movie from 1978 bearing the same name.

Toilets to the left ...