Author Archives: Malcolm Farley

The attempted terrorist attack on the flight into Detroit—and even the toppling of the Pope by a crazed Swiss woman—seem blissfully far away in our edition of quotidian, everyday Rome. It rained on and off for most of the day. … Continue reading →

Gismo/Gizmo (Origins) Gismo also gizmo, n. slang. A mechnical device or part whose name is forgotten or unknown.  The origin of the word ‘gizmo‘ is unknown, according to the American Heritage Dictionary. That would make the word, gizmo, itself, a … Continue reading →