| There I was driving home, listening to National Public | | | | flowing directly into the fountain, some of the lucky |
| Radio's show Wait Wait, Don't Tell ME , a roundup of | | | | residents of Marino had divine plumbing intervention, in |
| the week's news with guests of fame and infamy. | | | | other words, wine from the tap, delivered straight into |
| This week was Garrison Keiller, one of my favorite | | | | their homes. Yes, you hard core San Fermines of |
| comedians, storytellers, satirist and basically, If I was still | | | | Pamplona, some other place in the world knows the |
| a little kid, he'd be the one I'd choose to tell me a bed | | | | true meaning of fiesta. And, believe it or not, they |
| time story. His voice is like liquid valiums. Morgan | | | | even dress like you. Another miracle. |
| Freeman is runner up. All of the contestants are | | | | The festival, called "sagra dell' uva", or the annual grape |
| questioned on the basic, bizarre and common | | | | harvest, is celebrated by presenting the year's newly |
| knowledge of what has passed during the week. A | | | | pressed grapes into the public water system leading to |
| very fun show to listen to, entertaining and educational... | | | | the Fountain of the Four Moors for all to enjoy. One |
| for example, I've learned that elephants are the only | | | | of the oldest festivals of Italy, it celebrates a military |
| other animal, besides all of you out there with mirrors, | | | | victory of Admiral Marcantonio in the battle of Lepanto |
| who recognize their own reflection in a mirror as being | | | | in October 1571. |
| themselves. (we all know that trick when you put the | | | | Although this miracle has been called a result of |
| mirror in front of the dog, jeez you think they would | | | | bungling italians, a mishap in the water supply system, |
| break the mirror or just get tired barking). | | | | or just plain stupidity by turning the wrong tap, I feel |
| But this week, being part Italian and loving wine, | | | | that the hand of god descended upon Marino for a |
| something caught my attention that I have to share | | | | day. It just goes to show you, just when the world |
| with the world. It appears that miracles still do | | | | was getting used to the idea that Jesus was a |
| happen; last time I heard of changing water to wine | | | | carpenter, he fools us all and turns out to be a plumber |
| was somewhere in the holy land around 2 millennium | | | | too. |
| ago. There is a festival, in Marino Italy, where for a | | | | Eat and live well |
| few days day a year, the wine flows freely, in the | | | | Quiero mas, mucho mucho mas. |
| public fountain for all to enjoy. This year, instead of | | | | |