About This Blog
I'm a first generation Italian-American and the son of immigrant parents. My parents taught me how to eat well, save money, manage a home, use my hands, and, yes, live like an Italian (which means living a little bit differently than everyone else)! Papa and Mamma also taught me about perseverance, craftiness, and compassion. I'm not a trained chef, money manager, or regular on This Old House, rather a regular guy from New Jersey who's been influenced by his southern Italian culture and tradition. I have, however, been called the Italian male equivalent of Martha Stewart (a label I like)!
I'm a decent tennis player, wine lover, and an amateur cook. I also like watching films, puttering around, reading, and being an aesthete (I learned this word while reading Soren Kierkegaard). I studied philosophy, linguistics, and psychology as an undergraduate and I'm still very interested in the field of cognitive science and how the brain works.
I've worked as a research assistant at an Ivy league university, an Internet start-up, an advertising agency, a German car company, and at a consumer product testing and advocacy organization. As a teenager and college student, I worked as a garbage man, janitor, landscaper, travel agent, HTML editor for a climate change think tank, sandwich maker, and as a maintenance man at woman's clothing shop. My wife tells me I make sense on occasion, but please challenge my assertions and advice as I'm learning to make my way through life - just like you!
Oh, I've been told Scordo means both garlic and forgetful and I have both a poor short term memory and a love for garlic (my breath is fine, by the way), so the name must be appropriate!
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Recently, I've been approached to offer my personal opinion on products that relate to the overall theme of Scordo.com, including food, home products, and Italian fare. Moreover, I do occasional ask for product samples so that I can review highly relevant items for my viewers that I would normally not be able to secure because of cost.
What follows is a disclaimer that asserts that my editorial goals for articles relating to sample products are unbiased and objective:
- I aim to mention as overtly as possible whenever I'm trying a sample item.
- I will never accept payment to write about a particular topic or item.
- Whenever I mention an explicit brand or product it's because I believe in the item and it has worked well given my personal, individual, experience (I am always honest and let all brands know upfront I may not like a product, even if it fits well with Scordo.com).
- I would never artificially promote an item; my reputation is on the line and I would never want to jeopardize the trust of my loyal audience.
- The views expressed herein are solely my own and should not be attributed to my employer in any way. This site is not maintained utilizing my employer's resources or on company time.
For the full release on the FTC's recent revision to its Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising click here.
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