My Bad Week

Hello. I've had a terrible week and since so many of you write to me to share your ups and downs (mostly downs…why is that, by the way?) I thought I'd share mine. First, on Sunday, my laptop died. Just died. It's been through a lot in the two years since I bought it…a half […]

Buongiorno (or buona sera, if you’re reading this at night)

That's good day or good evening in Italian. I just got back from Marches, this region of Italy no one has ever heard of. When the customs guy at the airport in Rome asked me where I was going, and I said Marches, he made a face! He said no one goes there. Well, if […]