The day began like any other, I suppose, get out of bed, shower, shave — errrr, crash! For some inexplicable reason (though carelessness is probably at the top of the list), I cut myself shaving. But it wasn’t just any cut you see, this one had me lying down, with pressure on it for over…
Month: March 2016
Winter is on its way out, mostly
The Church bell has just struck five. As it does I look at the sun and give it a light cursing – why did it wait till just now to finally show itself today? Instead of the 18C that was called for, I think we were lucky to have climbed to maybe 14.5C, but with…
In the (wine) heart of Sicilia, Etna mountain
It’s been many days since my last post (I’ve had virtually no WiFi, even though everyone’s advertised they had it). A great many things have gone bad, but still, the good outweighs the bad. It’s nearly 17,30hrs now, and soon the sun will set upon this little village of Randazzo, a vibrant place, full of…
Travel anxiety
Yes, I suffer from travel anxiety. I shouldn’t, I’ve done this a dozen times (to Europe), and countless times domestically. But, I’m already making myself nervous/anxious for lots of reasons (1) I know I won’t get to sleep for another 28 hours (2) not looking forward to walking around Milan for 8 hours till I…
Leaving, tomorrow
WordPress tells me it’s been 14 days since my last post. I’m not sure how I feel about that. On the one hand, it implies, in a way, I’ve done nothing in the past 14 days. And on the other hand it kind of begs the question, what have I been doing these past 14…