Italy Turns the Corner
It almost doesn’t seem believable.But, yes, Italy turns the corner after so much time and after so many ups and downs. Finally, the daily stats [...]
COVID in Italy, When Defiance Turns Deadly
The privileged elite thumb their noses at the pandemic and party hard. And this kind of defiance reared its head at a posh club [...]
Suited Up for the Long Haul with Coronavirus Strategies
Yep, that's me, geared up for the weeks and months ahead. And, while protecting myself (and potentially others) is paramount, it's just one of my [...]
Vigilance is Needed More than Ever in the Coronavirus Crisis
Now is NOT the time to relax! I get it. I want to be done with the coronavirus crisis. I'm desperate for life to return [...]
Partial Coronavirus Measures Don’t Work
What we're witnessing in Italy with the coronavirus crisis seems to bear this out. We'd hoped we'd be starting to see, through the coronavirus measures [...]
A Glimmer of Hope in the Midst of the Coronavirus Crisis?
Vo, a small town just outside of Padova might show the way... I feel war-weary, waking up to mounting cases and death tolls in this [...]
Italy Reaches Critical Mass with the Coronavirus Crisis
Hospitals and medical services are struggling to keep up. That's the story of the coronavirus crisis that we're waking up to here in Italy. Lombardy [...]
Are we waking up too late to the silent spread of the coronavirus?
Italy has been on lockdown but trains are still carrying people south. And most probably the coronavirus with them. Yes, even though the train schedules [...]
Which is Worse? The Coronavirus or the Blame Virus?
The latter certainly doesn't help the former. I woke up this morning, hoping to see that The President of the United States, in his address [...]
The Coronavirus Chaos in Italy
As of yesterday all of Italy is on lockdown as a result of the coronavirus In a matter of days, life here in Italy has [...]
Win an signed, limited-edition Jed Smith photograph!
Originally from Sardegna, this shepherd now tends his flock in the Maremma. I'm hosting a contest to solicit creative ideas for future blog [...]
Mattarella Presidente Repubblica
Italy has a new president - Mattarella! Elections held in the parliament January 31. Yesterday, Saturday, January 21, 2015, we watched "live" on [...]