Here in Rome we have "No Totti, no party."

This less operatic version of soccer is a pleasure to watch. I say this as an American resident in Italy.

Here is an interesting article on the roots of the antivax movement...I actually am not interested in the fight about it and was being rather snarky in my comment, but it gives a conscience history.

I have no idea what you mean, but see you over there I am sure.

Oh god...I had that crap too. I can go toe to toe with strange diseases. It must have been my childhood spent abroad. The final straw was being one of 900 people in the world to get some weird tumor there is no research on. I just cut the bitch out and am waiting for the next crazy condition. This is the reason booze…

I'm sure I shall need it. I am an expert on nothing other than louchness and suspect connections to people claiming to be in the one percent.

I'm sure I shall need it. I am an expert on nothing other than louchness and suspect connections to people claiming to be in the one percent.

No, the anti-vaccine movement took hold in Britain long before the US and there are several diseases on the uptick that were formerly eradicated. The UK is considered a "dirty" country by my internist...but it is so leafy!

What with all the unvaccinated kids running around and rampant Mad Cow Disease, it's a wonder any Brits are still living.

After 9/11 everyone was walking around with those stickers "I Gave Blood" and I was actually scolded a couple of times for not doing so. That made me really sad, but there are many reasons people cannot give blood. This sort of draconian, sweeping Mad Cow exposure rule will have to be changed if the disease keeps…

Sigh...yes, I am one of the vast unstarred, huddled masses...

I still can't donate blood in the US because of a childhood spent in Mad Cow Central (England) so I'm wondering if this does indeed become a thing, what will the blood banks do?

His shirt looks like Seurat with ADD.

The most uninteresting man in the world works for me.

I attended a dressage event today...do you think that would be the best way in?

I have owned up for years to my crush on Romney based solely on my daddy issues and the fact that I think he is pretty fly for a white guy, but vote for him...nope.

Why doesn't Oprah take up golf and fade into the sunset like Michael Jordan?

Probably, but I am ok with that. No harm, no foul.

Yeah, I like pleasant even if it isn't cool to say so.

I love it when the people I go to for servicey sort of things aren't human at all and act like my stupid questions are perfectly normal. I love it when the people that take a job requiring them to work with the public leave their personal crap behind and pay attention to me, with a smile. I believe these lovely…