Well, we all survived all the breaks in blogservice, and are now ready to continue the charge. My own news, in any case:
1. Italy book finished, now trying to find a publisher.
2. Surgery a success; am now taking painkillers, seeing my phys. therapist 3x/wk, and doing exercises at home. Futbol is out, for now.
3. Have been rdg a lot of Proust. Check out bio by Wm Carter, a mere 810 pages (sans ftnotes).
Yours in Botox,
mb