For the past 4 nights I had a dog…he was a stray that was hanging around for a few days. I thought he had an owner cuz he seemed pretty wiley and some of the dogs here are pretty well trained and their owners just let them out to wander the street and they eventually come home. It seems not in this case. I only saw him a few times in the past 2 weeks, but apparently he was out and about for a month or so…

Anyways, so we (the neighbor and I) adopted him last week and then took him to the vet tonight. He had a chip and apparently if he has a chip the vet is not allowed to do anything to him except give us a number to call to check the chip. We did that. The police/dog catcher came tonight and took him away 🙁

He was sometimes a pain, but now that he’s gone I miss him 🙁 it’s awful quiet tonight!
The owner will be contacted (as per Italian law) and if they don’t want him then I/we can take him back.

The circus is in town and the landscapers are out and about…That and a predicted 15° tells me it’s springtime 🙂

I went outside and thought to myself “it’s ridiculously warm”…
I realized it was still cold enough too see my breath, but it seems really really warm! It’s springlike at 5° 🙂

From the language that gave us schadenfreude, kindergarten and strudel they take something back now…
http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2012/02/14/shitstorm_was_english_s_most_helpful_contribution_to_german_last_year.html

An Italian colleague used shit-tsunami today (or was it “tsunami of shit”? – can’t recall now)….I was momentarily confused!

and now for the “politico-socio dribble” (Matt)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/noam-chomsky/us-iran-israel_b_1278865.html
http://www.slate.com/blogs/moneybox/2012/02/14/how_blue_america_subsidizes_red_america.html

AND I heard this yesterday…
“If you want to improve, be content to be thought foolish and stupid.”
Epictetus (Greek ACE 55-c.135)

For the first time in a few weeks it sorta seemed warm when I left work…Love it! Supposed to be up to 10° tomorrow 🙂 Great! About time…

Interesting article. I would have thought if it’s the dehydration theory that it would be easily replicated as a test…I shall await more data, but probably never see it!
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/12/mystery-disease-central-america_n_1272286.html

More snow coming I guess….It’s gotta be below 0° (c) and that drive home was a doozy! Not sure I’ll leave the flat this weekend…

Good article about currency…at last an end to waste, fraud and abuse 😉
http://gizmodo.com/5882836/lets-kill-cash-qa-with-author-david-wolman-on-our-moneyless-future