Cheers!

I have to agree. My negativity really has brought me down in the past. It always starts out directed at people who deserve it, but sooner or later it is directed at those who you love.

I hope you play along; I’m thinking positive thoughts that you will!

I totally believe in positive thinking. Good thoughts brings good things.

Frances, I’ll be emailing you shortly. Luna would love to be introduced!

Jennie, oh no! I’m getting predictable? Hmm….

Queen, you’re halfway there! Thanks so much for stopping by; glad you’re back

Scarlett, don’t make me add “people who make me teary-eyed with blog comments” to my moans. I can only be pushed so far Seriously, thank you for your kind words, as always

Ally, what can I say, anyone who gets me thinking about the great water bug vs. cockroach debate deserves a meme tag

Sara, so sorry to hear about the insurance fiasco (two words that should forever be linked IMHO). If you do simulate demonic possession, though, could you get that up on YouTube or something? I’d release you from any meme obligations

I will be absolutely drooling over your blueberry pie–one of my most favorite Mom treats. We don’t have blueberries here though, and I don’t care what anyone says, nothing substitutes. But I will cyber-enjoy, rest assured.

As for the talking too loud thing, you know what it is? The morning. That kills me. I don’t need to hear entire conversations from many, many seats away at 7 a.m. I just don’t. Part of it too is that (generalization alert!) many Italians have loud voices. I’m not going to say they talk loudly, but….

On the bright side, if I put both you and your man in the room, you’d at least have each other. I’d even throw in the painkillers of your choice b/c surely a headache would arise sooner or later from all the rest of the yakking. But think of all the fun you’d have with the others on the list!

I will do this after I blog that, then blog some pretty things to look at to take the edge off, then blog a perfect blueberry pie recipe, and then talk a little more about shoes. Okay? It’s on the list.

I don’t actually know if I can come up with anything better than, or even additional to, the list of four you came up with, though. That there’s a pretty good list, except for the talking too loud. I do that sometimes. I get excited, but I am not a rotten person, and even if I am it’s not on the same level with puppy kickers and certain government officials who start wars for fun and profit, and besides, I will always apologize and lower my voice when asked. Same with my boyfriend, so don’t you dare put him in that room, either.

Of course, if you mean people who are yelling self-importantly into a cell phone, which I didn’t know ever happened in Calabria, well, that’s a different story. But really, maybe try shushing them first and see what they do, ‘k? No need to get all hasty with the trigger finger, now.