Although it may sound from the title of this post that I'm about to talk about birds, this is not the case, no. PEC stands for 'Posta Elettronica Certificata', which is the Italian for 'certified electronic mail'.Basically, PEC is supposed to replace, or at least offer, a legally valid … [Read more...]
Good Old Murphy’s Law
September 13, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Great law the one Mr Murphy made. You know, the law which says 'If it can go wrong, it will'. Usually, 'it' goes 'wrong' just when you could do without problems.Well, the law of Murphy hit yours truly good and proper on Wednesday evening. Not sure what I ate, and even if it was something I … [Read more...]
Clouds often do have silver linings.
June 9, 2008 By 5 Comments
A big thanks to all of you who left messages of support regarding my mother in law. I'm pleased to be able to say that, although she is still in hospital, she is making progress, and is feeling a lot less poorly than she was a couple of weeks ago when she was rushed into hospital with breathing … [Read more...]
My Guest Post at Volette.com
April 7, 2008 By 2 Comments
OK, it's up and running. If you wish, you can hop on over to Volette.com and see what I've written about, and find out what I was up to at the weekend. There are also some photos by me.Comments/feedback, either here or there, most welcome! … [Read more...]
Milan Clinches the 2015 Expo
April 4, 2008 By 2 Comments
In an odd show of political unity, right wing Letizia Morrati, and left wingers Massimo D'Alema and Romano Prodi got together in Paris, along with Al Gore to promote Milan's bid for the 2015 Universal Exhibition (Expo).The green-theme, hence Gore's presence, plus supporting music by Andrea Bocelli … [Read more...]
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