Comments on: Leaving Italy

By: Helen Ellerbach

Helen Ellerbach — Fri, 30 May 2008 07:34:01 +0000

What does the Sicilian name Beppino mean? Need to know asap? WHy! Friend raises several kinds for animals and one group is Sicilian (minature) donkeys. He was born a few days ago and I thought this name was so cute. Also like the name Luca.

Thanks in advance
Deirdre:
Hope you are settled in the US and not missing Italy.

By: Joan

Joan — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 20:40:09 +0000

I’m gonna miss knowing you’re right down the road Deirdré! I really enjoy keeping up with you and Ross and Enrico via you’re newsletter. I’m confident everything will go great for all of you. I look forward to seeing you on a future visit. All the best! Joan

By: Alexander v. Below

Alexander v. Below — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 20:51:28 +0000

All the best to you! With all the great news I must say the part about the slump in italy was sad, if expected.

Hope to see you soon, in Italy, Colorado, California, Germany or anywhere else!

Alex

By: Deirdré Straughan

Deirdré Straughan — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 15:38:31 +0000

Thanks, everybody, for the thoughts and wishes. It’s comforting to know that I have worldwide support in my peculiar endeavours, even from people I’ve never technically met! ; )

By: bamh1

bamh1 — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 14:28:09 +0000

Best wishes on your new adventure. I also appreciate the beautiful picture of the sunset as representative of your own situation with regard to Italia, and most poignantly, that of Italia herself. After 6 years in Milano, we also recently returned to the US, for reasons similar to yours. It was a choice, as was the decision to go to Italy in the first place, but you have to keep looking forward, and I’m afraid Italy is too busy looking back.

By: Kat (Cochrane) Prawl

Kat (Cochrane) Prawl — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 00:43:00 +0000

Congratulations to both Ross and you! And congratulations to Enrico for being enlightened and lucky enough to be able to live with (or not) two very talented, intelligent and interesting women. I wish the best for all of you. Ross, you may not remember visiting me and my parents in Florida many years ago, but your name (and Deirdré’s) are still embroidered on the “visitors’ quilt” in my mother’s guest room. As it happens, my new husband and I are right now about 50 miles east of Austin, and plan to spend time somewhere in Texas next winter, too, so maybe we can get together again then. Deirdré, maybe I’ll see you in Sun’s opensource Project Darkstar/Wonderland virtual world, or Second Life. If I can ever find the time to finish it, I’m planning to run a Darkstar/Wonderland server for a few friends to experiment with.

By: Rajeev

Rajeev — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 14:30:45 +0000

Exciting! All the best to you in your new endeavour(s)~ they may begin to know you by name at the airport

By: Marsha

Marsha — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 20:52:49 +0000

Congratulations and all the best in this next chapter of your life.

By: Qt

Qt — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 19:53:58 +0000

I’ll give you (and your daughter Ross too) my well wishes: “Buon divertimento” (Have fun). Yes, i often wish “have fun” in place of “good luck” to people emberking in a new adventure in their life (may it be a change of work, living place, marital status or some other life altering solution) as i think that all said that is the think people changing things in their life are searching (obviously i’m not speaking just about laughing…).
I’m a little sorry as i was thinking i was going to met you somewhere sometimes and this make it more improbable (if we don’t consider meeting being logged in the same Sun web servers while you are doing your job and i’m searching for some docs or downloads about Java ).
That said i’ll repeat myself: Buon divertimento!, to you and all your family.

By: Tom

Tom — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 19:02:40 +0000

I’ve been with you and your newsletter/website for some time now. Although the economy (especially housing market) here in the US and the devalued dollar have delayed my relocation to Italy, I am grateful for the bounty of information you provide on a host of topics. I will anticipate how your newsletter will be colored by your repatriation to the US. Your observations as a participant in several cultures, I am sure, will continue to delight. Be strong though, you know what they say about re-entry! Thank you for sharing your unique perspectives and buona fortuna in your new position. Life is what happens when you’re making other plans.