A Week of Work

So, this week was all about class work. So not much to report on. Last weekend in Tuscany we spent an evening on bikes riding around Lucca. Alison and I shared a tandem...and she decided to test her skills at riding without feet or hands...she must really trust me ;) Anyway, it was a great way to explore the city, and get a new perspective. A wall that once was a force to keep people out, is now used as a uniting principle where community happens.

Italy just won the World Cup. It was an amazing game to watch, and now all of Roma is in hysteria. Somehow, I doubt sleeping is going to be an option for quite a few nights, as they continue to blow their air horns, chant their White Stripes jingle, and make a mess of the fountains and streets in general. Celebration is at hand. And Celebration was pretty much riots last night. My apartment had a front row view of the cops holding back the crowds. Their goal was to keep them out of the Campo we live on...so they endured being hit with bottles, bars from windows, and very loud (like a serious bomb went off) firecrakers and smoke bombs. From my window I felt like I was watching a movie...yet it was all real.

Ty...if you are reading this...I found some handscopes, and almost bought one for you...but they were not quite Jack Bauer sized, so I will continue to search ;)