Looks like google has decided that I'm an authority in this field. This must be why I can't get rid of all these ads about them from my blog. They were interesting at the beginning, but now I'm tired of them and from the declining clickthrough rate also my readers. Sigh! I must find some new keyword to write about trying to get their engine to change its mind about this blog. I won't write again about those editors. Btw, I'm finally able to use one with Mozilla and I love it!

There are going to be "planned blackouts" in Italy today. We will not know until our power goes off, but there's a map on the national power company where you can learn where it's most likely to happen and at what time of the day. Apparently this is because some main lines we are using to import power from France are down for maintenance.

I would have considered this a third world country style event, but after California, New York and London what can I say? It's a small (dark) world...