I am very sorry to report that Karl Tamburr of the SBC English Department passed away this morning.

Tamburr, you were the best. RIP.

You were a truly wonderful person and a great friend. I never needed to meet you in person to know that. Thank you for all your wisdom and cheer over the years. RIP, darling. The world's a sadder place without you, but you're remembered well.

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Well, I have spent more than a few days seeking a way to begin talking about Italy and Siena and everything it meant to me, but that is quite a difficult thing. It would be easy, perhaps to start from the beginning and create a linear timeline, but while I think my journeys can certainly be approached that way, the overall experience of Siena cannot. First, I'd like to take a minute to quantify Italy since I can't quite qualify it. I think by the beginning of next week, I might be ready to approach it more fully, but this week was for sleep and acclimation and Christmas.

( In numbers, Siena Program was... )