I know it’s been awhile since my last post. I have been thinking about the next phase of this blog. In looking back, it took me 115 posts to cover most of what I wanted to tell people about my experience.…

As was often the case during my Italian crisis, good news and bad news would hit me when I least expected it. Perpetually off-balance, the two years of the court proceedings bandied me about in the legal winds with no…

I am all for receiving letters. As a little girl, I had pen pals the world over. There was Olga in the U.S.S.R. who I corresponded with faithfully for years, often receiving her letters after they had been “inspected” by the Soviets…

My Valentine’s Day shall be spent catching up on posts to you, dear Reader. After all the support you’ve provided me through the weeks and months, it’s the least I can do. And while nothing will be wrapped in ribbons…

As I last shared, I had the good fortune to wind up seated next to a retired lawyer who had specialized in international law. A lovely person from what I could tell, Michael happened to live in New York and had once visited…

In my last post, I outlined the way my Milanese attorneys had conjured a way to fleece me. It wasn’t particularly brilliant or creative, but they most certainly were going to give it a shot. I’d like to say I…

I know it looks bad that I have left you hanging for more than two weeks. But..BUT..there is method to my madness. I have this strange need to make these next few posts timed to almost the exact time they…

After a few interruptions in my posts, I’d like to return to the days leading up to when my Marie Claire article was posted online. As the article was to appear in the December 2010 issue, I expected it to…

I kinda love that headline. It was the title of a segment on the Today Show this morning featuring a woman who chose to reveal her identity while giving her statement during the sentencing phase of the trial for the…

As I mentioned last post, I sent a few questions to the actress who played me in the Got Home Alive episode last Sunday:  Mandy Schneider. I thought it’d be fun to read about how everything came together. She was…