i have become increasingly sick over the past three days. i've been on a steady diet of nyquil, dayquil, pom juice and emergen-c. any other tried and true tricks for getting healthy? i'm leaving for italy on friday and I MUST NOT BE SICK FOR MY PERFECT TUSCAN VACATION!

by the way, i love the way italians type. i've been emailing various restaurants in cortona to make sure they're open on april 25, a national holiday, and apparently when emailing/typing/etc, italians understand my need to constantly type in capital letters. from one restaurant:

Buongiono Catherine sono Romano della Bucaccia di Cortona SiAMO SEMPRE APERTI SIA PRANZO CHE A CENA E BENE PERO' SEMPRE PRENOTARE

CIAO GRAZIE A PRESTO

ROMANO E AGOSTINA

translated: "hello catherine, i'm Romano from Bucaccia in Cortona WE ARE ALWAYS OPEN WHETHER FOR LUNCH OR DINNER BUT YOU MUST ALWAYS MAKE RESERVATIONS

BYE THANKS SEE YOU SOON"

SEE? it's FUN!