First, a reply to my illustrious entymology collegue, Travis (soon to be home from Iraq!) Egad, Egads, Igad - General Exclaimation. An alteration of "oh God." Simple enough. As in; "Egad! I got a wee beastie from my dip in the SRO (sharp rusty object)-infested canal!!" Another popular bastardization of "oh God," or rather, "for God's sakes," is Gadzooks. On to other matters.... The Itinerary This one is a sketch, so you can see where I'll be. A full copy will be left with IES for any emergencies. Also I finally have a phone, the number of which IES also has. Suggestions welcome, but everything is booked, so limit them to other things I should see in particular places. Also, I want to go to a music museum in Napoli, and I think there are several,
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