You see, that's really a difference between me and you. You get House in a way I don't. Lefschetz had a happy, productive life without hands at a time when he really had to use some kind of hooks. I knew that House could do all of his work as well with artificial hands anyway.

And I forgot about music. Because of course all music in the world could disappear tomorrow and I might never notice (unless this also means that my telephone stops ringing). Well, good to know I don't have to earn my living by showing empathy to people.

You made my thoughts go to the too many people who have lost limbs in the recent wars, many of them on landmines - of which Italy is one of the world's greatest producers. [Guilt.] I can only hope the US is treating well their veterans.