Oh Alessandro!

Except this time it is good sighing.

From Sky Sports:
Alessandro Del Piero has claimed that he turned down the chance to join Manchester United in the summer.

Sir Alex Ferguson attempted to bring the World Cup winner to Old Trafford after Juventus suffered relegation due to a match fixing conviction.

However Del Piero decided to remain with the Bianconeri, and the club's all-time record goalscorer has gone on to make his 500th appearance for the club in Serie B this season. Now the cultured forward has revealed how he resisted the lure of United to try and secure his legacy at Stadio Delle Alpi.

"It's all true. I could have been a Red Devil," said Del Piero in The Sun. "Manchester United representatives contacted me in August.

"At first I was flattered, but I never really thought of leaving Juventus. I've been playing 13 years in this club and I want to finish my career here. I'm sure Alex Ferguson understood my decision."

It must be said that I do think that Ferguson probably did because I think he approves of a certain amount of loyalty.

Science and Torchwood

Not the two in combo because, boy would that ever not work.

Just seen Torchwood part 12, and am DL part 13. So my traditional spoiler warning still applies ( I do have a couple of thoughts on part 12 )

Thoughts may have been pushing it a little. Unconnected high pitched noises may be a more appropriate description.

The science thing is possibly even more fun. If less high-pitched. One of the people that lectured me as an under-grad has published a paper that's been picked up on the press, possibly because it suggests that a certain Y chromosome has migrated from Africa, probably through male black slaves and it suggests a larger amount of mixing than previously suggested.

There's been an interesting discussion over on nhw's journal which has lead to lots of interesting links. I am having fun.