Springtime for SC in Italy

Yesterday, I promised some major news for Semantic Compositions. Here goes:

1. Your host hasn't taken a vacation in a long time. Weekends, sure. Long weekends, even. But a real, get-out-of-the-country ([and don't come back -- U.S. Customs]) vacation? It's been a few years. Mrs. SC will be assisting in remedying that condition starting this evening.
2. Very, very careful readers know that, months ago, I promised something special to occur on a holiday that will take place while I'm gone. And it's coming, thanks to the miracle of scheduled posting. I think you'll be amused.
3. Upon my return, a major new site feature will be introduced. Some of you will probably figure it out on the holiday in question. The rest of you will just have to wait, but I promise you that nobody else in the linguistic blogosphere is doing anything like it.

So my apologies that you won't be getting the regularly-scheduled dose of SC fun. But I think you'll enjoy what's coming.