Its been said before, and I'll say it again: Ann Romano is actually the pen name of several different people who contribute to this column and its condescending for the Mercury to continue to insist she's a real, singular person. I knew something was off when I discovered she had no twitter account -- how can you be a gossip columnist and not be on twitter? I'm not sure why the Mercury lies about this because let's admit it: One Day At a Time is our guilty pleasure in the paper.