Spain! I got asked to go over to Barcelona to speak at TechEd Europe this month. I was in Barcelona for TechEd in 2001, and it's a great...

Okay, combined summary. The last three weeks were a little goofy and I didn't get a chance to pull the data together. The main driver was a trip to Spain for TechEd Europe (more on that later). I managed to get a fair amount of training in over there, so I don't think it had a real impact fitness-wise. We swam in the Olympic pools in Barcelona (site of 1992 Summer Games), which was very cool, and we...

I was in Venice a few years ago. I wasn´t a fan. It was dirty, crowded, and rough on the olfactory. I´m now here in Girona, Spain. It has a lot of the same feel, minus the canals and, um, the other stuff I just mentioned. It´s really a nice place, I´d recommend it. More later, plus pictures.

Been interesting watching the election coverage from abroad (Spain). I've got this great image in my head of Karl and George sitting around in the West Wing in the dark. Alone. Drinking and reminicing about the 'good times'. Welcome to "Lame Duckville", population you two. Alright, now can we please get moving on what to do about this war, health care, climate change, getting gov't spending under control, implementing the 9/11 commission's recommendations, cleaning up NOLA, protecting the environment, campaign finance reform, education\ funding, stem...