http://www.corruptinc.com I Decided to Come out of the Closet and Announce That I am a Geek! Mon, 05 May 2008 05:21:35 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Since I was unable to post effectively while I was on the trip I have decided to post about the highlights from each place and include a few pictures to tease while I get the rest of the pictures ready for the web. We arrived in London about 2 hours late ... http://www.corruptinc.com/2008/05/04/the-trip-london-part-1 V standing for vehicle and Saturday I take delivery of my brand new 2008 VW Touareg. Doing the happy dance again or maybe it is I am still doing the happy dance. Did I say Google is my Friend! http://www.corruptinc.com/2008/05/01/v-day-is-coming As I get back to life after the trip I have been trying to put together the pictures and the story of the trip. I will over the next several days post about the places we visited and post the pictures into my gallery. But I could not resist relating ... http://www.corruptinc.com/2008/04/30/frack-me Paris in the spring time can you ask for anything more? Well do not answer that....Paris is incredible, the post cards just do not do it justice. When you stand on the the top level of the Eiffel Tower you find the view just magnificient. There is so much to ... http://www.corruptinc.com/2008/04/23/paris-by-any-other-name Holy Toledo, after a rainy day wandering around the Plaza Mayor and the Royal Palace we took the High Speed train to Toledo about 71 kilometers south of Madrid. Toledo is a World Heritage City with the old city dominating the landscape with the impressive Alcazar (fort) and Cathedral as ... http://www.corruptinc.com/2008/04/20/swords-senoritas-and-sangria Ran into a computer problem, my laptop has decided to take a holiday of its own and stop working. So I am a little behind. London was great and while we walked our feet off we did get to see lots of great sites and met some interesting people at ... http://www.corruptinc.com/2008/04/18/if-this-is-tuesday-it-must-be-tanger We Made It! The flight was delayed 2 hours but we made to London and had a full day on Sunday. With visits to the Tower of London, with some very interesting instruments of torture and a very informative visit to the HMS Belfast a WW2 Cruiser which saw action ... http://www.corruptinc.com/2008/04/14/hit-the-ground-running The day has arrived and there was much rejoicing Yaa Yippee Yeehaw! (That's the rejoicing) But that is not the only exciting news, Wednesday I got a call from my doctor to meet her at the hospital on Thursday and ........get my cast taken off. Yes you read correctly I have ... http://www.corruptinc.com/2008/04/11/leaving-on-a-jet-plane I just got back from Kelowna where I took Tara to my good friends who will be looking after her while I am away on my great adventure. I find I walk around the house and talk to her only to discover she is not here. Makes me appreciate ... http://www.corruptinc.com/2008/04/06/and-so-the-story-goes First I have to admit even though I am not liking having a cast I am at least adjusting. Having said that I will be celebrating when I can get this damn thing off my arm. It is getting close to D day (D stands for Departure), next Friday we wing ... http://www.corruptinc.com/2008/04/02/the-day-draws-near Well so far I am not having fun and the aggravation from the cast has made me extremely frustrated. It takes alot to make me mad or to lose my cool but today I just lost it. I was struggling to put on my shoes and Tara was standing at ... http://www.corruptinc.com/2008/03/26/the-cast-day-1 I have my new attachment and I must admit I am not a happy camper. Since I am right handed I am already getting frustrated trying to do the most mundane things which I normally take for granted. Trying to cut food, turn my keys in the door, put on ... http://www.corruptinc.com/2008/03/25/bionic-armnot Something occurred to me today and for the life of me I do not know why this did not come to me sooner. Since I will be visiting London, Paris, Madrid and Tangier in April and I always enjoy meeting new people, anyone who wants to meet up drop ... http://www.corruptinc.com/2008/03/24/as-the-days-pass As the time ticks down to April 11th at 8:35pm I have to try and concentrate on work and life while keeping my excitement in check. Heck who am I kidding the closer we get the harder it will be for me to focus on anything but the trip. ... http://www.corruptinc.com/2008/03/22/now-comes-the-hard-part Well I got the news I was not looking forward to on Thursday. Over the past three weeks I have been wearing a half cast/splint on my right arm and hoping like heck that I would be ok for my upcoming trip. The bone the doctor is concerned about ... http://www.corruptinc.com/2008/03/21/mood-mad-as-hell