Thank god this week is over!!!

Egads - is it Friday alreqdy? I feel like I've aged 10 years.

Guess what? We couldn't do the demo today - - - - - the main reason I came to Europe. Despite numerous e-mails, phone calls, etc., to confirm that everything worked from the conference room where the demo would be from, we couldn't connect to our software from their conference room. They assured us they had tested it all out - - - LIARS!!!!

INCREDIBLY FRUSTRATING - - - - - and they weren't very nice about it either. Heads should roll over this, but I'm sure nothing will happen.

Just finished my 3rd glass of wine and it's only a little after 6.

Looking forward to exploring Colmar tomorrow; it seems very quaint.

The weather is fabulous - sunny and warm by day and cool at night.

Found out my laptop had the "blackmail" virus that had been caught by my anti-virus software, but the anti-virus software was knocked out by the Bank's encryption software I was reauired to download before I left for this trip! So typical. Looks like my data can be saved, however, with some minor exceptions [like my DSL software). How am I going to get to the internet from home? All I can do is laugh at all this.

Going to find a nice restaurant for dinner with a colleague. Last night's was fabulous - sausages and sauerkraut - very typical local cuisine. Great onion tart to start, great wine, and ice cream with amazing whipped cream (really thick and creamy and sweet) for dessert. Bread to die for too.

Can't wait to come home already. This trip has been an ordeal - - and these French keyboards are driving me nuts!!!!!!!