I Am A Jelly Donut !

Home Tech 2006 (February) in Berlin has been canceled to be replaced by Domotechnica 2006 (February) in Cologne.  This will likely be the worst news of my day.  We are going to miss Berlin's Extreme Makeover.  My last trip to Berlin in 1986 had a paranormal level of paranoia and included several check points with East German guards in badly tailored uniforms, a quick jaunt to the Commy-land side with the Hollywood quality bullet holes and war damage and a less than festive cast of thousands.  The guns, the dogs, the wall and the guard posts, the dual use highways which transitioned into airport runways for use in a future war.  Disneyland has much to learn from the way East Berlin created an all encompassing E-ticket theme.  The theme of another trip to Cologne:  dread.