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Urinals are dirty

February 17, 2011 by Bob Borson 15 Comments

Urinals are dirty

Last week I was in Spain courtesy of  the Association of Ceramic Tile Manufacturers of Spain (ASCER), a group who promote the general and common interests of the ceramic industry. While I was there, I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Observations Tagged With: a day in the life, conversations

Spain after dark

February 15, 2011 by Bob Borson 26 Comments

Spain after dark

There are times when I wish my job was to be entertaining and not actually do any real work. Do those jobs exist? Oh yeah, strippers have that job. (looking in mirror) ... there goes that pipe … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Life in General, Observations, Travel Tagged With: a day in the life, Spain, Travel, traveling

Spain – where do I start

February 14, 2011 by Bob Borson 12 Comments

Spain – where do I start

I've been back from my Reign in Spain trip for 2 days and I haven't decided how I am going to process all the information for presentation but this as good a place to start as any - the last day/ … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Observations, Travel Tagged With: a day in the life, photography, Spain, Travel, traveling

Spain – I am a Giant

February 10, 2011 by Bob Borson 4 Comments

Spain – I am a Giant

So it is really late and I need to go to bed. They are working us to DEATH on this trip;)   Between walking around Cevisama, the tile show here in Spain, all the food and wine ... what can I say? … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Observations, Travel Tagged With: Spain, Top Ten lists, Travel, traveling

Reign In Spain – Madrid day one

February 8, 2011 by Bob Borson 12 Comments

Reign In Spain – Madrid day one

It's 5:00pm in Madrid right now as I write this and I have 2 hours until we meet in the lobby for some late evening fun and exploration. A small group of us went out to an Irish bar (the oddly named … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Observations, Travel Tagged With: Spain, Travel, traveling

Architects vs. Hippies

January 31, 2011 by Bob Borson 39 Comments

Architects vs. Hippies

In what could clearly be billed as a Battle Royal, I present Architects vs. Hippies in a death cage match pitting two classic stereotypes. Who will win? Will there even be a winner? . Personal … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Life in General, Observations Tagged With: a day in the life, Do you want to be an Architect

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