I flew into Madrid this morning for a week of travel to various Image offices. Things were great at the Madrid office! We had a strong end of 07 and we are upbeat for 2008.

The rest of the week takes me to Paris, Munich, Budapest, London and Braintree and back to New York City on Friday night. These trips are hard on the body but I enjoy them as I get to spend quality time with many of our colleagues. I get to feel the heartbeat of our business and to learn about any positives or negatives that might be happening in these offices.

I am also travelling with another Cormac McCarthy novel - The Crossing. This is the second of his "Border Trilogy". I had read All The Pretty Horses two weeks ago and now The Crossing. Next will be the last of the trilogy - Cities of the Plain.

While on the topic of entertainment, I would like to suggest a wonderful movie I saw on Sunday called Across The Universe. The movie revolves around Beatles music. This movie is a gem and knows no national boundaries.