Ain't technology wonderful? There's no better way to make the world that bit smaller.

At a whim, I downloaded Google Earth. What a cool toy :)
I've spent the last hour or so checking out Baghdad, the Forbidden City, Cairo, Rio, New Orleans.... and of course, my house. Pity, the satellite took the snap while we were out so I can't see my car :P

And at last, I could find out what's behind the 15ft wall at the back of my garden. Disappointingly, its only more houses. No secret weapons labs or trainee playboy mansion in sight.

And of course, trying to find the houses of friends and family. It takes a bit of mental exercise to interpret places and routes from directly overhead, but if you're relatively familiar with roads and landmarks, you can.

Now that I know the exact longitude & latitude, I will be able to direct my missiles with pinpoint accuracy when I receive the signal to begin my campaign for world dominance. Huzzah! The time of Al-Geckaeda is nigh!