I'm back from the island. No, not the Island but rather, an island on Lake Champlaign on which our family friends own a cabin. We headed up there last week for a five days of sun, water and mosquitos, and while I can't say it was particularly relaxing, it was a lot of fun.

First, the setup: the island is only reachable by boat (as in, one of those aluminum boat deals with the outboard motor, which seats 4 comfortably, 4 and their camping gear less so). There is no electricity, no air conditioning, and ahem, no indoor toilet. There is, however, a cabin.

It may not seem like much of a geek retreat, and hell, most people who know me did a double taken when I told them I was going to spend a week without Internet access.

A geek ... on an island?