Can you believe that I went halfway across the world, and REM didn't even sing It's The End Of The World As We Know It?? Seriously and truly?

More later. The flight from hell (a word of advice - never fly American Airlines.) Incompetence makes my blood boil. I learned that the French have never historically been our allies from an American in Paris. Went lots of places and saw lots of things. Oh, the places you can go. (And the work waiting for you when you return.)

So what happened in the world while I was away? (No CNN even...) Anything major?