Bonne année!

I just flew back from Zürich and boy are my arms tired.

**he he** T.A.F.K.A.Y.E.L.R.A. never gets tired of that joke.

Well, things sure got a bit hairy whilst I was away. Someone's execution happened during my stay in Bordeaux. It strangely made this reporter feel a little sad about that predicament. Have we crossed the line from curious voyeur to a bloodthirsty audience? If so, I ain't too happy about it.

I also got to hang out in Basque country just days after the Madrid incident. Now, I don't know too much about ETA but I have to admit that the Basques are tres cool. Some of the nicest people you will ever meet. However, I'm pretty sure that the Spanish police didn't think the same way 'cuz there were a lot of hombres in azul hanging around.

Anyhoo... T.A.F.K.A.Y.E.L.R.A. is glad to be back. *sigh* I have to go look for a real job now.

p.s. Yes, folks! The Painted Ground has officially gone international as of this date. That pic you see above is courtesy of some artist over in Zürich, Switzerland. What a crazy world we live in, huh? Even the peaceful Swiss don't like Georgie Boy.