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In the 5 years I lived in Florida I managed to never visit Key West, or to ride an airboat on the everglades. In all my time in Caracas, I never hiked to the top of mount Avila . I have never visited the Acadia national park, even though I lived in New England for several years. I intend to change this trend. I promise myself that I will explore the Puget sound and visit the San Juan islands, travel along the Pacifc coast, and stand upon the rim of Crater lake . The Pacific Northwest is one of the most beautiful corners of Earth, and I refuse to let it slip through my fingers...

There's nothing like a nice conversation to rest from a long walk. After the excitement of a bright day filled with interesting sights, sitting in a quiet room while speaking with a kindred soul and basking in the tropical heat, can be relaxing and also entertaining. In almost total darkness, broken only by small LED lights barely bright enough to see by, we considered the simple pleasure of a quiet conversation, as the bats crawled on the ceiling, and lazily stretched their wings.

Possibly the best Web creation ever conceived, the ultimate cyberspace that no one can enter. At first, you may wait for it; with time, you may come to understand it. Perhaps the simple mind cannot grasp the purest simplicity. I call it... the Purple .

There is a perfect, peaceful state. Budha knew where it was. Rocks can feel it. Sometimes, I see it when I am not looking. On the opposite side is emotion. This is a place of chaos and danger; a loud maelstrom, overwhelming, terrible, darkly bright and seducing... like a siren's song in the sea. Beware.

What are the elements of effective communication? Lack of ambiguity. A clear signal. Redundancy, error-checking. Language and protocol, for sure. Timing has to be a big one. Encoding and encryption. None of that matters of course, if you're not really sure what it is you are sending out. And of course, all is subject to meta-communication factors. Could it be that the only perfect communication is absolute silence?

I have been invaded and am currently under attack by microscopic entities. During the next few days the invaders will steadily infiltrate and subdue my own cells, forcing them to produce more and more copies of the invaders, steadily tipping the balance of the battle in their favor. My own microscopic defense force will target and destroy my own cells in a fruitless effort to stop the enemy. The battle will continue to worsen, and the enemy's victory will seem just a matter of time. Collateral damage will translate into pain and other macroscopic symptoms, worsening over time. While this fearful battle is taking place, however, my own microscopic intelligence agents will gather data on the enemy, perfecting smart weapons as they are tested on the invaders. Eventually, a lethal countermeasure will be found that will effectively neutralize one of the enemies. This smart weapon will soon begin rapid mass production. Released into my bloodstream, they will quickly home in on the enemy,...

Making entries in this blog is not as present in my mind as it used to be. Though I am not predicting its demise yet, it is clear that I am not so interested in it as I once was. Whether this is a temporary or a permanaent thing, I do not know. Perhaps I need to be more spontaneous with my entries, and take less time thinking about them. As always, time will tell.