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It's already tomorrow and I am tired and I have to get up in less than five hours. And I can't sleep.

Do you wish sometimes, to live in a world where everybody was truly honorable? Do you ever think how much better life would be, if giving your word was more reassuring than signing a contract? Imagine you could leave your door open at night and only have to worry about animals taking anything that is yours. Yes, I can do my part, but that is not enough -I want everybody to be this way, every last person in this world... I take some comfort in the knowledge that there are many, many people lke this in the world today, and I know some of them.

It is a concept almost impossible to define. The word is derived from "city". But how are the two related? When humans learned to cultivate the land and became sedentary, they began to concentrate, and cities were born. Grouped in far larger numbers than the original nomadic clans, humans had to develop new social rules in order to sustain successful coexistence in this new environment. Out of necessity, these rules were quite different from the ones of those who did not live in cities. Thus, for those humans part of the city-culture, civilization -in this case defined as “living in cities” became synonymous with a higher, more evolved culture. It so happens that written history also had its birth in cities; so we can easily see the very causal connection between the concept of civilization and that of city. (As a side note, it is interesting to consider that nomadic cultures may also have the same concept, but based in a completely different word). Back to the birth of civil...

The world's biggest sports event, hosted by Germany, is commanding the attention of soccer fans accross the globe. I am no exception. Here are my predictions for the results: Semi-finals: Germany - Italy Brazil - England Final: Brazil - Germany World Cup Winner: Brazil

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 .