Sunday, April 18

OK, real post, sort of, though still not a whole lot of content. A few people have asked about where Mérida is, so - here it is! Mérida is in the Northern part of Venezuela (West by NW, I suppose). It is near the top of the Andes, just South of Lake Maracaibo. Even though it is pretty close to the equator, the altitude keeps the climate reasonable - a little on the warm side, but not too bad if you aren't spending your days splitting wood or working in attics. 5,348 ft - as a point of reference, Denver is at 5,280 ft (close) & Minneapolis is at 830 ft (not so close).

I suppose though...
I really should be doing homework now. I've got a few more pages of Hume to get through before I can call it a day (philo major, remember?). Interesting stuff even if some parts seem to be way off the mark (some of what he wrote is great, I'm not arguing against that, but other times, well, wow). I'm just not in the right frame of mind for it right now.
Que lastima - ¡Hasta luego!

Saturday, April 17

I realize it's been a couple weeks since I've posted, but I just don't know anything. Dave had a birthday (he's getting old). Lots of writing to do with the end of the semester coming up. Got a little stumping to do before we can till the garden (small expansion). I haven't seen any aliens or bigfoot - at least not since my last post. Haven't bumped into Elvis recently, although I did talk to a guy who looked like him, just with a lot less rhinestones...

Whatever, I should probably get off the keyboard, well, away from the keyboard & off my bum. It's Saturday, I'm going outside to play. (and stump, and till ...)

Friday, April 02

This Warden Message informs U.S. citizens traveling to and residing in Venezuela of the ongoing security concerns on the Caracas-La Guaira highway, en route to the Caracas Maiquetia International Airport. This highway is known to be particularly dangerous, and highway robberies occur at any time of the day and at any place along the highway. The general modus operandi of the criminals is to cause a roadblock with either trash and debris or vehicles, particularly at chokepoints at the tunnels on the highway. Once traffic has stopped, travelers are robbed and/or carjacked, often at gunpoint. There are also credible reports of arriving travelers being targeted in the airport, to be later robbed along the highway en route to Caracass.

Well, at least it shouldn't be a dull trip!