Observations focused on the problems of an underdeveloped country, Venezuela, with some serendipity about the world (orchids, techs, science, investments, politics) at large. A famous Venezuelan, Juan Pablo Perez Alfonzo, referred to oil as the devil's excrement. For countries, easy wealth appears indeed to be the sure path to failure. Venezuela might be a clear example of that.
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Juan Ramon send in this picture of his fantastic Cattleya Schilleriana which bloomed today for the first time. The flowe r is as big as mine below, but note how flat and dark the petals are. The lip may not be spectacular, but we can always cross mine with his, no?
The Devil's Excrement 
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