The Devil's Excrement

My only remaining connection to Venezuela is the arepa index, also called the hyper-inflated arepa index, which was created as a way of keeping tabs on inflation. Boy, little did I know how it wo...

https://devilexcrement.com/2018/03/08/hyper-inflated-arepa-index-reaches-all-time-high-again/

A good friend just reported back to me that on Jan 27 the price of my usual queso de mano arepa bought at my favorite arepera was 225,000 Bs., up from essentially two months earlier when it was 3...

https://devilexcrement.com/2018/01/31/hyper-inflated-arepa-index-hits-an-all-time-high/

A friend, LFU, came to visit and asked me “Do you want me to get you the price of the arepa?”. I said yes, but you have to find the same arepa and arepera. It is queso de mano at GHA. He went...

https://devilexcrement.com/2017/11/25/the-devil-is-back-with-uii/

Do you ever wonder why Maduro does not give up? He could do so many things. But he is not wired that way. He. wants power. Not since the Ukraine has there been a case like Venezuela and it is ev...

https://devilexcrement.com/2017/04/17/why-doesnt-the-government-change-course/

(I wrote this post a week ago, but had no Internet)   It’s really a tragedy. The price of oil shot up and Chavez took advantage of it. He also produced more and took advantage of it again, pro...

https://devilexcrement.com/2017/04/01/something-has-to-give/

I dont’t want to make this blog about me. But my country is falling apart and I haven’t lived there since my accident so what special knowledge do I have? But I have had wonderful experiences...

https://devilexcrement.com/2017/03/08/a-letter-from-my-sister/

Up to August 6th, The Devil thought he was immortal. No more. That day he was on a bicycle in boca raton, and was hit by a car. My wife was biking with me, but she was ahead and wondered where I ...

https://devilexcrement.com/2017/02/26/the-devil-thought-he-was-immortal/

The Devil has been silent for the last few months. Last summer, he was struck by a car while riding his bicycle and suffered a traumatic brain injury. He was in critical condition for several wee...

https://devilexcrement.com/2016/10/04/we-shall-return/

My good friend Maruja dedicates this video to Venezuela’s Political prisoners, those persecuted and those in exile

https://devilexcrement.com/2016/07/31/dedicated-to-venezuelas-political-prisoners-those-persecuted-and-those-in-exile/

Venezuelans crowd the Simon Bolivar bridge in the border with Colombia waiting for its opening to go buy food and supplies there. I have been fascinated by the events at the Venezuela-Colombia bo...

https://devilexcrement.com/2016/07/19/thoughts-on-the-venezuelacolombia-border/