Thus I to myself as soon as I woke up this morning. I am alone in this world. Completely alone. Loud as it is, my voice reaches into the desert that is the World Wide Web. The din is so loud that no-one can hear anyone else. My friends cannot hear me, either. Neither can the woman I ostensibly live with. My woman, as it were. I am alone and I am shouting at the top of my voice, but to no avail. The Latin expression is my only solace, for it says loudly and clearly that I am far from alone in this desert of deserts. In fact, the place is crawling with people just like me, but we cannot hear each other. Each one of us has their own desert wrapped around them. And they are all impenetrable. As well as solid like rock. To wit, this is how it will be till the end of my days. Whence my motto this morning. To my disappointment, I learned as soon as I got out of bed that it has already been taken by the Dartmouth College, of all places. It is in their coat of arms since 1769. The World Wide Web strikes again, it goes without saying.