different names for the same thing

You're playing in the wrong parts, I think. While I certainly agree that it doesn't have the bright flame it had six years ago, it's settling down to the steady warmth of glowing coals, which have thier own charm. You can make toast over them, for instance. I prescribe more livejournal, some chasing links on tribe.net, and the charm of knowing that whatever information you want, it's there someplace, pretty immediately.