Ah, the propaedeutic effect? I think that Esperanto shows the “guts” of the grammar faster than other languages do, and that helps learning languages with similar features.

Yep, that’s what they say.

Whoa! I’m having a tough enough time just learning Esperanto, which is supposed to be easy. But bruh, you are a whole other level. Awesome!

Oy, those are tough ones for us English speakers.

Funny you mentioned the Hunger Games. I never read them until I took a job at a middle school last year. Every single classroom had rows of them on the bookshelves. So I grabbed a few. They are really good books! I get the hype now!

Thanks for that link. I’ll check it out!

Yeah, I am a great lover of e-books, and in fact have been on the e-book train since pda’s. I even had a rocket book. Long before kindle or anything.

But a lot of the strange crap I read isn’t in ebook format. But after I fill my shelves, I’ll probably be done with paper books. I like the look of a good study.

My house is paid off, so I’m not going anywhere. This is my forever home. And if by some chance I became sick or something and had to move, then books would be the least of my problems.

But e-books are def my main reading and in fact, a source of income for me since I write them.

Not considering audio books in the statistic is a little weird and comes off as attempted gatekeeping

Nah, not meaning it to look like that. I just like picturing people sitting reading. I listen to audiobooks myself. But I like reading the words. So it was just my personal preference for the post, not a judgement on audiobooks.

Love that!

Ok, thank you. I’m new to the world of buying used phones. Usually I just get online through my phone plan provider, so this should be an adventure. Thanks!!

If I didn’t have children and a gf, I’d go dumb phone all the way.

I’m thinking of getting on board with this. Is there a Pixel phone you recommend?

It’s even more toxic than it used to be. I was just on there today. Now I now why I don’t go there anymore! lol

Saluton!

Not expensive or illegal where I live. Stay strong, brother.

Agreed!

I have done more traveling, but not out of the country. I have no desire to leave the country. We have plenty of beautiful things here in the US. But I live in such a beautiful state, I have the best views just outside my windows.

Yes, pay off that mortgage. To be honest, the only reason I’m able to be retired at 55 is because I paid off my mortgage. If I hadn’t done that, then my pension wouldn’t really be enough to pay bills. But since now I have no bills, it works out.

Debt-free is the only way to be truly free in my opinion. Good on ya, mate!

Nothing, can be very glorious! I make sure to load that into my day every day.

Actually that doesn’t seem empty to me at all. That’s great that you were able to blend the two! And it’s always easy to pick up another hobby.

Yep, I prefer reading to audiobook for sure