You’re right that the names aren’t relevant to the story, I’m just dying of curiosity.

“focusing on his career”

Just curious, did you pick them up as a child or did you actually take the time to learn the additional languages as an adult?

It really has helped me to have some familiarity with the language when I travel. Even if it’s just enough to understand street signs, train instructions (e.g., “exit on the left”), or being able to say common courtesies, etc. It’s appreciated when you are visiting a place that you make an effort. Also, what happens…

There are a lot of shows you can stream on YouTube or whatever that are specifically made for language learners, like the cheesy “Friends” rip-off “Extra.” They speak slowly and repeat things, and each episode gets progressively harder. The real trick is, do not watch it with English subtitles, or your brain will just…

Why not tell us who the Great Star is? It happened so long ago so the chance of getting doxed seem non-existent...

My entire 2nd grade class was taken out and paddled for giggling at something during library hour. I wish I was joking.

Northern California has huge meth usage so it wouldn’t surprise me if it was also a cook site.

I went to a Christian school when I was a kid and the stories I could tell you. But yeah, taking the Lord’s name in vain would definitely result in a referral at least and boys and girls were not allowed to be alone on the playground, even if they were in full view of everyone else. I remember a high school couple…

Was Daniel the first hipster?

This festival is the gift that keeps on giving.

“Honey, we’ve talked about this, can you please use a coaster?”

Someone the other day on another article suggested donating books to your local prison, which I think is a great idea.

I’ve been in a purging mode and I’ve sold three things on Nextdoor this week. It’s extra convenient because the people already live in my neighborhood and have just dropped by to pick the item up. Yesterday I posted a free cat litter box and had like five responses this morning. Who knew that cat litter boxes were in…

I kept a preying mantis as a pet for a short time as a kid. It was a beautiful white one and I fed it whatever little bugs I found. I eventually released it back into the wild.

I know virtually nothing about equipment but I thought the singing through a mask to also be pretty ridiculous. Even if the microphone worked through it, there would be a weird echo or distortion from the mask. I’m going with pre-recorded since they don’t even have to worry about lipsyncing.

And she does have a category for sentimental items, so if the books are sentimental for you, keep them! I actually did go through and purge a lot of books recently that were not sentimental or ones that I liked. I think the main takeaway is, get rid of things you no longer want or need.

Seriously, unless you need a long medical leave, what self-respecting adult wants to ask their doctor for an “out sick” note?

It feels like a show that would be aired at the Capital in Hunger Games.

Yeah, and I mean, to be fair, I think most couples have weird nicknames or inside jokes they use with one another that would sound completely crazy to anyone else.