Everybody picked English as first or second foreign language. Most picked Spanish as second language, the best students (or kids from solidly middle-class families) picked German as a first language, to get into the “good” group. Latin was an elective for nerds, Geek for Über-nerds.

My middle school had English, German, Spanish, Latin, Ancient Greek.

Maybe. Pourquoi tu pues du tron?

Now I’m a person.

Oh. I get it now.
Still possibly a spoon, though.

I’m so not getting the joke, I’m wondering if I’m a spoon or a person.

On dates, focus on whether you like them, not whether they like you.

Food preservation! Canning, fermenting, dehydrating.
Canning is a bit daunting at first, and you need some space in your kitchen. But fermenting is literally salt + water in a jar, uses no energy (unlike freezing or boiling), and you can do just one small jar with the half-onion that would otherwise die a slow death in your fridge, or three gallons with the squash that was on sale.

My partner of 15 years has a girlfriend of 25 years. She’s been married for 30 years. We’re happy.