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E3FBX KB0MAI MP3S VE3SBX

OK, I want to give all of y'all every single chance you can have, right? And remember once again, if we left you out by mistake, just let me know on the screen, type a message. And this thing here will read it out to me, alright? Because for those that don't know, I'm totally blind. That means there's holes where my eyes used to be, and you know you can't see when that happens. So I have a computer that talks to me and then when I do read I use a braille screen but I don't for this application so the computer reads back to me and I simply read back. So basically if I'm doing that like I'm going to do now when I read the question it's a lazy way of reading. But I have the computer because of the fact that I have these two nubs where eyes are supposed to be. I ain't got none. Just letting you know. People on the blind conference won't tell you that, but I will. So, when it comes to reading, here's your question, when it comes to reading, do you have a specific night ritual, same chair, same drink, or time, or do you just read when you can? So let's zipper back to the top Okay, the top of the list, I think I actually remember it, I don't have to stare at it. So we're going to say that it's Ben, George, and Bill. So Ben, George, and Bill, over, over. The E3FBX. I don't have a ritual, I'm kind of reading all the time, there's always something to read on the screen. I don't read a lot of physical books anymore. It's mostly screen time. So I guess it's the same chair. It's whatever chair is in front of my screen. No, actually, time. Like I say, I'm reading all the time, either how to do something, or how something worked for somebody else, or some news, or there's always something to read. Maybe I should take more time to read physical books I have a few sitting around that I haven't gotten to, so maybe it's a little reminder that I should. I think it's important that everybody reads. Like I said, there's always something to read, whether you want to or not. So I guess we'll hand that over to Mr. George, VE3SBX. Well, thank you, Ben, I appreciate it a lot. I guess the past history was reading. I wasn't very good. I had to go to special classes and so forth like that. I never really developed a skill that much. And then, later on in life, we got very interested in religion. And I started reading the Bible. And with the Bible, I had books on tape of the Bible. King James Version, by the way, to make it difficult. And I went through the Old and New Testaments again and again and again and again. Eventually I didn't need these books on tape anymore. I could read the Bible by myself, no problem at all. And so that's where I developed my reading skills. And it went into like a ten year type deal, you know. I was really obsessed with it. and it wasn't just the bible itself but apologetics and theology and so forth like that so i'm out of that stage now and i read just about everything underneath the sun that i can i don't i haven't opened up like a paperback in a long long time right um i do books on tape or they're not really on tape anymore are they mp3s or whatever you want to call them i I do some of that, and I read on either my iPad or my computer. I read the New York Times every day front to back. And then I also do NPR and read a lot of that. And then when it comes to podcasts, I try to develop a lot more education and interest, things that I'm really interested in. I go that route a lot while I'm driving down the road. I have 1000s upon 1000s upon 1000s of hours in a podcast. You know, I bet you I got a I bet you I have at least two or three doctorates by now in all kinds of bullshit subjects. So anyways, that's that's what I do. I get every day I'm reading so it's become commonplace for me and I think I'm a better person for it. For everything you read you become just a little bit better of a person I think. I have to say it's probably one of the most important parts of my life just consuming knowledge. I can't get enough anymore I just consume it slowly but anyhow take care and I'm gonna get out of here Kevin so take me off the list take my life out to dinner breakfast that's right it's important isn't it I have worked off who's it I have hundred and sixty calories of the germ this morning and now I'm going to to consume 560 calories of pancakes and ham. So you all take care and have a wonderful day. Over to Bill, KB0MAI. Thank you, George. Bye, Miss Chris. Yeah, keep him straight. This early in the morning is not dinner, unless you're up all night. And it's breakfast. And that's what we're doing. We're sitting down. We ordered our steak and eggs. and we got our drinks and we're just waiting for the main. Let's see. I'll tell you, earlier and I don't know if it was a power suggestion or what, but my mom had mentioned, well, at least you're not, you know, continually sneezing and I said, no, I haven't had And then last night, when I got up to start driving, I started sneezing and I must have sneezed about 10, 15 times before I started driving. So I guess a power suggestion, I don't know, but it was just one of those things. And usually it'll hurt when I sneeze, but I've been sneezing and it's just been coming out so easily and I haven't had a problem with it. Other than that reading, I always had a problem with reading. I don't know if I was dyslexic or something, but when I was in school, they had me in this special class to, you know, improve my reading. So I'm not sure exactly, you know, what the problem I had with reading. So, but I just didn't do it. And I still have some issues with it. I got better for a while because they had these Louis L'amour books that were like, you know, fake leather covers that were hardback so you could spend this much money and get one each month. You know, I did that for a while and I forced myself every night before I went to bed. You know, when I went in to go to the bathroom might sit there in the toilet and read a chapter. And then after a while, I just got into it, and I started reading more and more. But nowadays, it's the driver's seat. That's where I do most of my reading, because I'll be driving, and I'll be listening to books on Audible. Used to be tapes and CDs. Let me grab one. Alright, used to be tapes and CDs that I get from the library.