((((((((((((Spot))))))))))))))))))) I am so glad to see you here!

Yes, I think the Pope did the best he could in many things. He always liked to work for the poor. When he was just the bishop Jorge Bergoglio I had some criticism but they were mostly about local things. In general, his politics were good. I also just heard that on the last Thursday (which was the one of the Holy Week) he was in a jail, as he usually did to wash the prisoner's feet. And when the Warden told him that they were struggling too much with the budget, the Pope said don't worry I will help. And (probably knowing he was leaving this world very soon) he transferred pretty much all that he had in his personal account as a donation.

@Regenbogen I think in my country we tend to the silent side in the church but we have some moments of shouting our Faith. In general, the silent side. But we did do much praying and I don't know about the choir because I never been in one, but I won't be surprised if they prayed at the beginning of each meeting. I was also wondering about the saying grace at each meal, as seen on USA TV. It is not common here but some very religious people do. It is more common in other Christian (not catholic) religions.

Hi Weird, sorry for the double post.
The death of the Pope brings me so many memories about the time he was elected and our discussions here is Weird. It was a moment of glory for me, as the most active Argentinian member of the forum  . It was so shocking...
I think he did a good job. RIP.

Hi Weird!
I will comment something local today because I think it may interest you. Today is the anniversary of the creation of the Instituto Antártico Argentino (Argentinian Antartic Institute). It is an organism (the first organism by a national state to be dedicated exclusively to the Antartic) created in 1951, that promotes the research and preservation of the Antarctica. It is also an instrument to help our claim in the area, but it is much more than that. Geography, climatology, geology, biology and related branches of knowledge were helped a lot by this. Nowadays, for the first time ever I think, it appearst that the government wants to close or at least defund it. I am beyond angry for that but I remain hopeful that it would be just an empty threat and in the end the IAA will survive. I just wanted to celebrate its existence and work by telling him about it. It had done a great work all this years.

I  begin by the ending. I have a not so mild arachnophobia, so I do not like that. But I have to admit that, objectively, spiders are amazing and very interesting creatures.

Hubby is better but I have a strong cold and I feel miserable. Still, better than yesterday. I remained at home today and I am taking care of myself because tomorrow I cannot miss my class and I did not want to risk to be worst.

The idea of language affecting thoughts is very interesting. Vygotski was a psychologist who wrote about how thoughts and language mingled. He studied how people with handicaps, like deaf or blind people, learnt. He found that usually deaf people had trouble reaching  abstract thoughts because as children it was difficult to explain to them those concepts, while blind people could be told about them and grabbed them easily than deaf people . I am broadly simplifying things here, but Vygotski work is super interesting. I also remember having read something by Ursula LeGuin, but I do not remember the name of the work, where there was a society where the higher classes have a complex, well-developed language, but they forced the working class to speak in simpler terms. It was a plan to keep poor people dumb and easier to control.

Oh, the fact that they were from abroad and temporal does not surprise me. I expected it. But I was curious about what country they came from. Traditionally in Argentina there are many builders from Paraguay.

We are having a few cold days here, but next week is supposed to be warmer. But this means everyone is having a cold or a sore throat or something. I am mostly fine but no promises for tomorrow, which is forecasted to be much colder.

@Bugbear, it is a little clearer, thank you. It seems that you are working in yourself and others, and that is always good. I admire your awareness.
About what you say about living that plot (what I do not understand, as Journey to the West is a magical things, with gods and supernatural stuff) you did not read, I guess some things lead to convergence. Along the years, many people had similar experiences, because under similar circumstances people with similar characters (personalities) react in the same way. And their actions lead to a similar path.
@Regenbogen. I am glad to hear all that. I never had a trampolin and I only remember had played with them a couple of times, but I do remember jumping in the inflatable things (we call them moon walk) and I loved it.

Today is a not working day. It is not a holiday, because it is in memory of the Malvinas (Falklands) war and the boys who died there. It is the only thing I am going to say about that. But the good thing is that hubby and I can enjoy a cozy day...without annoying noises. That is because our neighbors below are doing a lot of modifications in their appartment and some days the noises are awful, really, really loud. Other days are just the sound of hammers and things like that. And some days there are barely any noise. It is all a lottery! But on not working days we all can rest    Regen, I hope your neighbors who are building things are far away, so their noised do not bother you too much.

I love e-books for several reasons. One of them is that I can adapt the font size. Sometimes my sight, even when glasses, is tired and I like to read larger letters.