Re: CHAT: Steg's wonderful .sig (and a question)

Grandsire, C.A. wrote:
>
> Daniel Seriff wrote:
> >
> > Steg Belsky wrote:
> >
> > >  "Old linguists never die - they just come to voiceless stops."
> >
> > Steg, this quote made my day! My fiancee didn't appreciate it nearly as
> > much as I did. She thinks I'm a nerd.
> >
> > Speaking of which, does anyone else run into this kind of attitude from
> > your loved ones? Mind you, she doesn't think I should stop conlanging,
> > she just lovingly teases me about my super-nerdy hobby. ;) (no offense
> > if someone on the list doesn't yet realize just how nerdy we all are)
> >
>
>          It's a kind
> of "compulsive" behaviour I think. Do others among you have also this
> kind of behaviour?
And besides, just to add to my previous comment, once we've come home
from
our jobs, taken care of our loved ones and paid our taxes, why not do
the thing that gives you joy?  If that's compulsion, then I'll be
damned.

Sal
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