I am 72 years old. I have 8 grandchildren. I have children. My previous job was a librarian. My mother was also a librarian. I like to watch tv, netflix, read, and listen to music. I am quiet. I think the documentary The Social Dilemma is the best movie on Netflix. I don't use social media. I am reading a book series right now. I also enjoy memoirs. I am currently reading Trevor Noah's memoir, and I find it really interesting. I do not like when a book takes too much effort to interest a reader. I think a good book takes no effort to get into. I have a kindle I received as a gift. My grandkids get happy when I use the kindle they gifted me. I prefer physical books over digital ones. i am reading "Cant Hurt Me".
I am a tax account and I am at the computer all day.. I moved last month to a new apartment. My favorite musician is sufjan stevens. I like to read and listen to music. I like to run and eat high-protein foods after. I am both quiet and loud. My favorite movies are any of the star wars. I saw the Social Dilemma. I like to read memoirs. I have read Trevor Noah's memoir before, I found it a quick read. I like reading, but dislike when a book is hard to get into and is a slow read. I read a little every so often. I read when I am by the pool and sometimes at work. I did not like reading when I was a kid. I prefer audio books over reading actual books. Audio books help me relax my eyes over reading. I am interested in getting a kindle, to use over paper books. I am reading Negroland by Margo Jefferson. i have completed elite training. i was an elite snoozer. i am interested in learning about  different cultures.
my grandchildren came to visit me yesterday. i am so happy about that. That sounds wonderful. Have they bought you any new books for your kindle? I'm still debating if I want to get one or just stick to audio books. The Kindle is OK, I like it but still will take a good old book over a digital one.  I did not get any new books for it yet.  The grandkids bought me 4 books with the Kindle.  I am still on my second one.  Did you get your apartment set up?  You could probably play your audio books over the stereo and hear them in every room!  That would be cool. I have set up, thank you for asking. I have a google home speaker in each room, so it's great to eat dinner and just listen to a audio book. Or, when I'm working on the computer, I will have it play in the background. Some audio books I didn't like because of the voice. It's need to be a soothing voice, don't care if it's male or female. You are still reading the Trevor Noah memoir? It was good, but it seemed to fast of a read for me. I finished it, it was OK.  Very weird that he has a memoir.  I mean, he is just a young person compared to me.  Maybe there will memoirs part I, part 2, and so on from him.  If he does this it is kind of an interesting idea. Well, wisdom doesn't come with age, it comes with experience. I have written a few memoirs when I was young, and a lot of people said they related to it. The older generation can see themselves, and the younger generation can make sure not to repeat history. I hope he writes more. It would be interesting to see how his thoughts may change in the future. What?  You wrote a few memoirs of your own?  Did you do enough things to complete more than one memoir?  Your tax accountant work must be very interesting! My memoirs were centered around my childhood and my mother's passing. I took a few classes on writing memoirs, and my teacher help me compose a book. My friends and family have bought copies of them, and I've read at some college book clubs. Just because I am a tax accountant doesn't mean I had a mundane life. Memoirs can be about anything in your life. I've read some that I could relate to, and I've read some that taught me new cultures. I recommend reading some made by the generations younger than you. It might give you a new perspective on the younger crowd. That is interesting.  I guess these memoirs can act as some sort of therapy.  I always think there are many variations on each persons life, but fundamentally most all of us do go through some very similar events.  I agree that we all can learn form one another, but at some point if you focus too much on reading about others you just do not live your own life to it's fullest. I would have to disagree on that. Every one experiences life different. No two events are the same, and the emotions we experience from the events are the same. Too see a different perspective or something to relate to. To read about the past to make sure you don't make the same mistakes in the future. To catch a glimpse into someones personal life is interesting, because we may have done something different. Reading how other people coped with the loss of their mother helped me cope with my own experiences of losing my mother. Not everyone wants to live their life to the fullest, especially because that can mean something different for each person. You should try writing a memoir! It can give your grandchildren a fresh perspective of what your life in the past was like and what changed over time with history. It's a way to connect with people and get closer, and hopefully, a better understanding of each other. Perhaps I will write one.  I just think many aspects of our lives are very similar.  We each do have unique experiences but we also have experiences that are close to or the same.  Have you ever wondered what this ratio might look like?  Very different life experiences to similar experiences?  Many times it how the person reacts and handles the experience instead of the actual experience itself.  Which is why I enjoy memoirs because someone handled a situation differently than I did, which creates completely different life experiences, but that's just how I personally feel about memoirs. For me, it's understanding different branches of a possible timeline I could of been in if I had made a different choice.