Continuing from yesterday's post, in which I was trying to figure out a name for the Esperanto-language version of this site. Showing how the Internet and Esperanto connect people, an Italian-speaking Swiss provided an interesting suggestion: "La Ajnejo." I had to ask what it meant, because I wasn't sure, but somebody said it corresponds roughly to "The Whatever Place." Even though I haven't been able to truly grasp the humor in this name, I'm sure it'll grow on me. So you'll now see a link on the left to La Ajnejo.

By the way, "la" is pronounced like the Spanish "la," which also means "the." And "Ajnejo" is pronounced "eye-NAY-oh."

Anyway, I don't really have everything straight there yet, but it exists as a proof of concept. Indeed, you'll see a bilingual "Under Construction" message there right now. (Reminds you of the good old days of the web, doesn't it? At least there's no cheesy animated GIF!) Once I write up something for the site -- probably about my experiences with learning Esperanto -- I'll include everything.

Oh yeah, I know what I should do. Translating About Me and About the Site should be a good start. Thanks, me. I was also thinking incorporating original cartoons. I'm not a good artist, and indeed I haven't doodled anything funny in a very long time, but I think if I tried, it would enrich the Esperanto experience. If that makes sense.

If you have any ideas for what should go on the site, by all means, post a comment.

Speaking of Esperanto, my "evil twin" Eric (who, like me, is a southpaw, Dvorak user, and Esperantist -- not to mention we have the same birthday and live relatively nearby) has started a blog of his own. Check it out: One More Blog. Given our similarities, I can pretty fairly say that if you like this site, you'll like his.

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