I really enjoy it, but I feel like I'm starting to slow down again
This is how it goes for me and I've been playing for quite awhile. Feels like I stagnate then an "aha! moment" happens and I'm rejuvenated. Eventually I started taking lessons to improve.
Don't bother with sheet music IMO. Tabs are all you need. Learn the major open chords first, they'll get you farther along quicker than anything else. Don't fret (pun intended) if you are learning a song and it doesn't sound 100% the same.
Learning guitar takes some dedication before you feel like you're really getting it. Practice at least 30 minutes a day and it will come to you but it may be months before it sounds like music. As long as you're having fun. I tell people it's like learning to tie your shoe laces. All muscle memory. It was difficult at first but now your hands do it without you having to think about it or even look at it. Soon your hands with form those chord shapes the same way. Good luck!
Yeah I saw it reported in a few online publications all crediting Lloyd's as the source. I think it took longer to hit mainstream news because of the holidays. FYI, I didn't think it was to embarrass Russia, I'm just leary of war propaganda (remember Ghost of Kiev?) and anything click-baity. Actual news reporting/opinion/bullshit all look the same online. Nobody wants to pay for anything anymore and that doesn't help
If you have PVC drains (probably unless very old) most likely you can unscrew the fittings by hand, very simple. Take the trap off (the curved part) and just pull out the clog. It's not hard at all, take photos as you dismantle it if you're worried about remembering how it goes back together.
Tough to call. Prices are high right now, who knows when they'll come down. I look at it like this: my sister just bought a house for $120k and her mortgage payment is less than what she was paying for renting half a house. If the real estate market bottoms out tomorrow, her house value may drop and her mortgage payment stays the same. If she had stayed in the rental her rent would have stayed the same. After the lease expired the rent might have increased but the mortgage stays the same.
I don't think this is earth shattering news. These companies identify when the audience is barely paying attention (to content and ads) and spits out the cheap stuff. I watch fly fishing and fly tying videos on YouTube and often fall asleep with it on. Then I wake up to the third hour of a professional bass fishing tournament. It happens a lot
If there's a problem simply shove a monkey up there. Problem rectified