How to learn Ruby

Recently, I have been trying to learn Ruby. In case anybody else is trying to learn Ruby here is what I think is the easiest way to learn Ruby without buying a book.

1. Read the book "Programming Ruby" to get the syntax down. The first version of "Programming Ruby" is available online for free. (The second version which is the most up to date version you have to pay for.)
2. Read the online book "Why's (Poignant) Guide to Ruby" for coding examples.

I don't mean that you should read either in it's entirety, but you can jump back and forth between the books. They seem to go through the material in pretty much the same order. The "Programming Ruby" book seems better at describing the syntax. "Why's (Poignant) Guide to Ruby" seems to be better at helping you remember it.

It took me about 1.5 weeks to learn Ruby up to the pointt where the books start talking about metaprogramming. And I think I am stopping at this point because I have decided I feel like refreshing my Python right now.