Quote from Ella Maillart

Happiness is the intoxication produced by the moment of poise between a satisfactory past and an immediate future,rich with promise.-Ella Maillart

Quote from Cyril Connolly

The reward of art is not fame or success but intoxication.-Cyril Connolly

Quote from Oscar Wilde

The only proper intoxication is conversation.-Oscar Wilde

Quote from Dodinsky

You do not need to be the designated driver of someone's intoxicated ego.-Dodinsky

Quote from Susan Kay

Happiness is like the first blissful intoxication of morphine.It doesn't last very long.-Susan Kay

Quote from Andrew Bernstein

The more you worry,the more you throw off the delicate balance of hormones required for health.-Andrew Bernstein

Quote from B.W.Richardson

Keep as near as ever you can to the first sources of supply---fruits and vegetables.-B.W.Richardson

Quote from Holly Near

If you have the guts to keep making mistakes,your wisdom and intelligence leap forward with huge momentum.-Holly Near

Quote from Frederick W.Faber

There is a great deal of self-will in the world,but very little genuine independence of character.-Frederick W.Faber

Quote from William J.Lock

I believe half the unhappiness in life comes from people being afraid to go straight at things.-William J.Lock

Quote on art

What art offers is space----a certain breathing room for the spirit.-John Updike

Smoothie you consumed on September 29,2018

On Saturday,September 29,2018,you bought and consumed a delicious Petit Jean Smoothie at Jean Talon Public Market(Marche Jean Talon).This smoothie contained bananas,blueberries,wheat germ and vanilla-flavored soy milk.

Quote from Billy Wilder

Don't be too clever for an audience.Make it obvious.Make the subtleties obvious also.-Billy Wilder

Quote from Ernest Hemmingway

Never go on trips with anyone you do not love.-Ernest Hemmingway

Quote from Rumi

Maybe you are searching among the branches,for what only appears in the roots.-Rumi

Quote from Laurence Yep

Just because there's a tarnish on the copper,doesn't mean there's not a shine beneath.-Laurence Yep

Quote from Al Davis

One lie has the power to tarnish a thousand truths.-Al Davis

Quote from Virginia C.Andrews

Seek the tarnish and you shall find.-Virginia C.Andrews

Quote on stress

Stress is not the spice of life any more than arsenic is.And without it,you won't feel bored.-Andrew Bernstein

Quote from Najib Razak

Instead of passing on choppy waters to the next generation,we should endeavor to leave them a calmer sea.-Najib Razak

Quote on family

Family is the only anchor that will hold in a choppy sea.-Karen Hawkins

Quote from Karen Hawkins

Never underestimate the power of a bossy woman.-Karen Hawkins

Quote from Danny Meyer

Life is a series of waves to be embraced and overcome.-Danny Meyer

Quote from Mignon McLaughlin

Forget about calories--everything makes thin people thinner,and fat people fatter.-Mignon McLaughlin

Message I saw on tattoo

Fear cuts deeper than knives.-Message I saw on a tattoo on a girl in the Montréal metro on September 19,2018.

Quote from William Powell

I highly recommend worrying.It is much more effective than dieting.-William Powell

Quote from Bethenny Frankel

Your diet is a bank account.Good food choices are good investments.-Bethenny Frankel

Quote on business clothes

Your Business clothes are naturally attracted to staining liquids.This attraction is strongest just before an important meeting.-Scott Adams

Quote on stress

Stress is the negative whirlwind of emotions that gets imposed on top of our stimulation and engagement.-Andrew Bernstein

Quote from Gwendolyn Brooks

This is the urgency:Live! and have your blooming in the noise of the whirlwind.-Gwendolyn Brooks

Quote from Kaitlin Foster

She was always a wild one;always stomping on eggshells that everyone else tip-toed on.-Kaitlin Foster

353rd list of 10 French songs you like

1.Mille et une chanson-Francois Carel
2.Papa Dit que j'ai la rage-Francois Carel.(This song is a French version of the James Brown song 'PAPA'S GOT A BRAND NEW BAG')
3.T'aimer follement(1960)-Jacques Danny
3.Je suis Fou-Francois Carel
4.Avec la voix de ton Coeur(1972)-Gilles Girard
5.Tu Etais Trop Jolie-Francois Carel
6.Il est trop tard maintenant(1976)-Diane Marchal
7.Un Africain a Paris(1970)-Gregory Kent
8.Sois optimiste(1970)-Michele Richard.(This song is a French version of the 1969 song 'DOWN ON THE CORNER' by Credence Clearwater Revival)
9.Vivre sa vie(1966)-Donald Lautrec
10.La derniere cha cha(1975)-Donald Lautrec

Quote from Maurice Strong

My belief is that the purpose of economic life is to meet the social needs of people.-Maurice Strong

Quote from Margaret Atwood

God is not the voice in the whirlwind,God is the whirlwind.-Margaret Atwood

352nd list of 10 French songs you like

1.Le Bonheur(1969)-Tony Massarelli.(This song is a French version of the Elvis Presley hit song 'SURRENDER' from 1961)
2.Tu danses dans mes bras(1965)-Sacha Distel
3.Chante Heigh Ho-Francois Carel
4.Millionnaire En Amour(1972)-Sacha Distel
5.Petit Oiseau Bleu(1965)-Sacha Distel
6.En Marchant sur la plage(1969)-Les Classels
7.Dis-Moi Pourquoi(1966)-Ginette Desjardins
8.Mon plus beau reve(1969)-Stephane.(This song is a French version of the Elvis Presley song 'WONDERLAND BY NIGHT')
9.Ton nez s'allongera(1962)-Michele Richard
10.Rumeurs(1962)-Michele Richard
10.Du Rouge sur ton collet-Michele Richard

Quote from U2

Between the horses of love and lust we are trampled underfoot.-U2,"SO CRUEL'',ACHTUNG BABY.

Quote from Dwight D.Eisenhower

Mob rule can not be allowed to override the decisions of our courts.-Dwight D.Eisenhower

Two great instrumental songs

1.Elizabeth Serenade-James Last
2.Games That Lovers Play-The James Last Orchestra

Quote from Max Lucado

We just need the government to be that greenhouse that permits our faith to grow.-Max Lucado

Quote from Frances Ridley Havergal

No life can be dreary when work is delight.-Frances Ridley Havergal

Quote from identity

Identity is memory;when memory disappears,the self dissolves and love with it.-John Lahr,JOY RIDE:LIVES OF THE THEATRICALS(2015),page 167,Bloomsbury Publishing.

Quote from John Lahr

Accustomed to the veneer of noise,to the shibboleths of promotion,public relations,and market research,society is suspicious of those who value silence.-John Lahr(1970)

Quote from Terri Guillemets

In your so-called dreary life,all the rainbow colors are there---just close your eyes and dream them.Soon enough they will be real,if you believe in your own colors.-Terri Guillemets

Quote from George Eliot

What makes life dreary is the want of a motive.-George Eliot

Quote from Sally Holmes

People do not have to be dreary to be good.-Sally Holmes

Great website for news and fresh perspectives

http://digg.com

Quote from William Cowper

Who loves a garden loves a greenhouse too.-William Cowper

Quote from John Lahr

Society drives people crazy with lust and calls it advertising.-John Lahr,THE GUARDIAN,Aug 1989.

Quote from Laura Riding

Poetry is a sleep-maker for that which sits up late in us listening for the footfall of the future on to-day's doorstep.-Laura Riding

Urban animals

Raccoons are affectionately called 'trash pandas' in North America sometimes.

Quote from Dr.Erik Olsen

The other trick is not to go to bed until you're tired.It's counterproductive to lie in bed awake.-Dr.Erik Olsen

351st list of 10 French songs you like

1.En revenant(1965)-Michele Richard
2.Ouch!mon coup d'soleil(1965)-Lise d'Arcy
3.O Sheriff O(1965)-Michele Richard
4.Amour d'occasion(1962)-Michele Richard
5.Rien ne me reste-Frederica.(This song is a French version of the Shirley Bassey song 'GONE')
6.La Sieste(1968)-Joel Denis
7.Pick(1971)-Joel Denis
8.Deux enfants au soleil(1963)-Joel Denis
9.Ma p'tite dynamo(1963)-Donald Lautrec
10.C'est pas prudent-Michele Richard

Quote from Werner Heisenberg

The first gulp from the glass of natural sciences will turn you into an atheist,but at the bottom of the glass God is waiting for you.-Werner Heisenberg

Song by Maroon 5 that is great to listen to while exercising

I see lots of people exercising in aerobics class to the song 'SUGAR' by Maroon 5.

350th list of 10 French songs you like

1.Chaque Nuit-Nathalie Degand.(This song is a French version of the Paul Anka song 'EVERY NIGHT WITHOUT YOU')
2.La Fille que je veux-Sebastien.(This song is a French version of the song 'YOUR NOSE IS GONNA GROW' by Johnny Crawford)
3.Cupide-Sebastien.(This song is a French version of the Sam Cooke song 'CUPID')
4.C'Etait Un Ange-Sebastien.(This song is a French version of the song 'LAST KISS' by J.Frank Wilson and the Cavaliers)
5.Je ne veux pas le croire-Francois Lubiana
6.Je Vais Mieux(1971)-Claude Francois
7.Alors Salut(1965)-Claude Francois
7.Les braves gens(1965)-Sabrina
8.Notre Concerto-Robert Piquet
9.Partout toi(1961)-Francois Lubiana
10.Pourquoi les filles-Francois Lubiana
10.Trop tard(1962)-Francois Lubiana

Quote on the microwave oven

The microwave oven is the consolation prize in our struggle to understand physics.-Jason Love

Quote from Jason Love

I want to have a good body,but not as much as I want dessert.-Jason Love

Quote on lust

Love can wait to give.Lust can't wait to get.-Jason Evert

Quote on Las Vegas

Las Vegas:all the amenities of modern society in a habitat unfit to grow a tomato.-Jason Love

Quote from Jason Love

If you really want to be depressed,weigh yourself in grams.-Jason Love

Quote from Jason Mraz

You can turn off the sun,but I'm still gonna shine.-Jason Mraz,American singer.

Quote from Jason Love

The elderly don't drive that badly;they're just the only ones with time to do the speed limit.-Jason Love

Quote from Holbrook Jackson

Don't try to convert the elderly person;circumvent him.-Holbrook Jackson

Quote from Andy Rooney

The best classroom in the world is at the feet of an elderly person.-Andy Rooney

Quote from Albert Ellis

Strong feelings are fine;it's the overreactions that mess us up.-Albert Ellis

Quote from David Allen

Anything that causes you to overreact or underreact can control you,and often does.-David Allen

Protein

proteinaceous-Adjective of protein

349th list of 10 French songs you like

1.Fais ce qu'il te plait(1975)-Dick Rivers
2.Toi,toi,toi,toujours toi-Rocky Volcano
3.Belle Maman-Rocky Volcano.(This song is a French version of the 1961 song 'MOTHER IN LAW' by Ernie K.Doe)
4.C'est toi qui-Robert Piquet
5.L'Oncle John-Rocky Volcano
6.Hey Pony-Rocky Volcano
7.Pourquoi pas moi-Rocky Volcano
7.Pardonne-moi(1960)-Francois Lubiana.(This song is a French version of the 1960 song 'I'M SORRY' by Brenda Lee)
8.Juliette,les beaux jours-Francois Lubiana
9.Notre petit caniche-Francois Lubiana
10.Vienne La Nuit-Francois Lubiana.(This song is a French version of the 1961 song 'STAND BY ME' by Ben E.King)

Quote from Mason Cooley

I gulp down my pleasures,chew over my miseries.-Mason Cooley

Quote from Seneca The Younger

Death takes us piecemeal,not at a gulp.-Seneca the Younger

Quote on art

Art is man's distinctly human way of fighting death.-Leonard Baskin

Quote on pop art

Pop art is the inedible raised to the unspeakable.-Leonard Baskin

Quote on truth

Truth rings no bells.-Laura Riding

Quote on morality

Morality is a venereal disease.Its primary stage is called virtue;its secondary stage,boredom;its tertiary stage,syphilis.-Karl Kraus

Quote from Laura Riding

People get wisdom from thinking,not from Learning.-Laura Riding

Quote from Stanley Norman Cohen

Nature is that lovely lady to whom we owe polio,leprosy,smallpox,syphilis,tuberculosis,cancer.-Stanley Norman Cohen

Quote from Alexis Carrel

Comforts and syphilis are the greatest enemies of mankind.-Alexis Carrel

Quote from Sacha Baron Cohen

Sex can lead to nasty things like herpes,gonorrhea,and something called relationships.-Sacha Baron Cohen

Halo

Haloed-adjective of halo

Quote on memories

Memories are so two-faced.One minute, they're hugging you like a long-lost friend,the next minute they're ripping you apart like your worst enemy.-Lesley Kagen,TOMORROW RIVER(2010),PAGE 110.

Quote on negative emotions

Negative emotions are like unwelcome guests.Just because they show up on our doorstep doesn't mean they have a right to stay.-Deepak Chopra

Quote from Benjamin Franklin

The doorstep to the temple of wisdom is a knowledge of our own ignorance.-Benjamin Franklin

Quote from George Iles

Ignorance may find a truth on its doorstep that erudition vainly seeks in the stars.-George Iles

Quote from Lesley Kagen

When you least expect to recall something,a memory can pop up like an uninvited guest on your doorstep.-Lesley Kagen

Quote from Austin O'Malley

Truth lives in the cellar,error on the doorstep.-Austin O'Malley

Something in common

Question.What do Michael Landon,Steve Jobs,Patrick Swayze,Count Basie,astronaut Sally Ride and Luciano Pavarotti have in common?
Answer.They all died of pancreatic cancer.

Quote from Franny Billingsley

The beach has a language of its own,with its undulating ribbons of silt,the imponderable hieroglyphs of bird tracks.The receding waves catch on innumerable holes in the sand.Bubbles form and fade.A new language,with a new alphabet.-Franny Billingsley

Quote from Ted Key

Every job is a self-portrait of the person who does it.Autograph your work with excellence.-Ted Key

Quote from Lady Caroline Lamb

A weak and irresolute disposition is often more destructive than determined vice.-Lady Caroline Lamb

Quote from William Strunk ,Jr.

It is worse to be irresolute than to be wrong.-William Strunk,Jr.

Quote from Terence McKenna

The bigger you build the bonfire,the more darkness is revealed.-Terence McKenna

Quote from Lynn White,Jr.

Knowledge of history frees us to be contemporary.-Lynn White,Jr.

Innuendo

Innuendous-pertaining to innuendo,containing innuendo.Adjective of innuendo

348th list of 10 French songs you like

1.Il est Toujours Temps pour partir(1975)-Jeanne Napoli et Barbara Glasson
2.Il Suffit(1976)-Nicole Martin
3.Mandarine(1977)-Recreation
4.C'etait toi c'etait moi c'etait nous(1977)-Renee Martel.(This song is a French version of the Stevie Wonder song 'YESTERME YESTERYOU' from 1967)
5.A Seville-Dick Rivers
6.Entre Nous C'est Fini-Dick Rivers.(This song is a French version of the 1966 song 'IT'S ALL OVER NOW' from The Rolling Stones)
7.Les yeux d'une femme-Dick Rivers.(This song is a French version of the song 'TWILIGHT TIME' by The Platters)
7.Toi,quel Bonheur-Dick Rivers et Les Chats Sauvages
8.Sa Grande Passion-Dick Rivers.(This song is a French version of the Elvis Presley song 'MARIE'S THE NAME'---HIS LATEST FLAME')
9.Laisse-moi rire-Dick Rivers et Les Chats Sauvages.(This song is a French version of the song 'LESSONS IN LOVE' from the film ''THE YOUNG ONES'')
10.Petit Clown de Mon Coeur-Michele Richard

Quote from Mokokoma Mokhonoana

When it comes to their love lives,some people do not really have high standards;they merely have low sex drive.-Mokokoma Mokhonoana

Quote from Arthur Desmond

To go to extremes is ever symptomatic of genius and greatness.-Arthur Desmond

Quote from George Herbert

Persons unmask their evilest qualities when they do quarrel.-George Herbert

347th list of 10 French songs you like

1.La Solitude(1973)-Yves Martin
2.Une Chanson(1978)-Bernard Blanc
3.Une Ombre sur mon Coeur-Liliane Saint Pierre
4.La route du bonheur-Liliane Saint Pierre.(This song is a French version of the song 'DO YOU KNOW THE WAY TO SAN JOSE' by Dionne Warwick)
5.Je ne suis pas un bonbon-Liliane Saint Pierre
6.Si Loin Des Yeux,Si Loin du Coeur-Liliane Saint Pierre
7.Au Revoir et a demain(1968)-Liliane Saint Pierre.(This song is a French version of the 1968 song 'ANGEL OF THE MORNING' by Merilee Rush)
8.Je Retire Tout(1969)-Liliane Saint Pierre
9.Chanson sentimentale pour une fille sentimentale(1969)-Liliane Saint Pierre
9.Dieu seul sait(1970)-Liliane Saint Pierre
10.J'Entends une symphonie(1968)-Liliane Saint Pierre.(This song is a French version of the song 'I HEAR A SYMPHONY' by The Supremes)

Quote from Gilbert K.Chesterton

In a world where everything is ridiculous,nothing can be ridiculed.You cannot unmask a mask.-Gilbert K.Chesterton

Quote on beauty

Beauty is not in the face;beauty is a light in the heart.-Khalil Gibran

346th list of 10 French songs you like

1.Les Pieds Bleus(1971)-Carlos
2.Quand tu t'en iras(1967)-Claude Valade
3.Virginie(1963)-Dick Rivers
4.J'ai choisi l'amour(1963)-Dick Rivers
5.Nous Resterons Unis-Liliane Saint Pierre.(This song is a French version of the song 'UNITED WE STAND' by Brotherhood of Man)
6.Maman Viens me Chercher(1971)-Patrick Topaloff.(This song is a French version of the song 'MAMA TOLD ME NOT TO COME' by Three Dog Night)
7.Oui Dans Ma Vie(1968)-Herbert Leonard.(This song is a French version of the 1967 song 'FOR ONCE IN MY LIFE' by Stevie Wonder)
8.Quand c'est fini,c'est fini(1970)-Liliane Saint Pierre
8.Si Tu pars-Liliane Saint Pierre
9.Parceque tu me quittes-Liliane Saint Pierre
10.Plus Jamais(1968)-Liliane Saint Pierre

Quote on middle age

Middle age is Janus-faced.As we look back on our accomplishments and our failures to achieve the things we wanted,,we look ahead to the time we have left to us.Our children are gaining life,and our parents are losing it.-Stanley H.Cath

Quote from Meg Cabot

Hormones are very powerful things.We are helpless in their wake.-Meg Cabot

Quote from Marie Hoag

Estrogen-deficient women are the walking dead.-Marie Hoag MBA

Quote on money

Money in doses disproportionate to our needs enslaves.-Gerry Spence

Quote on estrogen

I've seen estrogen make princesses out of witches.-Marie Hoag MBA

Quote from London

London is an endless skirmish between angles and emptiness.-China Mieville

Quote from Steven Adler

Part of recovery is relapse.I dust myself off and move forward again.-Steven Adler

Quote from George Ade

Life is a series of relapses and recoveries.-George Ade

Quote from Catherine McCormack

Sunday evenings often feel like the weekend is over before it's even begun.-Catherine McCormack(born 1972),actress

Quote from George Horace Lorimer

When you make a mistake,don't make a second one---keeping it to yourself.Own up.The time to sort out rotten eggs is at the nest.The deeper you hide them in the case the longer they stay in circulation,and the worse impression they make when they finally come to the breakfast table.-George Horace Lorimer

Quote on reading

Reading is to your brain what water is to a tree.-Terry Hall

Quote from Owen Feltham

Where there is plenty,charity is a duty,not a courtesy.-Owen Feltham

Quote on virtue

Virtue dwells at the head of a river,to which we cannot get but by rowing against the Stream.-Owen Feltham

Quote from M.Russell Ballard

If we do not unplug we may miss the still small voice.-M.Russell Ballard

Quote from John Green

It's bad for your brain not to unplug.-John Green

Quote from Owen Feltham

Virtue is the truest liberty.-Owen Feltham

Quote from Terry Hall

It's called 'The Web' because once you're in it,you're stuck.-Terry Hall

Some interesting blogs and websites

1 www.diaryofarecipecollector.com
2 www.tasteandtellblog.com
3 www.tillabythesea.com
4 http://thecreativeplace.blogspot.com
5 www.hungrybrownie.com
6 http://animaltourism.com
7 www.carolinejimenez.com

Quote on discontent

Discontent is like ink poured into water,which fills the whole fountain full of blackness.-Owen Feltham(1602-1668)

Quote from Owen Feltham

The irresolute man flecks from one egg to another,so hatches nothing.-Owen Feltham

Interesting website

www.vintagenews.com

Quote on loneliness

Loneliness adds beauty to life.It puts a special burn on sunsets and makes night air smell better.-Henry Rollins

Quote from H.Jackson Brown,Jr.

Protect your enthusiasm from the negativity of others.-H.Jackson Browne ,Jr.

Quote from Vera Nazarian

A wise person is like a smoothly polished rock:it takes time to become either.-Vera Nazarian,THE PERPETUAL CALENDAR OF INSPIRATION.

Fact on melatonin

If you are deprived of light for too long,your body produces too much melatonin.
                                 When your body produces too much melatonin,you get more drowsy and sleepy,and eventually even depressed.
                                           In winter when daylight hours are short,your body can produce toolittle melatonin;hence in winter you can feel more sleepy and depressed.

Quote from Wallace Stegner

There is nothing like a doorbell to precipitate the potential into the kinetic.-Wallace Stegner

Quote from Rebecca West

It's always one's virtues and not one's vices that precipitate one into disaster.-Rebecca West

Orange juice

Some people consider orange juice as diabetes in a bottle.Orange juice often has high sugar content and fructose can be worse for health than glucose.

Melatonin and cortisol

Melatonin is a sleep aid and an anti-aging supplement.Melatonin makes us feel drowsy.
                               The pineal gland secretes melatonin.As we age,our melatonin levels naturally drop off.
                                        As we grow oder,our cortisol levels naturally go up.Cortisol is the stress hormone.
                                         Melatonin is the anti-stress hormone.

Quote from Christopher Eccleston

We all need a firm sense of identity.-Christopher Eccleston

Quote from Christopher Eccleston

Television,although it's in steep decline,still occasionally gives voices to people who don't have voices.-Christopher Eccleston

Quote from Jane Jacobs

Erosion of Cities or Attrition of Automobiles.-Jane Jacobs

Quote from Virginia Kelley

There is nothing like a newborn baby to renew your spirit-and to buttress your resolve to make the world a better place.-Virginia Kelley

Quote from Gore Vidal

The idea of a good society is something you do not need a religion and eternal punishment to buttress;you need a religion if you are terrified of death.-Gore Vidal

Quote from Jeff Galloway

If you're laboring up a steep hill,imagine that a towrope is attached to the center of your chest,pulling you steadily toward the top.-Jeff Galloway

Quote from Carlson Gracie

If you cannot win,make the enemy pay a steep price for victory.-Carlson Gracie

Quote from Caryl Rivers

Freedom is much more complicated than servitude.-Caryl Rivers

Quote from Puzant Kevork Thomajan

A hearty laugh gives one a dry cleaning,while a good cry is a wet wash.-Puzant Kevork Thomajan

Quote from Zadie Smith

No one is more ingenious than the poor,wherever you find them.When you are poor every stage has to be thought through.Wealth is the opposite.With wealth you get to be thoughtless..-Zadie Smith,SWING TIME:A NOVEL.

Quote from Zadie Smith

The object of the passion is just an accessory to the passion itself.-Zadie Smith

Quote from Mehmet Murat Ildan

All the uglinesses of the world can best be forgotten in the beauty of nature!-Mehmet Murat Ildan

Brand of Olive oil you finished consuming in September 2018

In September 2018,you finished consuming a 1 Litre glass bottle of SHEYLUS Extra-Virgin Olive Oil(First Cold pressed).
                  -Product of Tunisia.
                              It was very good.

Fugly

Fugly-very ugly or unattractive.

Quote from P.J.O'Rourke

Modern air travel means less time spent in transit.That time is now spent in transit lounges.-P.J.O'Rourke

Quote from George Steiner

The immense majority of human biographies are a gray transit between domestic spasm and oblivion.-George Steiner

Quote from Jules Renard

If one were to build the house of happiness,the largest space would be the waiting room.-Jules Renard

Quote from Norman Foster

You cannot separate the buildings out from the infrastructure of cities and the mobility of transit.-Norman Foster

Quote on George Carlin

Why don't they have waiters in waiting rooms?-George Carlin

Quote on marriage

Marriage can be viewed as the waiting room for death.-Mike Myers

Quote from Eugene Field

Ideas come with explosive immediacy,like an instant birth.Human thought is like a monstrous pendulum,it keeps swinging from one extreme to the other.-Eugene Field

India,Pakistan and Haiti

What is the national fruit of India,Haiti and Pakistan?
Answer.Mango

Armenia

Q.What is the national fruit of Armenia?
Answer.Apricot

Malaysia

Q.What is the national fruit of Malaysia and Singapore?
Answer.Durian

Quote from Stephen Colbert

The beauty of new media is that no evidence is necessary.The brave blog-troopers have stormed the cockpit of news,and wrestled the joystick of authority away from the seasoned pilots of the press who would land our country at the Facts International Airport.-Stephen Colbert

Quote from Royal S.Copeland

The most trying hours in life are between four o'clock and the evening meal.A cup of tea at this time adds a lot of comfort and happiness.-Royal S.Copeland

Jamaica

Q.What is the national fruit of Jamaica?
Answer.Ackee

Iran

What is the national fruit of Iran?
Answer.Pomegranate

Thailand

Q.What is the national fruit of Thailand?
Answer.Purple mangosteen

Quote from Alan Cohen

The fire of purpose easily melts the icicles of obstacles.-Alan Cohen(born 1954)

Quote on anger

Anger is the ego's way of cloaking fear to make what is frail seem formidable.-Alan Cohen(born 1954)

Quote on Ottawa

Ottawa:a sub-arctic lumber-village converted by royal mandate into a political cockpit.-Goldwin Smith

Quote on advertising

Advertising is the foot on the accelerator,the hand on the throttle,the spur on the flank that keeps our economy surging forward.-Robert W.Sarnoff

Quote from Janice Dickinson

The past explains how I got here,but the future is up to me-and I love to live life at full throttle.-Janice Dickinson

Quote from Bill Watterson

Tomorrow we'll not only seize the day,we'll throttle it.-Bill Watterson

Quote from Ralph Waldo Emerson

So in writing,there is always a right word,and every other than that is wrong.There is no beauty in words except in their collocation.The effect of a fanciful word misplaced,is like that of a horn of exquisite polish growing on a human head.-Ralph Waldo Emerson

Quote from Peter Kropotkin

The history of human thought recalls the swinging of a pendulum-that takes centuries to swing.-Peter Kropotkin

Quote from George Bernard Shaw

Men get tired of everything,of heaven no less than of hell;and all that history is nothing but a record of the oscillations of the world between these two extremes.An epoch is but a swing of the pendulum;and each generation thinks the world is progressing because it is always moving.-George Bernard Shaw,playwright.

Quote on ego

The ego romanticizes the past to avoid the true romance of the present.-Alan Cohen(born 1954)

Quote from Steven Wright

I went to a restaurant that serves ''breakfast anytime.''So I ordered French toast during the Renaissance.-Steven Wright

Quote from Alan Cohen

Keep memories of insult on a short leash,and memories of blessing on a long one.-Alan Cohen(born 1954)

Quote on humility

Do not confuse humility with humiliation.-Alan Cohen(born 1954)

345th list of 10 French songs you like

1.Dans la ville endormie(1968)-Dalida
2.Le Temps ne Les Attends Pas-Les Serfs.(This song is a French version of the 1966 song 'TIME WON'T LET ME' by The Outsiders)
3.L'Amour n'est pas pour Toi-Les Genies.(This song is a 1966 version of the song 'KICK' by Paul Revere &The Raiders)
4.Je Pleure Comme In Enfant(1968)-Les Hou-Lops.(This song is a French version of the song 'CRY LIKE A BABY' by The Box Tops)
5.Tout s'efface-18 Carats
6.Jolie Suzanne(1970)-Les Maitres
6.Tu es la seule dans ma vie-Les Titans
7.Debout Jolie Suzie(1966)-Les Selects.(This song is a French version of the 1957 song 'WAKE UP LITTLE SUZIE' by The Everly Brothers)
8.Ne T'en va pas(1966)-Les Gitans.(This song is a French version of the 1965 song 'BABY DON'T GO' by Sonny and Cher)
9.Dans Tous les pays(1965)-Richard Anthony.(This song is a French version of the song 'DANCING IN THE STREETS' by Martha and The Vandellas)
10.Dans Tous les pays(1967)-Claire Lepage.(This song is a French version of the song 'DANCING IN THE STREETS' by Martha and the Vandellas)

Quote from Alan Cohen

If you are a misfit in one place,you will be a great fit in another.-Alan Cohen(born 1954)

Quote on the past

View the past as your enemy,and it will be an albatross.View it as your friend,and it will give you wings.-Alan Cohen,American businessman

Quote from humility

Humility moves more mountains than arrogance.-Alan Cohen

Quote on progress

The so called ''progress'',''time marching on'',is not a straight line,but a pendulum.-Zygmunt Bauman

Quote from Thomas Jefferson

We are now vibrating between too much and too little government,and the pendulum will rest finally in the middle.-Thomas Jefferson

Quote from Patrick Dixon

To every trend there is a counter-trend.There are a number of pendulums operating and each creates new business opportunities.-Patrick Dixon

Quote on life

Life is like a taxi.The meter just keeps a-ticking whether you are getting somewhere or just standing still.-Lou Erickson

Quote from Brandon Mull

The pendulum swings between Light and Darkness.-Brandon Mull

Quote from Yann Martel

The worst pair of opposites is boredom and terror.Sometimes your life is a pendulum swing from one to the other.-Yann Martel

344th list of 10 French songs I like

1.Grandis Pas(1978)-Dick Rivers
2.Je t'ai Reconnue-Dick Rivers
3.Elena(1968)-Dick Rivers
4.Je Rentre Tout Seul-Dick Rivers
5.Larmes sur mes joues-Michele Richard.(This song is a French version of the song 'TEARS ON MY PILLOW' by Little Anthony and The Imperials)
6.Mon Coeur ne bat plus(1965)-Michele Richard.(This song is a French version of the Patsy Cline song 'I GO TO PIECES')
7.Frappe Trop Fois(1971)-Michele Richard.(This song is a French version of the 1971 song 'KNOCK THREE TIMES' by Tony Orlando and The Dawn)
8.Dans une heure(1971)-Michele Richard
8.C'est si doux-Michele Richard.(This song is a French version of the song 'SWAY' by Dean Martin)
9.Les Gens Croient-Michele Richard
10.Knock Knock-Michele Richard
10.Pluie pluie reste chez toi(1962)-Michele Richard
10.La Fille de la Montagne(1962)-Michele Richard.(This song is a French version of the 1962 hit song 'WOLVERTON MOUNTAIN' by Claude King)

Quote from Louise Nevelson

What we call reality is an agreement that people have arrived at to make life more livable.-Louise Nevelson

Quote on investors

The intelligent investor is a realist who sells to optimists and buys from pessimists.-Benjamin Graham

Quote from Alan Cohen

Our history is not our destiny.-Alan Cohen(born 1954),American businessman.

Quote on God

God is a frequency.Stay tuned in.-Alan Cohen(born 1954)

Quote from Carl Jung

The pendulum of the mind alternates between sense and nonsense,not between right and wrong.-Carl Jung

Some great songs from the sixties

1.I Can Only Give You Everything(1967)-Them.(featuring Van Morrison)
2.Here Comes The Night(1965)-Them
3.One More Time(1965)-Them
4.All For Myself(1965)-Them
5.Out of Sight-Them
6.Hole In My Shoe(1967)-Them

Quote from Isadora Duncan

Life is like a pendulum:the deeper the sorrow,the more colorful the joy.-Isadora Duncan,American dancer.

Quote from Ralph Waldo Emerson

Old age brings along with its uglinesses the comfort that you will soon be out of it,-which ought to be a substantial relief to such discontented pendulums as we are.-Ralph Waldo Emerson

Quote on guilt

Guilt:punishing yourself before God doesn't.-Alan Cohen

Heat islands

Heat islands are pockets of the city that absorb and store heat.
                          Heat islands can be countered by expanding green spaces and planting more trees.

Africa

Africa occupies about 20% of the world's land area.

Starbucks

There are about 29,000 Starbucks outlets in the world in August 2018.

Quote from Alan Cohen

There is virtue in work and virtue in rest.Use both and overlook neither.-Alan Cohen

343rd list of 10 French songs you like

1.Quand Julie Reviendra(1971)-Jacques Lepage
2.Ne les crois pas(1967)-Ann Ballester.(This song is a French version of the 1967 hit song 'NEVER MY LOVE' by The Association)
3.La Flute Magique-Marie Laforet.(This song is a French version of the 1971 song 'EL CONDOR PASA' by Simon and Garfunkel)
4.Carnaval de Laval-Nicole Cloutier
5.Que vos nuages ne tuent pas les homes-Ann Ballester
6.Tant pis pour les fleurs-Ann Ballester
7.Le Gringo-Ann Ballester
8.Un Ile de tes bras(1969)-Herve Vilard
9.Ma Maison qui monte jusqu' au ciel(1967)-Herve Vilard
10.Vivre Sa Vie(1965)-Les Sultans.
10.L'Hiver au Fond du Coeur(Theme du film 'L'Astragale')-Ann Ballester

Quote from Mason Cooley

Self-inflicted misery smirks under its crown of thorns.-Mason Cooley

Quote from Regina Spektor

Every morning I wake up with a purpose and a smirk.-Regina Spektor

342nd list of 10 French songs you like

1.Les Gens d'Aujord'hui-S.T.P
2.Le Sorcier du Flipper(1973)-Richard Anthony
3.Un An en Amazonie(1971)-Antoine
4.Dieu m'a donne(1973)-Yves Martin
5.Plus la Meme(1965)-Michel Robidoux
6.Tu Feras Mieux de l'oublier(1966)-Roger Lorendo
6.La Vie est plus belle(1965)-Mascarenas
7.Le Fruit de l'Amour-Luc Roman
8.Avec la pluie,avec mon chien-Claire Dixon
9.Tant Mieux-Willie Lamothe
10.On prefere(1970)-Marie Sylvie

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341st list of 10 French songs you like

1.Tu as un ami-Bruce et les Sultans.(This song is a French version of the 1971 song 'YOU'VE GOT A FRIEND' by James Taylor)
2.Le Temps d'une valse-Stephane
3.Les Enchaines-Stephane.(This song is a French version of the 1965 song 'UNCHAINED MELODY' by The Righteous Brothers)
4.Il Est Impossible-Paolo Noel
5.Mon Coeur cherche ton Coeur-Paolo Noel
6.Le Plus Beau Tango du Monde-Paolo Noel
7.Le Temps des Amours(1970)-Robert Demontigny.(This song is a French version of the 1970 song from Bobby Sherman 'EASY COME,EASY GO')
8.Le Coeur d'une Fille-Paolo Noel
9.Quand On Est Amoureux-Johnny White
10.Pour lui tu feras des folies(1966)-Noel Deschamps

340th list of 10 French songs you like

1.Tu me blesses(1962)-Michele Richard.(This song is a French version of the song 'MR.HEARTACHE' by Pat Hervey)
2.Tous les deux-Norman Knight
3.Je reviendrai in jour(1972)-Norman Knight.(This song is a French version of the 1962 song 'ROSES ARE RED' by Bobby Vinton)
4.Pour que jamais tu n'oublies-Norman Knight
5.Les Grilles de ma maison-Norman Knight
6.Un Monde Sans Amour-Norman Knight.(This song is a French version of the song from 1964 'A WORLD WITHOUT LOVE' by Peter and Gordon)
7.Loin de toi-Stephane
8.Seche tes larmes-Stephane
9.Quand On Revient Chez Soi-Stephane
10.Je ne pourrai plus t'oublier-Stephane

Quote from Zadie Smith

On cold days a man can see his breath,on a hot day he can't.On both occasions,the man breathes.-Zadie Smith,WHITE TEETH.

Quote from Phil Vischer

Beware of your dreams.They can become misplaced lovers.They can become idols.-Phil Vischer

Quote from R.Buckminster Fuller

I call intuition cosmic fishing.You feel a nibble,then you've got to hook the fish.-R.Buckminster Fuller

Quote about faith

For ridding oneself of faith is like boiling seawater to retrieve the salt--something is gained but something is lost.-Zadie Smith,WHITE TEETH.

Quote on inequality

Extreme inequality fractures communities,and after a while the cracks gape so wide the whole edifice comes tumbling down.-Zadie Smith,FEEL FREE:ESSAYS

Quote from Mickey Rooney

Always get married early in the morning.That way,if it doesn't work out,you haven't wasted a whole day.-Mickey Rooney

Quote from Marshall McLuhan

In an age of multiple and massive innovations,obsolescence becomes the major obsession.-Marshall McLuhan

Quote from Zadie Smith

A tap runs fast the first time you switch it on.-Zadie Smith,THE EMBASSY OF CAMBODIA