Quote from John Ruskin

Skill is the unified force of experience, intellect and passion in their operation.– John Ruskin

Quote from Les Brown

If you set goals and go after them with all the determination you can muster, your gifts will take you places that will amaze you.– Les Brown

Great song by Frank Sinatra

Moonlight in Vermont-song by Frank Sinatra

Quote from Brian Tracy

Spend eighty percent of your time focusing on the opportunities of tomorrow rather than the problems of yesterday.-Brian Tracy

Toddler killed in Toronto by falling air-conditioner from high rise building

Crystal Mirogho was just 2 years old when she was hit and killed by a heavy window-mounted air conditioning unit that had fallen from the eighth storey of a Toronto Community Housing Corporation (TCHC) building in the area of Lawrence Avenue East and Mossbank on Monday,November 11,2019.
                                  The toddler was being pushed by her mother in her stroller at the time.This is such a tragic story.
                                   Improperly installed window-mounted air conditioners in apartment buildings pose safety hazards to passers-by.Window-mounted air conditioners should be placed above balconies whenever possible to reduce the safety risk.

Titanic victim Malinda Borden

Titanic victim Malinda Borden was drowned at sea as she was working aboard the Titanic.Life boats were made available to WHITE women and WHITE children only.The Black workers were not listed among the passengers or victims.They were only listed among property that was lost.The facts they didn't tell us.

Great song by Sam Roberts Band

Metal Skin-song by Sam Roberts Band.

Quote from David Foster Wallace

You are excused from doing the work of constructing the fantasy.The ads do it for you.The ads,therefore,don't flatter your adult agency,or even ignore it-they supplant it.-David Foster Wallace

Quote from Bob Larson

Ceaselessly,evil battles with good,right clashes with wrong,darkness comes against the light,and the counterfeit struggles to supplant the real.-Bob Larson

Quote from Claudia Black

Trust in yourself.Your perceptions are often far more accurate than you are willing to believe.-Claudia Black

Underrated song by The Buttless Chaps

Fresh Horses-song by The Buttless Chaps

Great song by Wolf Parade

Baby Blue-song by Wolf Parade

Quote from Catherine O' Hara

I think everyone is born with humor,but your life can beat it out of you,sadly,or you can be lucky enough to grow up in it.-Catherine O' Hara

Spanish song from Elvis Crespo that I like

Suavemente(1988)-song by Elvis Crespo

Quote from superstition

Superstition may be defined as constructive religion which has grown incongruous with intelligence.-John Tyndall

Quote from Georges Perec

If you do not keep on sorting your books,your books unsort themselves.-Georges Perec,THOUGHTS OF SORTS.

Quote from Merilyn Simonds

My books are my brain and my heart made visible.-Merilyn Simonds,GUTENBERG'S FINGERPRINT:A BOOK LOVER BRIDGES THE DIGITAL DIVIDE.

Quote from Anthony Mackie

Every time I get mad,I grab my hammer and make a bookshelf or something.-Anthony Mackie

Quote from Michelle Alexander

Mass incarceration has become normalized in the United States.Poor folks of color are shuttled from decrepit,underfunded schools to brand new,high-tech prisons and then relegated to a permanent undercaste---stigmatized as undeserving of any moral care or concern.-Michelle Alexander

International Men's Day

Today,March 8 is International Women's Day.
               But did you know that November 19 is International Men's Day?

Quote from Malcolm Gladwell

Don't depend on heaven for food,but on your own two hands carrying the load.-Malcolm Gladwell

Quote from Angelo Surmelis

I've squeezed as many bookcases in this tiny space as possible.Being surrounded by books and magazines makes me feel calm.It makes the room feel wrapped in a layer of protection.As if nothing or  noone can get to me.-Angelo Surmelis,THE DANGEROUS ART OF BLENDING IN.

Quote from Nanette L.Avery

Dogeared pages means someone is reading a paperback.-Nanette L.Avery

Quote from Herman Melville

A smile is the chosen vehicle of all ambiguities.-Herman Melville

Brand of Balsamic vinegar that you finished consuming in February 2020

In February 2020 you finished consuming a 500 ml glass bottle of OROS-Balsamic Vinegar of Modena.
-Product of Italy.
-Acidity-6%
-Ingredients:Wine Vinegar,concentrated grape must,caramel colour.CONTAINS SULFITES.

Brand of Harissa that you finished consuming in February 2020

In February 2020 you finished consuming a 140 ml tin can of CEDAR-PHOENICIA -Harissa Sauce.
-Product of Tunisia.
-Ingredients:Red Hot Peppers,Garlic,Coriander,Salt,Caraway.

Quote from Ralph Bunche

And so class will some day supplant race in world affairs.Race war will then be merely a side-show to the gigantic class war which will be waged in the big tent we call the world.-Ralph Bunche

Quote from Leonore Fleischer

Catch a dog in your favorite chair,and he slinks away abashed.The cat will pretend incomprehension;surely you must know it's her chair?-Leonore Fleischer

Quote from Rick Bass

To not pursue the thing one wants would be a waste of one's life.-Rick Bass

Leaplings

Leaplings-People born on Leap day ,i.e. February 29.

Quote from Bill Whittle

Treat your past as a book that you learn from instead of a hammer that you beat yourself up about.-Bill White

Criminogenic

Criminogenic-of a society,institution or system that generates crime.

Quote on re-reading

Re-reading is much underrated.I've read THE SPY WHO CAME IN FROM THE COLD once every five years since I was 15.I only started to understand it the third time.-Malcolm Gladwell

Quote on civilizations

Civilizations fall because the people inside the sanctuary throw open the gates.-Bill Whittle

Good song from Jordan Klassen

Virtuous Cirtcle-song by Jordan Klassen.

Quote from Fred Allen

I always have trouble remembering three things:faces,names,and----I can't remember what the third thing is.-Fred Allen

Quote from Bill Whittle

Government can take your money at gunpoint;businesses have to persuade you.-Bill Whittle

Ways to improve stomach acid

As people age,they usually produce less stomach acid and this can impair digestion.
            Four ways to improve stomach acid:
1.Drink apple cider vinegar
2.Eat Ginger
3.Eat fermented vegetables.Vegetables such as kimchi,sauerkraut,and pickles can naturally improve your stomach acid.
4.Limit processed foods.A balanced diet rich in fruits and vegetables can increase your stomach acid levels.

Quote from C.P.Snow

Two polar groups:at one pole we have the literary intellectuals,at the other scientists, and as the most representative,the physical scientists.Between the two a gulf of mutual incomprehension.-C.P.Snow

Counter space in the kitchen

What is the point of having a lot of counter space in the kitchen if you put nothing on the counter?A lot of people's kitchen countertops are perennially empty.

Greedy marriage

Greedy marriage-Term in sociology meaning after a person gets married they often shut out the other relationships and friends in their life.The couple often disengage from their social networks and community to devote their undivided attention to each other.

Interesting quote from Henry Miller

Those who are truly decrepit,living corpses,so to speak,are the middle-aged,middle-class men and women who are stuck in their comfortable grooves and imagine that the status quo will last forever or else are so frightened it won't ,that they have retreated into their mental bomb shelters to wait it out.-Henry Miller

Insightful quote from Joel D.Barker

When you think about it,if the fittest always won,all forests should be completely homogeneous.One species should supplant all others as the most superior competitor.But it doesn't happen that way.Nor doesn't it happen that way in the marketplace.-Joel A.Barker

Quote on human beings

We aren't ,as human beings,very good at acting in our best interest.-Malcolm Gladwell

Stomach acid

People over the age of 50 usually produce 25% less stomach acid and this reduces the body's ability to absorb Vitamin B-12.

Quote from Malcolm Gladwell

Shallow communities are relatively easy to build.-Malcolm Gladwell

Quote from Malcolm Gladwell

I am far more distress-avoidant than I am joy-seeking.-Malcolm Gladwell

Absorption of calcium in the body

In order for calcium to be absorbed into your body from food your body must  have a sufficient level of Vitamin B-12.

Quote on entrepreneurs

An incredibly high percentage of successful entrepreneurs are dyslexic.That's one of the little-known facts.-Malcolm Gladwell

Quote from Tracy Chevalier

My father was often impatient during March, waiting for winter to end, the cold to ease, the sun to reappear. March was an unpredictable month, when it was never clear what might happen. Warm days raised hopes until ice and grey skies shut over the town again.– Tracy Chevalier

Quote from Malcolm Gladwell

The visionary starts with a clean sheet of paper,and re-imagines the world.-Malcolm Gladwell

Quote from John Fowles

No amount of reading and intelligent deduction could supplant the direct experience.-John Fowles

Quote on decision-making

Truly successful decision-making relies on a balance between deliberate and instinctive thinking.-Malcom Gladwell

Quote on hard work

Hard work is a prison sentence only if it does not have meaning.-Malcolm Gladwell

Quote from Neil de Grasse Tyson

They(scientists of centuries past) call on God only from the lonely and precarious edge of incomprehension.Where they feel certain about their explanations,however God gets hardly a mention-Neil de Grasse Tyson.

Quote on the rich and poor

Some pretend to be rich,yet have nothing;others pretend to be poor,yet have great wealth.-Malcolm Gladwell

Quote on achievement

Achievement is talent plus preparation.-Malcolm Gladwell(born 1963).

Quote from Malcolm Gladwell

The underdog winning is the romantic position.-Malcolm Gladwell

Quote on writers

As a writer,the best mindset is to be unafraid.-Malcolm Gladwell