Quote from Harriet Lerner

Intimate relationships cannot substitute for a life plan.But to have any meaning or viability at all,a life plan must include intimate relationships.-Harriet Lerner

A song from 1941 that I like

Be Honest with me(1941)-song by Bing Crosby

Wolves and ravens

Millions of years of evolution have tied wolves and ravens with the same string.Ravens have been found to lead wolves to nearby carcasses or potential prey,which in return make the soft flesh available to the ravens by breaking the tough outer skin.Also,ravens and wolves have been found to indulge in leisure time fun and games.

A song from 1944 that I love

Swinging on A Star(1944)-song by Bing Crosby.

Hummingbirds

A person would have to eat 300 hamburgers or a refrigerator full of food just to match the equivalent of what hummingbirds consume to survive each day.Humming birds are the world's hungriest birds.

New song from 2020 that I absolutely love

Free(2020)-song by Sault.

Death from pooping

It's possible to faint or die from pooping too hard.It's a rare condition called defecation syncope.

An inspiring song from 1942 that I like

No More Coffee In the Pot(1942)- song by The King's Men.

An interesting song from Frank Sinatra that I like

The Coffee Song-song by Frank Sinatra.

Song from Bing Crosby that I like

Pennies From Heaven(1936)- song by Bing Crosby.

Song from Frank Sinatra that you like

Pocketful of Miracles- song by Frank Sinatra

Quote from H.Jackson Brown,Jr.

Don't work for recognition,but do work worthy of recognition.-H.Jackson Brown,Jr.

Very old song from Margaret Whiting that I like

Wedding Bells-song by Margaret Whiting and Jimmy Wakely.

Message I saw on coffee mug

I'm not lazy;I'm on energy-saving mode.-message seen on coffee mug

Quote on winter

Winter is not a season,it's a celebration.-Anamika Mishra

Monaco

Monaco has long been a comfortable haven for those wanting to escape playing French taxes.

Another Bing Crosby song you like

Clementine-song by Bing Crosby.

Song by the Jordan Brothers that you like

Be Mine-song by Jordan Brothers.

Funky instrumental song by Les Baxter that you like

Tropicando-song by Les Baxter.

A song from 1938 that I like

I've Got A Pocketful of Dreams(1938)- song by Bing Crosby.

Pudu deer

The Pudu deer is the world's smallest deer.They live in bamboo thickets to hide from predators.

Song from 1943 that I love

You'll Never Know(1943)-song by Dick Haymes

Quote from Frank Healy

We need rules when we are young bu t once they are instilled we can have sensible leeway.-Frank Healy

Great quote on time from Susan Sontag

Time does not give one much leeway;it thrusts us forward from behind,blows us through the narrow tunnel of the present into the future.But space is broad,teeming with possibilities,positions,intersections,passages,detours,U-turns,dead-ends,one-way streets.Too many possibilities,indeed.-Susan Sontag

Quote from Caitlin Moran

A library in the middle of a community is a cross between an emergency exit,a life raft,and a festival.They are cathedrals of the mind;hospitals of the soul;theme parks of the imagination.-Caitlin Moran

Another song by Margaret Whiting you like

I Love You Because- song by Margaret Whiting.

Fact about trees

Biologists say that trees are social beings.They can count,learn and remember.They nurse sick members,warn each other of danger by sending electrical signals across a fungal network & for reasons unknown,keep the ancient stumps of long felled companions alive for centuries by feeding them a sugar solution through the roots .Simply amazing.

Margaret Whiting song from 1961 that you like

On Second Thought(1961)- song by Margaret Whiting.

Quote from Robert H.Goddard

The only barrier to human development is ignorance,and this is not insurmountable.-Robert H.Goddard

Obscure song by Petula Clark that you like

Whistlin' For The Moon-song by Petula Clark.

Song from 1950 that you love

Broken Down Merry Go Round(1950)- song by Margaret Whiting and Jimmy Wakely.

Quote from Judith Martin

When virtues are pointed out first,flaws seem less insurmountable.-Judith Martin

Quote from Ralph Waldo Emerson

There is really no insurmountable barrier save your own inherent weakness of purpose.-Ralph Waldo Emerson

Quote from Charles Bukowski

News travels fast in places where nothing much ever happens.-Charles Bukowski

Quote from Susan Benjamin

The angry customers must be calmed and controlled while the lethargic employees must be energized.-Susan Benjamin

Song from 1942 that I like

Be Careful,It's My Heart(1942)- song by Bing Crosby.

Quote from Annie Leonard

There is no such thing as 'away.'When we throw anything away,it must go somewhere.-Annie Leonard

Quote on globalism

Globalism has less leeway for a poor country's brilliant sons.-Molly Crabapple

Quote from Richard Linklater

We all give ourselves a lot of leeway,but we want consistency from other people.-Richard Linklater

Obscure song by Paul Petersen from the sixties that you love

Rosie-song by Paul Petersen.

Quote from David Nicholls

The unrequited love of one's only living offspring has its own particular slow acid burn.-David Nicholls

Low-calorie vegetables

Green vegetables like broccoli,green beans,cucumbers and lettuce are low-calorie vegetables. -- Vegetables like corn and green peas are high-calorie vegetables and have a higher glycemic index.

Truth about unhealthy diets

You can't outexercise an unhealthy diet.You can't burn off an unhealthy diet.

Quote from Rudyard Kipling

Meddling with another man's folly is always thankless work.-Rudyard Kipling

Quote from Gary Wolf

The idea that our mental life is affected by hidden causes is a mainstay of psychology.-Gary Wolf

Quote from Robert Half

There is something that is much more scarce,something rarer than ability.It is the ability to recognize ability.-Robert Half

Quote from Peter Coyote

When you break the rules and you win,you're a hero,When you lose you're scurrilous.-Peter Coyote

Quote from Adam Carolla

Asking someone in advance not to judge you,is like asking someone in advance not to smell you.-Adam Carolla

Quote from opportunists

Opportunists are promoted,realists are co-opted,idealists are frightened and radicals are shot.-Heather Marsh

Quote from Adam Carolla

The main thing that I learned from my horrible job experiences was how horrible they were.-Adam Carolla

Quote from Adam Carolla

People who fail,excel at avoiding opportunity.-Adam Carolla (born 1964)

Quote from James Salter

The dreams are the skeleton of all reality.-James Salter

Quote from Ron Paul

The federal government cannot maintain a budget surplus any more than an alcoholic can leave a fresh bottle of whiskey untouched in the cupboard.-Ron Paul

Quote from Thomas S.Monson

Your mind is a cupboard and you stock the shelves.-Thomas S.Monson

Quote on the past

The past is a cupboard full of light and all you have to do is find the key that opens the door.-Kate Atkinson

Great quote on the elderly

The elderly are all someone's flesh and blood and we cannot just shut them in a cupboard and hand over the responsibility for taking care of them to the state.-Simon Callow

Quote from Ponzi schemes

Ponzi schemes don't trickle down,they siphon up.-Heather Marsh

Quote on dress codes

Dress codes are for styleless people.-James Salter

Quote from Gustave Flaubert

Be regular and orderly in your life,so that you may be violent and original in your work.-Gustave Flaubert

Charlie Pride of Covid-19

Charlie Pride,the black country singer very sadly died of complications from COVID-19 in December 2020 at the age of 86. -- Charlie Pride was the first black singer to be inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame.

Climate change in Nigeria

In Northeast Nigeria climate change is exacerbated by conflict in 2020.Farmlands are being wiped out by desert in northeast Nigeria and Lake Chad is drying up.

Song from 1946 that you like

Linda(1946)- song by Buddy Clark with Ray Noble and His Orchestra.

A song by Frank Sinatra that you like

London By Night-song by Frank Sinatra.

Quote from Stephen Jay Gould

Nothing is more dangerous than a dogmatic world view.-Stephen Jay Gould

Interesting museum in North Carolina

Visit www.griftonmuseum.com --- Grifton is a town in North Carolina.

Song from 1944 that I like

San Fernando Valley(1944)- song by Bing Crosby.

Quote from Sidney Poitier

So much of life,it seems to me,is determined by pure randomness.-Sidney Poitier

Quote on doors

Doors are for people with no imagination.-Derek Landy.- SKULDUGGERY PLEASANT.

Quote from Eric Hoffer

Creativity is the ability to introduce order into the randomness of nature.- Eric Hoffer

Quote from Ben Casnocha

Expose yourself to as much randomness as possible.-Ben Casnocha

Quote on wine

Wine is a clog to the pen,not an inspiration.-Mark Twain

Quote from Dean Koontz

Taking in money,banks were like industrial vacuum cleaners.Giving it out,they were clogged faucets.-Dean Koontz

Quote from Horace

Clogged with yesterday's excess,the body drags the mind down with it.-Horace

Vaccines

Cold chain transportation-The delicate process of transporting refrigerated vaccines.

A restaurant in Australia

Brilliant idea by a restaurant in Australia.No cellphones means 10% discount on bill.

Quote from Elizabeth Hardwick

Houses of evil similarity appeared like rows of disciplined,humiliated orphans.-Elizabeth Hardwick

Quote from Jim Rohn

Only by giving are you able to receive more than you already have.-Jim Rohn