Another song by The Bicycles that you like

Nap Trap-song by The Bicycles.

A great song by The Bicycles

Stop Thinking So Much-song by The Bicycles.

Quote on bitterness

Bitterness can be corrosive.It can rewrite your memories as if it were scrubbing a crime scene clean,until in the end you only remember what suits you of its causes.-Fredrick Backman

Another quote from Sarah Vowell

My lips are chapped from the winds of change.-Sarah Vowell,RADIO ON:A LISTENER'S DIARY

Quote from Sarah Vowell

My audience is going to die before I do.-Sarah Vowell

Quote from Mary Martin

Stop the habit of wishful thinking and start the habit of thoughtful wishes.-Mary Martin

Rubber erasers

People initially used bread to erase pencil marks.In 1770,Edward Naine accidentally picked up a rubber piece instead of bread and found it very effective,prompting him to sell rubber erasers. .Erasers exist to fix mistakes and was invented to fix one.

Quote on lies

Lies are like cockroaches,for every one you discover there are many more that are hidden.-Gary Hopkins

Quote on excuses

Excuses are merely the cherry topping of an E.Coli-infested sundae.-Gena Showalter

Quote on Rodeo Drive

Rodeo Drive is a giant butterscotch sundae.-Andy Warhol

Fish odor

Fish odor can be removed from the hands by washing them with lemon juice.

Ball point pens

For a long time in the UK ball point pens were called biros.

Gold

Most of the world's gold by far is found in the oceans.

A song by Jane Morgan that you like

Greensleeves-song by Jane Morgan.

A song from 1955 that I like

Two Lost Souls(1955)-song by Perry Como and Jaye P.Morgan. This song is from the 1955 movie' DAMN YANKEES'.

Song from 1948 that I like

A Little Bird Told Me(1948)- song by Evelyn Knight and The Stardusters.

Quote from Sarah Vowell

Relics are treasured as something close to the divine.-Sarah Vowell

Quote from Martin King Luther Jr.

This country has socialism for the rich,and rugged individualism for the poor.-Martin Luther King Jr.

Japanese schools

Most Japanese schools do not employ janitors or custodians.The Japanese education system believes that requiring students to clean the school themselves teaches respect,responsibility,and emphasizes equality.

Volkswagen cars in 1959

In 1959,A coffee maker was an optional extra in Volkswagen cars.

Quote from Anne Michaels

Hold a book in your hand and you're a pilgrim at the gates of a new city.-Anne Michaels,FUGITIVE PIECES.

Quote from Victoria Schwab

Every weakness exposes flesh,and flesh invites a knife.-Victoria Schwab

Quote on testosterone

Importantly,rather than promoting aggression,testosterone promotes whatever is needed to maintain status when challenged.-Robert M.Sapolsky

Quote from Robert M.Sapolsky

It's probably even the case that if you stoked up some Buddhist monks with tons of testosterone,they'd become wildly competitive as to who can do the most acts of random kindness.-Robert M.Sapolsky

Quote from Russell Baker

The people who are always hankering loudest for some golden yesteryear usually drive new cars.-Russell Baker

Quote on Tommy Lasorda

" Pressure" is a word that is misused in our vocabulary.When you start thinking of pressure,it's because you've started to think of failure.-Tommy Lasorda

Quote on Sloane Crosley

A human being can spend only so much time outside her comfort zone before she realizes she is still tethered to it.-Sloane Crosley

Old song by Russ Morgan that you like

The Trail of the Lonesome Pine-song by Russ Morgan.

Old song by Perry Como that Iike

Santa Lucia-song by Perry Como.

Old instrumental song by Russ Morgan that you love

The Banjo Tango-song by Russ Morgan.

Song by Lionel Hampton and his Orchestra that you like

Rag Mop-song by Lionel Hampton and his Orchestra.

Pelicans

Pelicans wound their chests on their own in times of scarcity to feed their young.

Quote from Samuel Johnson

Integrity without knowledge is weak and useless, and knowledge without integrity is dangerous and dreadful.-Samuel Johnson

Quote on kites

A kite only flies if it's tethered-Victor Robert Lee

Monastery in Portugal

The door to the dining area of the Alcobaca Monastery in Portugal was made narrow so that monks who got too fat were forced to go into fasting.

Quote on divorce

A divorce is much like a ten-car pile up.It affects not just two drivers but a whole slew of perimeter vehicles that get caught in the chaos.Not even innocent bystanders come out unscathed.-Tez Brooks

Quote with Mariella Frostrup

Only those with skin as thick as elephant hide can hope to sail through their teens unscathed by self-doubt and bouts of depression.-Mariella Frostrup

Quote from Leonard Koren

Pare down to the essence,but don't remove the poetry.-Leonard Koren

A song from 1949 that I love and that I heard on the radio today

Cruising Down The River(1949)- song by Russ Morgan.

Sad story of Nigerian prophet

In 1991,a Nigerian prophet by name Daniel Abodunrin felt inspired by the story of Daniel in the Bible and decided to recreate the story.He went into a cage in a zoo where lions were kept with the belief that God would shut their mouths.As soon as he entered,he was completely devoured by the lions.

World's largest diamond

When the world's largest diamond was transported from Africa to England,a fake transport by the sea was organized as a decoy,while the real diamond was simply posted by mail.

Quote from Al Goldstein

So,if anatomy is destiny then testosterone is doom.-Al Goldstein

Quote from Helen Fisher

When you fight,anger drives up testosterone in both men and women.- Helen Fisher

Quote from Richard C.Armitage

Whatever I lack in talent I have in stamina.-Richard C.Armitage

Quote from Rachel Wade

Fear is sabotage's sweetest weapon.-Rachel Wade

Quote from Al Capp

I've learned one thing-people who know the least anyways seem to know it the loudest.-Al Capp

Great quote from Charles Duhigg

Divisions compete for resources and sabotage each other to steal glory.Bosses pit their subordinates against one another so that no one can mount a coup.-Charles Duhigg

Quote on quiet people

Quiet people have the loudest minds.- Steven Hawkings

Quote from Clifton Fadiman

As between mileage and experience choose experience.-Clifton Fadiman

Quote on Nelson DeMille

The air was so thick with testosterone that the wallpaper was getting soggy.-Nelson DeMille

Quote on socialism

Socialism is simply communism for people without the testosterone to man the barricades.-Gary North

Quote from Helen Fisher

Real competition can drive up testosterone,which boosts libido.-Helen Fisher

Quote from Robert E.Sherwood

Tenterhooks are the upholstery of the anxious seat.-Robert E.Sherwood

Quote from Toni L.Coleman Carter

In life,unresolved issues always resurface,and usually at the most inopportune moments.-Toni L.Coleman Carter

Quote from Doreen Virtue

Behind every highly dramatic person lurks an unresolved trauma.Drama is his or her way of asking for love, and begging for help and understanding.-Doreen Virtue

Quote from Romany Malco

An unresolved past erodes beauty in the present.-Romany Malco

Quote on alcoholism

Alcoholism is a well-documented pathological reaction to unresolve d grief.-David Cook

Quote from Kilroy J.Oldster

Unresolved issues from childhood revisit us in adulthood.-Kilroy J.Oldster

Song from Perry Como that you love

Beyond Tomorrow(Theme from the film 'SERPICO')- song by Perry Como.

Quote from Eric Hoffer

It is loneliness that makes the loudest noise.-Eric Hoffer