Quote on forests

I thought a forest was made up entirely of trees,but now I know that the foundation lies below ground,in the fungi.-Derrick Jensen

Quote on fungi

Fungi are the interface organisms between life and death.-Paul Stamets

Qualities essential to pasta

Food podcaster Dan Pashman believes three qualities are essential to any pasta:saucability,forkability and toothsinkability(via sfloglini) .The first refers to how well it clings to sauce.The second to how pliant it is to forks.The third to whether biting into it truly satisfies.

New pasta shape

Dan Pashman who hosts THE SPORKFUL podcast(a podcast about food) in 2021 completed his quest to create a new shape of pasta after three years of testing and experimentation,according to Eater.The new pasta shape,in the comma-like shape is called cascatelli(meaning 'waterfall' in Italian).It is actually a poetic misspelling of the Italian word cascatelle or " little waterfalls."

Quote on love

Love is the opposite of good sense.-Marjane Satrapi

Quote on wisdom

The key to wisdom is doubt.-Marjane Satrapi

Quote from Marjane Satrapi

Life hangs from so slender a thread.Life is but a sigh. .-Marjane Satrapi

Quote on William Dean Howells

The wrecks of slavery are fast growing a fungus crop of sentiment.-William Dean Howells

Quote on critics

A critic is to an author as a fungus to an oak.-Edward Abbey

Quote on bureaucracy

Bureaucracy is like a fungus that contaminates everything.-Jaime Lerner

Quote from Marjane Satrapi

When we're afraid,we lose all sense of analysis and reflection.Our fear paralyzes us.Besides,fear has always been the driving force behind all dictators' repression.-Marjane Satrapi,THE COMPLETE PERSEPOLIS.

Quote from Judith Butler

We cannot choose with whom we cohabit the world.-Judith Butler

Quote from Philip Sidney

Unlawful desires are punished after the effect of enjoying;but impossible desires are punished in the desire itself.-Philip Sidney

Quote from Adam Baldwin

I'm like a fungus;you can't get rid of me.-Adam Baldwin

Street food in Vietnam

Street food in Vietnam is so available,fast and cheap that international fast-food chains like McDonald's flopped after entering.

Quote from Shelley Fralic

Everyone's path is littered with questionable debris,and there's no time to waste pouting about the past.-Shelley Fralic,former reporter and now columnist for the VANCOUVER SUN.

Quote from John Ruskin

Life without industry is guilt,and industry without art is brutality.-John Ruskin,art critic and writer.

Quote from Russell Smith

Most men are petrified of standing out in any way or being thought superficial.-Russell Smith

Unusual fact about Grover Krantz

Anthropologist Grover Krantz(1931-2002)died of pancreatic cancer.He donated his body to the Smithsonian Museum to show how skeletons can be educational tools.His only condition was that he wanted his loving dog next to him even after death.The museum honored his request.

Ben and Jerry's

Ben&Jerry's actually has a graveyard where they bury all the discontinued flavors.

Meerkats

Meerkats are the most murderous animals on earth.20% of all meerkats die at the hand of another meerkat.

Quote from Mark Haskell Smith

 Dislodge the cultural brainwash that makes so many people so completely miserable.-Mark Haskell Smith

Quote on custom,

 Custom is petrification,nothing but dynamite can dislodge it for a century.-Mark Twain

Quote on fear

 It's fear that makes us lose our conscience.It's also what transforms us into cowards.-Marjane Satrapi,THE COMPLETE PERSEPOLIS.

Quote on boredom

 Boredom is a certain sign that we are allowing our faculties to rust in idleness.-William Ralph Inge

Quote from Marjane Satrapi

 I had learned that you should always shout louder than your aggressor.-Marjane Satrapi,PERSEPOLIS.

The economy of Russia

 Russia in 2020 has a largely unidimensional economy;it exports energy.

A 1959 song from Pat Boone that I like

 Wang Dang Taffy Apple Tango(Mamba Cha cha cha)(1959)-song by Pat Boone.

Viktor Orban

 Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban is a huge admirer of Vladimir Putin. 

Miles Davis

 Jazz trumpeter and composer Miles Davis (1926-1991) suffered from sickle cell anaemia.

Quote on revolution

 The revolution is like a bicycle.When the wheels don't turn,it falls.-Marjane Satrapi (born 1969)

Quote from Marjane Satrapi

 To speak behind others' backs is the ventilator of the heart.-Marjane Satrapi,EMBROIDERIES.

Crying

 The lacrimal punctum is a small hole in your eyelids that drains your tears to your nose.It's the reason why you get a runny nose after crying.

Female fish

 If a female fish sees her lover lose a fight,she loses interest.

Seven-Up

 Until 1948,7-up contained " lithium citrate",a mood stabilizer used to treat bipolar disorder.

The importance of coffee

 Coffee was so important in Turkish culture that under 15th-century law,a woman had the freedom to divorce her husband if he did not provide her with enough coffee.

Great quote from Michael Parenti

 When change threatens to rule,then the rules are changed.-Michael Parenti (born 1933),American political scientist

Quote from Marjane Satrapi

 The real war is not between the West and the East.The real war is between intelligent and stupid people.-Marjane Satrapi

Song by Plain White T's that you like

 Hey There Delilah-song by Plain White T's.

Quote on America

 In America it's tricky to describe violence without it turning into entertainment.-Lydia Yuknavitch

Quote from Margaret Atwood

 The desire to be loved is the last illusion.Give it up and you are free.-Margaret Atwood

Quote from Sharon Olds

 When you are alone act as if you love yourself.-Sharon Olds

Quote on irony

 Irony is just honesty with the volume cranked up.-George Saunders

Quote from Charles Eames

 Take your pleasure seriously.-Charlrs Eames

Quote from Christopher Walken

 If you knew how quickly people forget the dead you would stop living to impress people.-Christopher Walken

A Pat Boone song from 1961 that you like

 Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White(1961)- song by Pat Boone

A song by One Direction that you like

 What Makes You Beautiful-song by One Direction.

Australia

 The most populous state in Australia in 2020 is New South Wales.

Song from 2020 that I like

 Levitating(2020)-- song by Dua Lipa featuring Da Baby.

Obscure old song by Pat Boone that you like

 Judith-song by Pat Boone

Quote on prejudice

 Prejudice is a burden that confuses the past,threatens the future and renders the present inaccessible.-Maya Angelou

Quote on media

 The mass media are class media.-Michael Parenti (born 1933),political scientist

Quote from Cynthia Ozick

 To imagine the unimaginable is the highest use of the imagination.-Cynthia Ozick

Song by One Republic that you like

Counting Stars-song by One Republic.

Quote on Frank Sinatra

 When Frank Sinatra sings 'Stormy Weather',the flies and the spiders get along together.-Cake

Quote from Max Carver

 Empathy is the starting point for creating a community and taking action.It's the impetus for creating change.-Max Carver

Fishing

 A new study in NATURE in 2021 says trawling-fishing that scrapes the bottom of the ocean- causes as much carbon emissions as global aviation.Conserving a greater portion of the ocean is essential to solving the problem,according to the study.

Quote on Michael Parenti

 The essence of capitalism is to turn nature into commodities and commodities into capital.The live green earth is transformed into dead gold bricks,with luxury items for the few and toxic slag heaps for the many.The glittering mansion overlooks a vast sprawl of shanty towns,wherein a desperate,demoralized humanity is kept in line with drugs,television and armed force.-Michael Parenti,AGAINST EMPIRE.

The sea floor

 The sea floor is the largest carbon storehouse in the world.

Oranges that you consumed in February 2021

 In February 2021 you bought and consumed a 1.36 kg mesh bag of oranges imported from Spain.Variety:SALUSTIANA. -- These oranges were juicy and delicious,in contrast to some that are tasteless.

Quote from Nigella Lawson

 There is a vast difference between how things seem from the outside and how they feel on the inside.-Nigella Lawson

Suicide in Indian farmers

 There is a lot of agrarian distress in India and there are too many debt-ridden farmers.According to March 2021 statistics,12,000 Indian farmers commit suicide every year on average.30 Indian farmers take their own lives each day,even though suicide is illegal in India.

Quote from Mitch Hedburg

 The depressing thing about tennis is that no matter how good I get,I'll never be as good as a wall.-Mitch Hedburg

An olive oil brand you consumed in March 2021

 In March 2021,you bought and finished consuming a 1 litre plastic bottle of SOLON-Extra virgin olive oil-Product of Greece.Acidity-0.08%.100%Greek olive oil.---This olive oil was very good.Delicious.

Quote from Paul Levine

 We keep looking for justice,but it's nothing but stormy nights and dark alleys out there.-Paul Levine

Quote from Philip Massinger

 I am driven into a desperate strait and cannot steer a middle course.-Philip Massinger

Sleep

 As people transition into their sixties they may sleep less at night but the afternoon nap becomes more important to them for optimal performance.

426th list of 10 French songs you like

1.Viens Sur La Montagne-Marie Laforêt 2.Mon Paradis-Richard Huet 3.J'Entends Siffler Le Train-Michèle Richard 4.Bonsoir Cher,Mon Homme Fait Dodo-Monique Saintonge 5.Johnny,Oh Johnny-Monique Saintonge 6.Demain Tu Dois Me Dire Adieu(1969)-Monique Saintonge 7.La Chanson Des Vagues(1968)-Monique Saintonge 8.Le Coup De Folie91981)-Thierry Pastor 9.Mourir De Jeunesse-Robert Charlevoix 10.Prends ma main(1972)-Nicole Cloutier.(This song is a French Quebec version of the Bobby Vee 1961 hit song 'RUN TO HIM')

Another song by The Arbors that you like

A Symphony For Susan-song by The Arbors.

A Chad and Jeremy song that you like

Painted Dayglow Smile-song by Chad and Jeremy.

Quote on freedom and justice

Freedom and justice cannot be parceled out in pieces to suit political convenience.I don't believe you can stand for freedom for one group of people and deny it to others.-Coretta Scott King

Quote from Billy Graham

A thought enters;we pamper it;it germinates and grows into an evil act.-Billy Graham

Quote on boss

Bosshole:A person who turns into an asshole ten seconds after being made supervisor.-FACEBOOK,Grumpy Old Gits,March 7,2021.

Quote from William Hazlitt

The truth is,we pamper little griefs into great ones,and bear great ones as well as we can .- William Hazlitt

A song from 1954 that you like

I Get So Lonely(When I Dream About You)(1954)- song by The Four Knights.

A song by Chad and Jeremy that you like

Sleep Little Boy-song by Chad and Jeremy.

Song by The Arbors that you like

Endless Summer-song by The Arbors.

Quote from J.A.Souders

This is my favorite time of day.When the sun is setting and the last of its fiery fingers caress the waterline before relinquishing their hold to the darkness of the night.And I can watch as the stars pop out,one by one,to pinprick the sky with their silvery light.-J.A.Souders

A song from 1962 that you like

Glad To Be Home(1962)-song by Perry Como

A song from 1967 that you like

Graduation Day(1967)-song by The Arbors

Quote from Anne Rice

Pamper the mad man.-Anne Rice

Quote from Morrissey

Why pamper life's complexities when the leather runs smooth on the passenger seat?-Morrissey

Quote from Robert Grudin

We pamper the present like a spoiled child,obeying its superficial demands but ignoring its real needs.-Robert Grudin

A song from 1954 that you like

Hit And Run Affair(1954)-song by Perry Como.

Song by Wayne Fontana that you like

Pamela,Pamela(1966)-song by Wayne Fontana.

Quote from Andy Hargreaves

Every solution has a problem.-Andy Hargreaves

An obscure song from 1957 that I like

The Girl With The Golden Braids(1957)-song by Perry Como

Quote on Hollywood

Hollywood is a place where the stars twinkle until they wrinkle.-Victor Mature

An obscure song by Perry Como that I like

A Hatchet,A Hammer,A Bucket of Nails(1965)-song by Perry Como with Anita Kerr singers.

Quote from Nigel Slater

Pamper a tomato,overfeed it,overwater it and you will get a Paris Hilton of a tomato.-Nigel Slater

Quote from Robert Burton Robinson

Some women like to treat a man like a piece of bubble gum.The poor sap thinks everything's fine.And it is-until the taste runs out.Then she'll just spit him out the car window of her life and never look back.-Robert Burton Robinson

Quote from Joan Didion

The past could be jettisoned----but seeds got carried.-Joan Didion

Quote from Jerome Blattner

A person who trusts no one can't be trusted.-Jerome Blattner

Smellevator

An elevator with a lingering smell,most often a stale fart or cigarette smoke.

A Frank Sinatra song that you like

Peachtree Street-song by Frank Sinatra

Wonderful old song by Wayne Fontana and The Mindbenders that is underrated

It's Just A Little Bit Too Late-song by Wayne Fontana and The Mindbenders.

Quote from J.D.Jacobs

What does the leopard teach us?Not to be intimidated by animals that outweigh him.To be fearless and daring.-J.D.Jacobs

Great quote from Coretta Scott King

You have to have people who prick the consciences of the nation.-Coretta Scott King

Virtues of the opossum

The opossum is able to withstand up to 80 Rattlesnake or Coral snake bites.Thanks to him,there is an antidote to poisonous snake venom.They don't get rabies and they eat ticks.They're your friend.

Quote on networks

The reason we form networks is because the benefits of a connected life outweigh the costs.It's to our advantage as individuals and a species to assemble ourselves in this fashion.-Nicholas A.Christakis

Quote on struggle

Struggle is a never ending process.Freedom is never really won,you earn it and win it in every generation.-Coretta Scott King

Insightful quote on poor people

It is plain that we don't care about our poor people except to exploit them as cheap labour and victimize them through excessive rents and consumer prices.-Coretta Scott King(1927-2006)

Quote from Coretta Scott King

Justice is never advanced in the taking of a human life.-Coretta Scott King

Quote from Frances Hodgson Burnett

If you look the right way,you can see that the whole world is a garden.-Frances Hodgson Burnett

Quote from Desmond Tutu

We have allowed the interests of capital to outweigh the interests of human beings and our Earth.-Desmond Tutu

Quote from Alaya Dawn Johnson

Ignoring your subconscious is like neglecting the termite infestation in your basement.Sooner or later,the consequences of neglect will far outweigh the momentary unpleasantness of clearing the nests.-Alaya Dawn Johnson

Quote on audiences

The similarities among different kinds of audiences far outweigh the differences.-Darwin Ortiz

Quote from Vernon Howard

Men have the illusion of having a duty to make the world spin properly,which is precisely what makes it wobble.-Vernon Howard

Quote from Joe Maddon

Don't let the pressure of the moment outweigh the pleasure.-Joe Maddon

Quote from Dorothy Dix

There isn't a single human being who hasn't plenty to cry over,and the trick is to make the laughs outweigh the tears.-Dorothy Dix

Insightful quote from Coretta Scott King

It doesn't matter how strong your opinions are.If you don't use your power for positive change,you are indeed part of the problem.-Coretta Scott King

Quote from Dennis Lehane

My blessings outweigh my regrets.-Dennis Lehane

Orbisculate

'Orbisculate'was a neologism coined by scientist Neil Kriegler in his college days.Neil Kriegler very sadly died of complications from COVID-19 in Boston on April 29,2020 at age 78.The word 'orbisculate' means when a citrus fruit squirts in your eye or grapefruit juice squirting into your eye.Visit the website www.orbisculate.com.His son and friend want the word 'orbisculate' to be included by lexicographers in the latest editions of the Oxford and Websters dictionary.I hope his children's wish comes true.Good luck to them.

Quote on aphorisms

Aphorisms may equivocate,but they must not wobble.-Mason Cooley

Quote from Elizabeth Von Arnim

Home is the best place when life begins to wobble.-Elizabeth Von Arnim

Quote from Peter Bergen

Often it is important to listen to what people aren't saying.-Peter Bergen

Quote from Debra Winger

Most bad behaviour comes from insecurity.-Debra Winger,actress.

Quote from Ralph Waldo Emerson

The hero sees that the event is ancillary:it must follow him.-Ralph Waldo Emerson