Quote from Chadwick Boseman

Whatever you choose for a career path,remember the struggles along the way are only meant to shape you for your purpose.-Chadwick Boseman

Quote from George Allen

Trust free people and free enterprise as opposed to meddling,burdensome government.-George Allen

Quote from Pittacus of Mytilene

Do not say beforehand what you are going to do,for if you fail,you will be laughed at.-Pittacus of Mytilene ,

Knocker-uppers

`` Knocker-uppers'' were hired to ensure that people would wake up in time for their jobs.They earned six pence a week to shoot dried peas at sleeping workers windows in East London,1930s.

Can eagles fly when wet?

Can eagles fly?

It looks awkward and is very energy-intensive for them,but they use their wings just like oars and slowly move through the water.Afterward,the eagle must dry out its feathers before it is able to fly as they are very heavy when wet.

Quote from Wallace Stevens

Death is the mother of beauty.-Wallace Stevens

Quote from MIroslav Volf

There is something deeply hypocritical about praying for a problem you are unwilling to resolve.-Miroslav Volf

Quote from Ayn Rand

The smallest minority on earth is the individual.Those who deny individual rights cannot claim to be defenders of minorities.-Ayn Rand

Quote from Madonna

Power is being told you are not loved and not being destroyed by it.-Madonna

When eagles drown

Eagles have drowned during encounters with fish or if they were unable to swim far enough to reach shore.Once an eagle is in the water,it cannot fly again until it's out of the water-making the decision to swim an all or nothing position.

Rice farmers

 Rice farmers around the world are starting to use ducks in their fields instead of pesticides.Ducks eat insects and nibble on weeds without touching the rice.

Three more songs by Patsy Cline that I like

 1.I'm Moving Along-Patsy Cline

2.I Love You,Honey(1956)-Patsy Cline

3.Don't Ever Leave Me Again-Patsy Cline

A song from 1959 that I love

 Love,Love,Love Me Honey Do(1959)-song by Patsy Cline.

Quote from Mehmet Murat Ildan

 Looking for an oasis on earth?You  fool !Earth is already an oasis in the space!-Mehmet Murat Ildan

Two songs from Patsy Cline you like

 1.Try Again(1957)-Patsy Cline

2.Yes,I Understand(1959)-Patsy Cline and the Jordanaires.

A song from 1957 that I like

 Fingerprints(1957)-song by Patsy Cline.

Quote from Mehmet Murat Ildan

 Searching for oasis within an oasis is the height of blindness!-Mehmet Murat Ildan

Seven songs from Patsy Cline that you like

 1.I've Loved And Lost Again-Patsy Cline

2.Let The Teardrops Fall(1958)-Patsy Cline

3.How Can I Face Tomorrow-Patsy Cline

4.Walking Dream-Patsy Cline

5.If I Could See The World(Through The Eyes of A Child)-Patsy Cline

6.Life's Railway To Heaven-Patsy Cline

7.When I Get Thru With Me(You'll Love Me Too)-Patsy Cline and The Jordanaires.

Quote from Michelle Moran

 You can't change the desert.You can only take the fastest course through it.Wishing it's an oasis won't make it so.-Michelle Moran

Quote from Zig Ziglar

 If you are not willing to learn,no one can help you.If you are determined to learn,no one can stop you.-Zig Ziglar

Do eagles fly above the clouds?

The eagle is the only bird that will fly above the storm clouds to avoid rain.This means that eagles can fly at an altitude of 10,000 feet above sea level.

Saying about Montreal

 Montreal has two seasons:winter and construction.-Saying

Quote on worry

Worry is a part of life.These burdensome thoughts plague us all.The key is not to let these thoughts ruin your day and your life.-Timothy Pina

Quote from Djuna Barnes

 Our bones ache only while the flesh is on them.-Djuna Barnes,NIGHTWOOD.

The Netherlands

 The Netherlands plants the roofs of hundreds of bus stops with flowers and plants-specifically for bees.

Three songs by Depeche Mode that I just love

 1.Policy of Truth-Depeche Mode

2.Enjoy The Silence-Depeche Mode

3.Just Can't Get Enough(1981)-Depeche Mode

Quote on Boston

Boston is an oasis in the desert,a place where the larger proportion of people are loving,rational and happy.-Julia Ward Howe

Unflattering quote on Phoenix,Arizona

Phoenix,Arizona:an oasis of ugliness in the midst of a beautiful wasteland.-Edward Abbey

Quote from Neal A.Maxwell

Those few members who desert the cause are abandoning an oasis to search for water in the desert.-Neal A.Maxwell

Quote on flowers

No flower is happy in a vase,because vase is nothing but an ornate coffin for the flower.-Mehmet Muran Ildan

Quote on swear words

You call them swear words.I call them sentence enhancers.-Rebel Circus,FACEBOOK.

Quote from Jim Rohn

Nothing is more burdensome than an unfinished task.-Jim Rohn

Quote on rich prose

Rich,ornate prose is hard to digest,generally unwholesome,and sometimes nauseating.-William Strunk Jr.

Quote from Ambrose Burnside

It is not death therefore that is burdensome,but the fear of death.-Ambrose Burnside

Quote from Dina Hansen

When we are true to ourselves,all that is toxic and burdensome simply falls away.-Dina Hansen

Quote from Ted Agon

Loneliness is a desert.Solitude an oasis.-Ted Agon

Quote from Thomas Hardy

Life is an oasis which is submerged in the swirling waves of sorrows and agonies.-Thomas Hardy

Quote from Primo Levi

The latrine is an oasis of peace.-Primo Levi

Quote from Desmond Tutu

Each one of us can be an oasis of peace.-Desmond Tutu

Zebra

A zebra horse hybrid is called a 'zorse.'

Quote from Alan Chadwick

Everywhere the devil spits,poison ivy grows.-Alan Chadwick

Olive oil brand that you consumed in May 2022

In May 2022 you finished consuming a 1 Litre glass bottle of LA PERLA -Extra virgin olive oil.-First cold pressing. -Imported from Italy. This olive oil was reasonably good.

Quote from William James

We are like islands in the sea,separate on the surface but connected in the deep.-William James

Shrinkflation

Shrinkflation is the sneaky cousin of inflation.Shrinkflation is when manufacturers downsize products - i.e. make products smaller but with the same price.Consumers get less for their money with shrinkflation;there are fewer flakes in the cereal box.

An underknown song from 1962 that I like

Why Did You Leave Me?(1962)-song by Vince Edwards

An obscure song from 1964 that I like

Gale Winds(1964)-song by Egyptian Combo

Three songs by Danny Kaye that I like

1.The Ugly Duckling(1952)-Danny Kaye 2.Everything is Tickety Boo(1958)-Danny Kaye 3.Daddy Dear-Danny Kaye

Obscure song from 1963 that I like

Baby Let's Play House(1963)-song by Vince Everett.(Vince Everett has a voice like Elvis Presley;few people ever talk about Vince Everett and very few radio stations play his song on.)

An old song by Danny Kaye that you like

Wonderful Copenhagen(1953)-song by Danny Kaye

Quote on decaf

I don't understand decaf,it's like sex without the sex.-A.C.Van Cherub

Quote from Michael Shermer

 We are a fluke of nature,a quirk of evolution,a glorious contingency.-Michael Shermer

Quote on high finance

 The secret of high finance----if you really need a loan,you won't qualify.And if you don't need a loan,all the lenders will line up to give you money.-Joanne Fluke

Quote from Joanne Fluke

 If chocolate were a mandatory part of breakfast,people wouldn't be so grouchy in the morning.--Joanne Fluke

Quote from Theodore Adorno

 For a man who no longer has a homeland writing becomes a place to live.-Theodore Adorno

Quote from Chris Hedges

 The rush of battle is often a potent and lethal addiction,for war is a drug.-Chris Hedges

Constipation rises in summer

 Many more people experience dehydration in summer.

           Dehydration in the summer drains away the water from your body and makes digestion difficult.Summer usually brings with it lazy belly constipation because of dehydration,as scorching heat can drain away the water from your body and make the stools hard and difficult to pass.

Adolf Hitler's nephew

Adolf Hitler's nephew,William Patrick Stuart-houston,served as a corpsman in the U.S navy during World War Two.He actually knew his infamous uncle personally and lived in Germany near him some time.Despite him being a loyal soldier,the Navy did its best to keep it better under wraps.

Lilac lemonade

Yes-Lilacs are edible!And they taste just like how they smell,which is pretty yummy.If you're into floral flavours like jasmine,violet and rose.All you have to do is submerge a few rinsed flowerheads in the lemonade for at least a few hours,preferably overnight.Strain and serve!It's a really simple way to celebrate spring.-Slice Of Life,FACEBOOK,May 14,2022

Quote from Warren Buffett

Predicting rain doesn't count.Building arks does.-Warren Buffett

Quote from Thomas a Kempis

The deeper the building,the deeper must the foundation be laid.-Thomas a Kempis

Quote on fear and pain

Fear is worse than pain,I think.Pain is centralized,identifiable,and wanes as you wait.Fear is a heaviness you can't wriggle out from under.You must simply find the will to stand with it and start walking.Fear does not start to fade until you take the step that you think you can't.-Susan Meissner

Quote from Joyce Meyer

I believe that everyone experiences depression to some degree at some time in their lives.And there are probably millions of people who live with a low level of sadness and heaviness day in and day out.-Joyce Meyer

Quote from Nassim Taleb

Those who do not think that employment is systemic slavery are either blind or employed.-Nassim Taleb

Jockey Frank Hayes

In 1923,jockey Frank Hayes won a race at Belmont Park in New York despite being dead-he suffered a heart attack mid-race,but his body stayed in the saddle until his horse crossed the line for a 20-1 outsider victory.

Louis Bellson

Pearl Bailey and husband jazz drummer Louis Bellson were married 38 years.Reportedly,they fell in love while sharing a cab.

Quote on depression

Depression is like a heaviness that you can't ever escape.It crushes down on you,making even the smallest things like tying your shoes or chewing on toast seem like a twenty-mile hike uphill.Depression is a part of you;it's in your bones and your blood.-Jasmine Warga

Quote from Dave Barry

The four building blocks of the universe are fire,water,gravel and vinyl.-Dave Barry

Quote on rivers

Rivers never go reverse.So try to live like a river.Forget your past and focus on your future.Always be positive!-Inspiring and Positive Thinking,FACEBOOK,April 18,2022

Quote from S.Jay Olshansky

You can open up a centenarian's brain,nd you'll see that some areas that look like that of a 50-year-old or of a 110-year-old.You can have variation in the basic process of aging,called senescence,in different parts of the same body.-S.Jay Olshansky

Quote from Marcus Tullius Cicero

The closer the collapse of an empire,the crazier its laws.-Marcus Tullius Cicero

Quote from Charles Dickens

A very little key will open a very heavy door.-Charles Dickens

Quote from Bruce Sterling

Death defeats us in the end.But our children are our revenge against it.-Bruce Sterling

Quote from Gore Vidal

Once a country is habituated to liars,it takes generations to get the truth back.-Gore Vidal

Quote from Anne Sexton

I am a collection of dismantled almosts.-Anne Sexton

Quote on love

Love is when you fry the other person's bacon even if you're a vegetarian.-Patricia Neil Warren,THE FRONT RUNNER(Harlan's Story 1)

Quote from Ashley Montagu

The idea is to die young as late as possible.-Ashley Montagu

Interesting book by Tracey Williams

Adrift:The Curious Tale of the Lego Lost at Sea(2022)-Book by Tracey Williams.

                                            Tracey Williams is a lifelong beachcomber from England and a writer.

A song from Bobby Edwards that I like

I Fell And Broke My Heart(1962)-song by Bobby Edwards.

Tweet from Ruth Buchanan

From now on when people ask why I'm not married,I'll just say it's a supply chain issue.-Ruth Buchanan@RuthMBuchanan

Quote on restaurant

A good restaurant is like a vacation;it transports you,and it becomes a lot more than just about the food.-Philip Rosenthal

Quote from Philip James Bailey

Lowliness is the base of every virtue,and he who goes the lowest builds the safest.-Philip James Bailey

The weekend

The weekend was a crazy leftist idea.

                       In 1886,7 union members in Wisconsin died fighting for the 5-day work week and the 8-hour work day.    

Al Capone

Al Capone is the reason we have expiration dates on milk bottles.

                   After his niece became extremely ill from bad milk,the powerful Chicago gangster lobbied aggressively for expiration dates to be put on milk for the safety of children and pregnant women.

Cats in ancient Egypt

There were no animals more fortunate than cats in ancient Egypt,they were cuddled,venerated and,if necessary,even avenged:killing a cat,even accidentally,entailed the death penalty,as a Roman envoy discovered in 60 AD.

Another Bobby Edwards song that I like

I'm A Fool For Loving You-song by Bobby Edwards

A cute pop -country song from 1962 that I love

Here's My Heart(1962)-song by Bobby Edwards.(This song contains the lines 'Here's My Heart,See If You Can Mend it','You Fooled Me with your kisses,I have noone to blame but myself.')

Japanese proverb

He who sits in the shade won't take an ax to the tree.-Japanese proverb

Quote from Baltasar Gracian

Don't lie,but don't tell the whole truth.-Baltasar Gracian

Quote from Thomas Pynchon

The object of life is to make sure you die a weird death.To make sure that,however it finds you,it finds you under very weird circumstances.-Thomas Pynchon,GRAVITY'S RAINBOW.

Semi-obscure songs from The Chordettes from the fifties that I like

1.Hummingbird-The Chordettes

2.Eddie My Love(1956)-The Chordettes

3.Lay Down Your Arms-The Chordettes

4.Born To Be With You-The Chordettes

5.Lonely Lips-The Chordettes

Quote from Karl Marx

There must be something rotten in the very core of a social system which increases its wealth without diminishing its misery.-Karl Marx

Quote from Christoph Martin

It's surprising how many sleepless nights it takes to become an overnight success!-Christoph Martin

Quote from Sarah Beeny

Don't stretch yourself too much with a mortgage.Buy within your means.It's not worth the sleepless nights.-Sarah Beeny

Quote from Oliver Goldsmith

Nothing is so contemptible as that affectation of wisdom,which some display,by universal incredulity.-Oliver Goldsmith

Quote from David Mitchell

Sometimes the fluffy bunny of incredulity zooms around the bend so rapidly that the greyhound of language is left,agog,in the starting cage.-David Mitchell

Quote from Henry Ward Beecher

There is an ugly kind of forgiveness in this world-a kind of hedgehog forgiveness,shot out like quills.-Henry Ward Beecher

Quote from Isaac Bashevis Singer

A good writer is basically a storyteller,not a scholar or a redeemer of mankind.-Isaac Bashevis Singer

Quote from Ilona Andrews

Nothing kills a party like an oversize mental hedgehog.-Ilona Andrews

A song from 2009 that I love

Havalina(2009)-song by Pixies.

Quote from Terry Pratchett

He had the same life expectancy as a three-legged hedgehog on a six lane motorway.-Terry Pratchett

Quote from Frances Hardinge

If wits were pins,the man would be a veritable hedgehog.-Frances Hardinge

Quote from Ralph Waldo Emerson

In self-trust all the virtues are comprehended.-Ralph Waldo Emerson

Quote from Coco Chanel

Every day is a fashion show and the world is your runway.-Coco Chanel

Brazil's carnival

Brazil's carnival is famous around the world for its extravagant parties and dizzying samba beats.Yet,the annual celebration has a long history of political and social resistance.Samba schools, born in Rio's low-income neighborhoods -or favelas -have long used the parade to denounce oppression and injustice.

                                    There is a fresh urgency to speak out against racial injustice as Brazil grapples with its own racial reckoning not unlike the one sweeping through the US.

                                             The celebration of black culture has been present in samba schools for a long time.-Ana Ivanova,PRI,The World,April 22,2022.

                                          The celebration of black culture has been present in samba schools for a long time.-Ana Ivanova,PRI,THE WORLD,April 22,2022.

Another song by The Poppy Family that I like

Shadows on My Wall-song by The Poppy Family

Brazil's black population

More than half of Brazil's population is Black,but it still struggles with racial inequality.

                           It's a remnant of the country's painful colonial past.Brazil imported more enslaved Africans than any other country and was the last nation in the Americas to abolish slavery in 1888.

                           Today a majority of people in Rio's impoverished favelas are Black.Residents are routinely gunned down as drug gangs fight each other and the police.Last year,police officers massacred 25 people during a raid in one slum.

                            Separately,in recent years,there have been several high-profile killings of black Brazilians that have sparked a national outcry.-Ana Ivanova,PRI ,The World,April 22,2021.

Quote from Sherrilyn Kenyon

Oh yeah,this was so comforting.Like a porcupine in a condom factory.(Danger)-Sherrilyn Kenyon

Quote from Arthur Guiterman

The porcupine,which one must handle gloved,may be respected,but is never loved.-Arthur Guiterman

Quote from Erik Qualman

Pushing a company agenda on social media is like throwing water balloons at a porcupine.-Erik Qualman

Quote on witty writers

A witty writer is like a porcupine;his quill makes no distinction between friend and foe.-Josh Billings

A song from The Poppy Family that I love

Happy Island-song by The Poppy Family

Quote from Daniel Kahneman

Facts that challenge basic assumptions and thereby threaten people's livelihood and self-esteem are simply not absorbed.The mind does not digest them.-Daniel Kahneman

Quote from W.Somerset Maugham

There is nothing so degrading as the constant anxiety about one's means of livelihood.-W.Somerset Maugham

Quote from George Jonas

Educating people beyond their intellectual means is a disservice to humanity.A clueless person who knows little is a nuisance;a clueless person who knows a lot is a menace.-George Jonas

Quote from Steve Jobs

Experts are clueless.-Steve Jobs

Quote on rules

Rules are for the stupid,the clueless,those who cannot be trusted to do the right thing.-Jared Dillian

Where wild turkeys sleep

Wild turkeys sleep in the branches of trees at night.This behavior is called roosting and helps protect them at night from ground-dwelling predators.

Where wild turkeys nest

Wild turkeys nest on the ground in dead leaves at the base of trees,under brush piles or thick shrubbery,or ocassionally in open hayfields.

Why do we not eat turkey eggs?

Turkeys lay eggs at a far slower rate than your average chicken.We're talking one or two eggs a week versus a standard hen's one-per-day.The entire turkey-egg laying process costs way more in factories,since the birds require larger amounts of food and living space than their hen counterparts.

Quote on insanity

You can't argue with insanity.You can stare at it,gaping and incredulous,but arguing with it is futile.-Richelle E.Goodrich

Predators of wild turkeys

Wild turkeys are prey to a long list of predators including coyotes,bobcats,foxes,weasels,skunks,opossum,raccoons,snakes,hawks,owls,domestic dogs and humans.

Do raccoons eat skunks?

You may get surprised to know that skunks and raccoons are neither enemies nor friends,and they both have similar habits.They like climbing to escape from the attack of their predators,and they are nocturnal.They dig grounds for small worms as their food.

Quote from Tom Robbins

Disbelief in magic can force a poor soul into believing in government and business.-Tom Robbins

Quote from Josh Billings

Incredulity is the wisdom of the fool.-Josh Billings

Quote on Marshall McLuhan

Only puny secrets need protectio.Big secrets are protected by public incredulity.-Marshall McLuhan

Quote on incredulity

Incredulity robs us of many pleasures and gives us nothing in return.-James Russell Lowell

Quote from Charles Spurgeon

Incredulity is not wisdom.-Charles Spurgeon

Smells cats don't like

Cats can't stand citrus and as much as you might love the smell of fresh herbs,cats hate rosemary and thyme.Banana and mustard are a big no-no too,as well as lavender and eucalyptus.

                            Cats hate the smell of lemon,lime and grapefruit.

Quote from Thomas Carlyle

The battle that never ends is the battle of belief against disbelief.-Thomas Carlyle

Tweet on availability

Let's normalize not confusing someone's free time with their availability.-Broderick Hunter @BroderickHunter

Quote from Miles Davis

Man,sometimes it takes you a long time to sound like yourself.-Miles Davis

Quote from Margaret Atwood

Wanting to meet an author because you like his work is like wanting to meet a duck because you like paté.-Margaret Atwood

Quote from Lionel Trilling

It is now life and not art that requires the willing suspension of disbelief.-Lionel Trilling

Quote from Rodney Mullen

The biggest obstacle to creativity is breaking through the barrier of disbelief.-Rodney Mullen

Quote from Frank Barron

The refusal to choose is a form of choice:;disbelief is a form of belief.-Frank Barron

Quote from Audre Lorde

I have come to believe over and over again that what is most important to me must be spoken,made verbal and even shared,even at the risk of having it bruised or misunderstood.-Audre Lorde

Quote from Fennel Hudson

The more we try to control nature,the more imbalanced our world becomes.-Fennel Hudson

Three other songs by The Browns that you like

1.I Heard The Bluebirds Sing-The Browns

2.Oh,No!(1963)-The Browns

3.Foolish Pride(1961)-The Browns

Quote on the past

The past is never where you think you left it.-Katherine Anne Porter

Quote from John Connolly

Anyone who wants bookstores to survive is portrayed as a Luddite who goes around smashing up kindles.-John Connolly

Quote from Arnold H.Glasow

The key to edverything is patience.You get the chicken by hatching the egg,not smashing it.-Arnold H.Glasow

Quote on good novels

Good novels are written by people who are not frightened.-George Orwell

Quote from Jack Kerouac

Rest and be kind,you don't have to prove anything.-Jack Kerouac