Quote from Anais Nin

 I am deeply tired because everything touches me,I am never indifferent.-Anais Nin

Quote from C.S.Lewis

 As for wrinkles-Pshaw!Why shouldn't we have wrinkles?Honorable insignia of long service in this warfare.-C.S.Lewis

Quote from Maggie Kuhn

 I enjoy my wrinkles and regard them as badges of distinction-I've worked hard for them.!-Maggie Kuhn

Two old songs by Manfred Mann that I like

 1.Hubble Bubble(Toil And Trouble)-Manfred Mann.

2.I'm Your Kingpin-Manfred Mann.

A song from Don Ho that I love

 Tiny Bubbles-song by Don Ho.

A semi-forgotten song from 1966 that I like

 Pretty Flamingo(1966)-song by Manfred Mann.

Some old songs from Sam The Sham and The Pharoahs that I like

 1.Black Sheep-Sam The Sham and the Pharoahs

2.Let Our Love Light Shine-Sam the Sham and the Pharoahs

3.Money's My Problem-Sam The Sham and the Pharoahs

4.Ring Dang Doo-Sam The Sham and The Pharoahs

5.Red Hot-Sam The Sham and The Pharoahs

6.Memphis Beat-Sam The Sham and the Pharoahs

7.Gangster of Love-Sam The Sham and the Pharoahs

Quote from Mason Cooley

 To avoid eye contact,kiss.-Mason Cooley

Quote from Olivia Gatwood

 A memory is a story told so well,it becomes a part of the body.-Olivia Gatwood

Quote from Oscar Wilde

 The very essence of romance is uncertainty.-Oscar Wilde

Quote on science

 Science reckons many prophets,but there is not even a promise of a Messiah.-Thomas Huxley

Quote on relationships

 Relationships,like eyebrows,are better when there is space between them.-Demetri Martin

Morning condition

 The conditionof finding it difficult to get out of the bed in the morning is called dysania.

Illegible hand-writing

 Illegible hand-writing is called griffonage.

Prongs of a fork

 The prongs of a fork are called tines.

Tiny toe

 Your tiny toe or finger is called minimus.

Newborn baby

 The cry of a newborn baby is called a vagitus.

Day after tomorrow

 The day after tomorrow is called overmorrow.

Stomach rumbling

 The rumbling of stomach is actually called a wamble.

Eyebrows

 The space between your eyebrows is called glabella.

Quote from Robert Frost

 A poem begins as a lump in the throat,a sense of wrong,a homesickness,a lovesickness.-Robert Frost

Quote from John Cheever

 Homesickness is nothing.Fifty percent of people in the world are homesick all the time.-John Cheever

Quote from Michael Chabon

 Every generation loses the Messiah it has failed to deserve.-Michael Chabon,THE YIDDISH POLICEMEN'S UNION.

Two obscure songs from Sam The Sham and The Pharoahs that I like

 1.Struttin'- Sam The Sham and The Pharaohs.

2.I Couldn't Spell-Sam The Sham and The Pharoahs.

Quote on artists

 Artists are people driven by the tension between the desire to communicate  and the desire to hide.-D.W.Winnicott

Quote from Claude Monet

 Light is the most important person in the picture.-Claude Monet

An obscure song by Sam The Sham And The Pharoahs that I love

 Leave My Kitten Alone-song by Sam The Sham and The Pharoahs.

A semi-forgotten song by Sam The Sham And The Pharoahs that I love

 The Hair On My Chinny Chin Chin-song by Sam The Sham And The Pharoahs

Quote from Richard Russo

 People in small towns,much more than in cities,share a destiny.-Richard Russo

Quote on fear

 Fear is a natural reaction to moving closer to the truth.-Pema Chodron

A song from Sopwith Camel that I like

 Heĺlo,Hello-song by Sopwith Camel.(This song contains the lines 'Hello hello hello hello/You've got pretty hair.')

A song from The Sapphires that I like

 Who Do You Love-song by The Sapphires.(This song has the line'You had a playboy reputation.')

Leopards

 Leopards live and hunt alone;they are solitary hunters.

A song from The Four Aces that I like

 Perfidia-song by The Four Aces.

An obscure song from Sam The Sham and the Pharaohs

 How Do You Catch A Girl-song from Sam The Sham and the Pharaohs.

A song from 1955 that I like

 Are You Satisfied?(1955)- song by Rusty Draper.

Two other songs by Jo Stafford that I like

 1.Begin the Beguine-Jo Stafford.

2.Long Ago(And Far Away)-Jo Stafford

Do rats eat mice?

 Mice and rats are omnivores.

        In fact,rats have been known to sometimes kill and eat mice to eliminate competition or take advantage of an easy meal.This interspecies behaviour is called muricide.Like their rat cousins,mice are also omnivores that will eat just about anything.

A song from 1956 that I like

Big D(1956)-song by  Jo Stafford.

Quote from Tennessee Williams

 Love always and fervently.A person,a thing,an experience.Life itself.Do not let your life become a loveless husk.-Tennesee Williams

Quote on real estate

 As with real estate,what matters with bullet holes is location,location,location.-Nelson DeMille

Quote from Jo Stafford

 The world is a pile of grunge.-Jo Stafford

Quote from Richard Dawkins

 Perhaps Islam is analogous to a carnivorous gene complex,Buddhism to a herbivorous one,-Richard Dawkins

Quote from John Steinbeck

 It is true that we are weak and sick and ugly and quarrelsome but if that is all we ever were,we would millenniums ago have disappeared from the face of the earth.-John Steinbeck

Quote from C.S.Lewis

 Love is never wasted,for its value does not rest upon reciprocity.-C.S.Lewis

Germany

 Germany is slashing public transit fares in August 2022 by 90% to encourage people to ditch their cars and save energy amid high gas prices.

Wild rabbits

 A group of wild rabbits is called a fluffle.

Great quote on books

 Books are not clutter,no matter what some book about getting organized may tell you.Literally no one has ever walked into a library and been like,what a fucking mess.-Jennifer McCartney,THE JOY OF LEAVING SHIT ALL OVER THE PLACE:THE ART OF BEING MESSY.

Jair Bolsonaro

 If Jair Bolsonaro stays in power for another term in Brazil it could mean game over for the Amazon rainforest.Save the rainforest by voting him out.

Quote from Judd Apatow

 Everything I do tends to root for the underdog.-Judd Apatow

Quote on religion

 Religion is like a pair of shoes----Find one that fits for you,but don't make me wear your shoes.-George Carlin

Quote from Jennifer Berry

 A seat belt is your best defense against a drunk driver.-Jennifer Berry

A song from 1956 that I like

 In The Middle Of The House(1956)-song by Vaughn Monroe.

Three songs by Dorsey Burnette that I like

 1.Bertha Lou-Dorsey Burnette

2.Big Rock Candy Mountain-Dorsey Burnette

3.The Bootleggers-Dorsey Burnette

Quote from Kurt Vonnegut

 I believe that reading and writing are the most nourishing forms of meditation anyone has so far found.By reading the writings of the most interesting minds in history,we meditate with our own minds and theirs as well .This to me is a miracle.-Kurt Vonnegut

Quote from Audre Lorde

 Revolution is not a onetime event.-Audre Lorde

A song by Gale Storm that I like

 Tell Me Why(1956)-song by Gale Storm.

A song from 1956 that I like

 When You Lose The One You Love(1956)-song by David Whitfield.

Two old Andy Williams songs that I like

 1.Emily(1964)-Andy Williams.

2.The Wonderful World of The Young(1962)-Andy Williams.

An old song from Randy Sparks that I like

 Julie Knows(1964)-song by Randy Sparks.

A song from 1961 that I like

 Lonely Life(1961)-song by Jackie Wilson.

An old song by Carol Shaw that I like

 Jimmy Boy(1963)-song by Carol Shaw.

Obscure old Marc Hannibal song that I like

 The City Is Lonely-song by Marc Hannibal.

An accomplished Elvis impersonator

 Dan Hartal is a singer,songwriter and Elvis impersonator at old age homes.He lives in London,England.His website is https://danhartal.com

Male lions

 Male lions are 50% heavier than the females.

A song by The Black Eyed Peas that I like

 Don't Lie-song by Black Eyed Peas.

Quote from Eric Emmanuel Schmitt

 I consider a house without books or a piano to be unfurnished.-Eric Emmanuel Schmitt

Quote on forgiving

 Forgiving is not forgetting.Forgiving is remembering without pain.-Celia Cruz

Old,obscure songs by Johnny Burnette that I like

 1.Blues Stay Away From Me-Johnny Burnette Trio

2.Sweet Suzie-Johnny Burnette

3.Finders Keepers-Johnny Burnette

4.Bigger Man-Johnny Burnette

5.Second Chance(1961)-Johnny Burnette

6.Eager Beaver Baby-Johnny Burnette

7.Blues Stay Away From Me-Johnny Burnette Trio

8.Me And The Bear-Johnny Burnette(with Eddie Cochran)

Basile Routhier street in Ahuntsic,Montreal

Basile Routhier street in Ahuntsic was formerly named Jacob street.

Quote from Peter Blair Henry

 A government decision that slashes spending at the wrong time and sends a weak economy into a tailspin can be just as undisciplined as one that unleashes a wasteful spending spree in an overheated environment.-Peter Blair Henry

Some obscure songs by Johnny Burnette that I like

 1.Cincinnati Fireball-Johnny Burnette

2.Clown Shoes-Johnny Burnette

3.Big,Big World(1961)-Johnny Burnette

4.Sweet Baby Doll-Johnny Burnette

5.The Fool of The Year-Johnny Burnette

6.The Poorest Boy In Town-Johnny Burnette

7.Lonesome Waters-Johnny Burnette

8.Honey Hush-Johnny Burnette and the Rock 'n' Roll Trio

9.You're Undecided-Johnny Burnette

10.Angry at the Big Oak Tree-Johnny Burnette

Two old songs by Jerry Wallace that I like

 1.Life's A Holiday(1961)- Jerry Wallace

2.Spanish Guitars(1964)-Jerry Wallace.

A superb but underrated song by Johnny Burnette that I love

 Little Boy Sad(1961)- song by Johnny Burnette.

Quote on etiquette

 Etiquette is the grease that makes it possible for all of us to rub together without unnecessary overheating.-Russell Baker

Quote from Dirk Benedict

 Life without kids is like a camera without film.-Dirk Benedict

Quote from John Wayne

 I believe humour nullifies violence.-John Wayne

A song from 1963 that I like

 Mama Didn't Lie(1963)-song by Jan Bradley.

Splooting

 Splooting-A technique squirrels use to reduce body heat by stretching out on cool surfaces.

The introduction of trains

 When trains were introduced in the U.S,many people believed that " women's bodies were not designed to go at 50 miles an hour'' ,and that their "uteruses would fly out of (their) bodies if they were accelerated to that speed.

Three obscure songs by Patti Page that I like

 1.My First Formal Gown(1956)-Patti Page

2.Too Young To Go Steady(1956)- Patti Page

3.Walls Have Ears-Patti Page

Obscure song from Johnny Duncan that I like

 Wheels- song by Johnny Duncan.This little-known  song with vocals is wonderful.

      The String -Alongs had a big hit in 1960 with the instrumental version of the song 'WHEELS.'

A song from 1958 that I like

 Ain't I The Lucky One(1958)-song by Marty Robbins.

Quote from Susan Sontag

 In 'life',I don't want to be reduced to my work.In 'work', I don't want to be reduced to my life.-Susan Sontag

Some old songs by The Seekers that I like

 1.The Gypsy Rover(The Whistling Gypsy)-The Seekers

2.Plaisir D'Amour-The Seekers

3.The Carnival is Over-The Seekers.

Quote from Bell Hooks

 I will not have my life narrowed down.I will not bow down to somebody else's whim or to someone else's ignorance.-Bell Hooks

A song from 1964 that I like

 You're The Only World I Know(1964)-song by Sonny James.

A song from The Seekers that I love

 A World Of Our Own(1965)-song by The Seekers.

A song from 1964 that I like

 How Much Can A Lonely Heart Stand(1964)-song by Skeeter Davis.

Quote from Salman Rushdie

 We are described into the corners,and then we must describe ouurselves out of the corners.-Salman Rushdie

Two obscure,old songs by Linda Scott that I like

 1.Through The Summer(1962)-Linda Scott

2.Three Guesses-Linda Scott

Quote from Salman Rushdie

 Literature is the one place in any society where,within the secrecy of our own heads,we can hear voices talking about everything in every possible way.-Salman Rushdie

Quote from Aldous Huxley

 Most ignorance is vincible ignorance.We don't know because we don't want to know.-Aldous Huxley

Quote from Jane Kenyon

 If it's darkness we're having,let it be extravagant.-Jane Kenyon

Quote from Salman Rushdie

 A poem cannot stop a bullet.

A novel can't defuse a bomb.

But we are not helpless.

We can sing the truth and name the liars.-Salman Rushdie,PEN World Voices Festival

Quote from Richard Needham

 For a well-rounded education,you could try curling up with good books and bad librarians.-Richard Needham

Butterflies and crocodiles

 Butterflies drink the tears of caiman crocodiles in the Amazon basin.

                       Why feed on tears?A number of insect species including moths,butterflies and bees are known to tear-feed,usually on mammals and in some cases even humans

                       Tear-feeding on reptiles is less well documented,but in every case the insect seems to be in the pursuit of nutrients and minerals-chiefly salt.

                        '' Sodium and some of these other micronutrients are hard to find in nature'',said de la Rosa.Butterflies and bees consume nectar,and nectar does not have a lot of salt.But they still need salt for egg production and for their metabolism.''-     National Geographic

Quote on writing

 Writing is perhaps the greatest of human inventions,binding together people who never knew each other,citizens of distant epochs.Books break the shackles of time,A book is proof that humans are capable of working magic.-Carl Sagan

Quote from Aldous Huxley

 Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things,only with the beastly words that stand for them.-Aldous Huxley

Quote on journalism

 Journalism is printing what somebody else doesn't want printed-everything else is public relations.-George Orwell

Lions,tigers and cheetahs

Lions,tigers and leopards are stalking predators;they stalk their prey and ambush  them.

                               The cheetah on the other hand chases the prey;the cheetah acts as an evolutionary force.The weaker ones gets weeded out from the prey population.

                                  The cheetah is very fast but relatively weak.

Quote from Tyler Perry

 I don't think the dreams die.I think people give up.I think it gets too hard.-Tyler Perry

Quote from Grace Paley

 You know the mind is an astonishing,long-living,erotic thing.-Grace Paley

Quote from Don De Lillo

 Half the world is redoing its kitchens,the other half is starving.-Don DeLillo,ZERO K.

Quote from Edith Sitwell

 A great many people now reading and writing would be better employed keeping rabbits.-Edith Sitwell

Quote from Mitch Hedburg

 If carrots got you drunk,rabbits would be messed-up.-Mitch Hedburg

Quote from Hardwell

 You can have the best production,the best stage in the world,but without a crowd,the festival is nothing.-Hardwell

A song by Benny Goodman that I like

 Sugar Foot Stomp-song by Benny Goodman

Four more songs by Patti Page that I like

 1.The Good Life-Patti Page

2.Mama From The Train(A Kiss,A Kiss)-Patti Page

3.Nobody's Darlin' But Mine-Patti Page

4.Money,Marbles And Chalk-Patti Page

Quote from Arthur C.Clarke

 Two possibilities exist:either we are alone in the universe or we are not.Both are equally terrifying.-Arthur C.Clarke

Four old songs from Patti Page that I like

 1.Autumn In Rome-Patti Page

2.Born To Be With You-Patti Page

3.Summer Photographs-Patti Page

4.Faded Love(1961)-Patti Page

Quote from Sylvia Plath

 I am alone in my room,between two worlds.-Sylvia Plath

A song from 1954 that I like

 I Speak To The Stars(1954)-song by Doris Day

Some Patti Page songs from 1964 that I like

 1.Love After Midnight(1964)-Patti Page

2.The Lamp Is Low(1964)-Patti Page

3.I Adore You(1964)-Patti Page

4.Foolishly Yours(1964)-Patti Page

Bee waterer

To help hydrate our pollinators,fill a bowl with marbles and add water.Marbles give the bees a safe place to land so they can drink without drowning.

A song by Patti Page that I like

Stranger On The Shore(1962)-song by Patti Page.

Water holes

Water holes are dangerous traps for thirsty animals.

Interesting new book by Sarah Stodola

The Last Resort:A Chronicle of Paradise,Profit and Peril at the Beach (2022)(Harper Collins)-Book by Sarah Stodola.

1908

In 1908, Winston Churchill opposed giving women the right to vote.Irish suffragist Mary Maloney followed him around as he campaigned for Parliament,and clanged a large bell whenever he tried to speak.

Anti-depressants

Anti-depressants take the peak off anxiety;but often they also take the peaks off joy,love and happiness. It is not always a good tradeoff.

An old song by Andy Williams that I love

Sail Along Silvery Moon-song by Andy Williams.

Ghost bikes

Ghost bikes Montreal is an organization that installs white bikes in and around the city in places where cyclists were killed in a road collision in honour of the victims and as a reminder to motorists to be aware of cyclists and to municipal leaders of deficient infrastructure.

Two old songs from Jo Stafford that I like

1.With A Little Bit of Luck(1956)-Jo Stafford

2.Love Me Good(1956)-Jo Stafford.

Semiconductors

 92 % of semiconductors globally are manufactured in Taiwan,according to July 2022 statistics.

Quote from Keanu Reeves

 A lot of people don't struggle with depression,they struggle with the reality we live in.-Keanu Reeves

Quote from Carl Sagan

 Preserve and cherish the pale blue dot,it's the only home we've ever known.-Carl Sagan

Quote from Ned Rorem

 All literature is a diary,so indeed is all art.-Ned Rorem

Quote from William Morris

 When class-robbery is abolished every man will reap the labor of his fruits.-William Morris,1884.

Quote from Julian Barnes

 I don't believe in God,but I miss Him.-Julian Barnes

Some old songs by The Hilltoppers that I like

 1.P.S. I Love You(1953)-song by The Hilltoppers

2.Love Walked In -The Hilltoppers

3.Time Waits For No one-The Hilltoppers

4.Till Then-The Hilltoppers

5.If I Didn't Care-The Hilltoppers

6.I'd Rather Die Young(Than Grow Old Without You)-The Hilltoppers

7.Marianne(1957)-The Hilltoppers

8.The Joker(That's What They Call Me)(1957)-The Hilltoppers

Largest church in Canada

 Saint-Joseph's Oratory in Montreal is Canada's largest church.Founded in 1904 by Brother André Bessette in Saint Joseph's honour,the oratory's monumental scale spanned six decades of construction and can accommodate 10,000 people.

A song from 1957 that I like

 A Fallen Star(1957)-song by The Hilltoppers.

Quote from Thomas Sowell

 It is usually futile to try to talk facts and analysis to people who are enjoying a sense of moral superiority in their ignorance.-Thomas Sowell

Efficient water use in the toilets of Japan

 In Japan,a sink is built above the toilet tank for hand washing.The water drains into the toilet tank to be used for the next flush,and saves millions of gallons of water each year.