Another two songs from Vic Damone that I like

 1. I'm Glad There Is You-Vic Damone

2.Non Dimenticar-Vic Damone

Another song from Vic Damone that I love

 You Were Only Fooling(While I Was Falling In Love)-song by Vic Damone

Quote from Pearl Bailey

 The first and worst of all frauds is to cheat one's self.All sin is easy after that.-Pearl Bailey

A song from Vic Damone that I love

 Careless Hands-song by Vic Damone

An obscure song from 1962 that I like

 I Make Believe It's You(1962)-song by Eddie Hodges.

                                     In this song  I find that Eddie Hodges seems to be singing in the style of Dion who had a big hit with the 1962 song 'RUNAROUND SUE.'

An obscure song from 1959 that I love

 My Unbreakable Heart(1959)-song by Russ Hamilton.

Another song from Vic Damone that I like

 Dream On Little Dreamer-song by Vic Damone.

Quote on hungry people

 Hungry people cannot be good at learning or producing anything,except perhaps violence.-Pearl Bailey

A song from Vic Damone that I simply love

 Stranger In The World-song by Vic Damone.

Three songs from Vic Damone that I like

 1.An Affair To Remember(1957)-Vic Damone

2.Stranger In Paradise(1957)-Vic Damone

3.Forbidden Love(1950)-Vic Damone

A song from Perry Como that I like

 It All Seems To Fall Into Line-song by Perry Como

Quote from Pearl Bailey

 A crown,if it hurts us,is not worth wearing.-Pearl Bailey

A song from Vic Damone that I like

 Younger Than Springtime-song by Vic Damone.

Quote from Pearl Bailey

 There is a way to look at the past.Don't hide from it.It will not catch you if you don't repeat it.-Pearl Bailey

A song from Vic Damone that I like

 When Lights Are Low-song by Vic Damone.

Quote from Jon Ronson

 Corporate and political and religious psychopaths ruin economies.They ruin societies.-Jon Ronson

Quote from Bill Hicks

 The problem isn't a lack of money,food,water or land.The problem is that you've given control of these things to a group of greedy psychopaths who care more about maintaining their own power than helping mankind.-Bill Hicks

Quote from Bob Hope

 I grew up with six brothers.That's how I learned to dance-waiting for the bathroom.-Bob Hope

Indianapolis

 Downtown Indianapolis City Hall yearly dyes its water fountain pink for Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

POS

 POS-Slang for piece of shit.

Quote from Benjamin Disraeli

 Grief is the agony of an instant,the indulgence of grief the blunder of a life.-Benjamin Disraeli

Quote on psychopaths

 Psychopaths are just geniuses who drove so fast that they lose control.-Criss Jami

A song from Vic Dana that I love

 I Will-song by Vic Dana

Dispute

 Both sides in a dispute try to exhaust the other into capitulating.

Some other songs from Vic Dana that I like

 1.Danger(1963)-Vic Dana

2.Time Can Change(1962)-Vic Dana

3.Shangri-La(1964)-Vic Dana

4.Blame It On My Youth-Vic Dana

5.A Little Bit Later On Down The Line-Vic Dana

6.Garden In The Rain-Vic Dana

7.A Million And One-Vic Dana

8.Blue Ribbons(For Her Curls)-Vic Dana

9.I Was Proud-Vic Dana

10.I Love You Drops(1966)-Vic Dana

11.Moonlight And Noses-Vic Dana

A song from Vic Dana that I love

 To Love And Be Loved-song by Vic Dana.

South Korea

 South Korea is under the sway of huge corporations in 2022;it has a powerful business lobby.Many South Koreans are stuck in the work-till-you-drop attitude.

An obscure doo-wop song that I love

 Heart,Hand And Tear drop-song by Vic Dana.

Lou Gehrig's disease

 Lou Gehrig's disease in 2022 has a median survival age of only three years after diagnosis.

A song from Vic Dana that I love

 More-song by Vic Dana.

An obscure song from Vic Dana that I love

 Crystal Chandelier-song by Vic Dana.

Quote from Terence Mckenna

 We are caged by our cultural programming.Culture is a mass hallucination,and when you step outside the hallucination,you see it for what's worth.-Terence Mckenna

Quote from William Shatner

 You might as well aim high.Why shoot  yourself in the foot when you can shoot yourself in the head?-William Shatner 

A rarely played song from 1965 that I love

 Bring A Little Sunshine(To My Heart)(1965)-song by Vic Dana.

A song from 1961 that I like

 Little Altar Boy(1961)-song by Vic Dana

An obscure song from the early sixties that I love

 Hello Roommate-song by Vic Dana.

Indigenous people in Australia

 Indigenous people in Australia make up only 3% of Australia's population in 2022.There is a high suicide rate among aboriginal people in Australia.Indigenous people in Australia suffer from poverty and land dispossession.

A song from Frank Sinatra that I like

 Watertown-song by Frank Sinatra.

A forgotten song from 1962 that I love

 Time Can Change(1962)-song by Vic Dana.

Real estate companies that own and operate a lot of residential apartment buildings in Montreal in 2023

 1.Mondev

2.Rakotta

3.Akelius

4.COGIR

5.Cromwell

6.Sergakis Holdings

7.Ammor

A song from 1956 that I love

 On The Street Where You Live(1956)-song by Vic Damone with Percy Faith and His Orchestra.

Quote on saving money

 If saving money is wrong,I don't want to be right.-William Shatner

Quote from William Shatner

 And the main fight will be over water,not oil-William Shatner,SHATNER RULES.

Quote on good health

 Good health is not something we can buy.However,it can be an extremely valuable savings account.-Anne Wilson Schaef

Two more songs from The Four Coins that I like

 1.The Windows of Heaven-The Four Coins

2.Miracle Of St.Marie-The Four Coins

A great song from Patti Smith that I absolutely love

 Dancing Barefoot-song by Patti Smith.

A song from The Four Freshmen that I like

 You Stepped Out Of A Dream-song by The Four Freshmen.

An obscure song from Don Rondo that I love

 Her Hair Was Yellow-song by Don Rondo.

Quote from Ralph Waldo Emerson

 In a tavern everybody puts on airs except the landlord.-Ralph Waldo Emerson

Quote from Adam Hamilton

 God's role in superintending our world and our lives is neither absentee landlord nor micromanager.-Adam Hamilton

Quote from Sarah Strohmeyer

 Life is a lease and God is the landlord.-Sarah Strohmeyer

Quote from Harriet Beecher Stowe

 No one is so thoroughly superstitious as the Godless man.-Harriet Beecher Stowe

Slum cluster

 Dharavi is known as the largest informal settlement in Asia in 2022.One million people live in one square mile of Mumbai(Bombay).It is smack dab in the middle of Mumbai.For decades,it's been slated for redevelopment,with the formalization of streets,utilities and services for 20 years now.Plans are finally taking shape,but debates remain over where people will live,and whether they will be able to continue to work on small businesses close to home.

            Dharavi has warrens of alleys packed with people,naked electric wires and open sewer drains.Sewage is untreated there.Dharavi is a tightly packed neighborhood;it is a slumcluster

            Informal markets pack every street of Dharavi.The city's two main rail lines pass through Dharavi.-Raksha Kumar,PRI,The World,March 22,2023

Quote on fate

 Fate gives you the finger and you accept.-William Shatner

Quote from William Shatner

 You need to be silly to be funny.-William Shatner

Quote on regret

Regret is the worst human emotion.If you took another road,you might have fallen off a cliff.I'm content.-William Shatner

Quote from William Shatner

 But most people are too busy working on survival to find the opportunity to create.-William Shatner,UP TILL NOW.

Was Alfred Hitchcock a smoker?

 Aptly dubbed as 'the master of suspense',the legendary moviemaker was partial to Montecristo cigars throughout his adult life-Hitchcock was frequently seen with his trademark bowler hat and cigar when on set throughout his time as a filmmaker and was known to be a keen smoker in his spare time at home.

Quote on success

 Success should always be just beyond your grasp.-William Shatner

Alzheimer's disease

 Alzheimer's disease strikes women far more often than men.But most of the research on Alzheimer's disease focuses on men.

Quote from Alejandra Pizarnik

 I stored up the purest words for making new silences.-Alejandra Pizarnik

Quote on divorce

 Divorce is probably as painful as death.-William Shatner

A song from The Four Freshmen that I like

 Their Hearts Were Full of Spring-song by The Four Freshmen.

Quote from William Shatner

 The conundrum of free will and destiny has always kept me dangling.-William Shatner

A forgotten song from 1959 that I like

 Happy Anniversary(1959)-song by Four Lads.

Quote from William Shatner

 I'm surfing the giant life wave.-William Shatner

Great quote from William Shatner

 When forced to choose between two equally undesirable options,the only thing to do was to change the rules.-William Shatner,THE ASHES OF EDEN.

A song by The Four Coins that I like

 Lover's Island-song by The Four Coins.

Quote from William Shatner

 At 40,I went to bed for three days.I thought my life is over.-William Shatner

Quote on exercise

 Exercise?A Jew doesn't exercise.-William Shatner

Quote on icon

 Remembering an icon is overrated,remember an icon can be moved by a mouse.-William Shatner

Quote on candor

 Candor is always a double-edged sword;it may heal or it may separate.-Wilhelm Stekel

Quote from William Shatner

 There are no facts any more,kiddo,only good or bad fiction.-William Shatner

Quote on mysteries

 Mysteries simply are a feast for an active mind.-William Shatner,UP TILL NOW.

Five songs from The Four Freshmen that I love

 1.Day By Day-The Four Freshmen

2.Poinciana(Song of The Tree)-The Four Freshmen

3.Just A Little Bit-The Four Freshmen

4.Liza-The Four Freshmen

5.The Day Isn't Long Enough-The Four Freshmen.

Wabi-sabi

 Wabi-sabi-Japanese(noun)-``Wisdom in natural simplicity.''Finding beauty in imperfections;the acceptance of transience.

A song from 1956 that I like

 Graduation Day(1956)-song by The Rover Boys.

A song from 1955 that I like

 Maybe(1955)-song by The Four Coins.

Two songs from The Four Coins that I like

 1.Memories Of You(1956)-The Four Coins.

2.Follow Your Heart-The Four Coins.

A song from 1959 that I like

 Two Faces In The Dark(1959)-song by The Four Aces.

A song from 1958 that I like

 Wendy Wendy(1958)-song by The Four Coins.

                                  This song was written by Burt Bacharach.

Skywalk

 Skywalk-Bridges that connect buildings.

Calcium chloride in the closet

Q. Why do some people hang a container of calcium chloride in the closet?

Answer.To reduce humidity.Calcium chloride absorbs moisture from the air and dehumidifies the closet.(Too much humidity in a closet can  cause mold.)

Purple cabbage

 Purple cabbage has more anthocyanins than green anthocyanins.Anthocyanins protect plants against excessive light.

Alfalfa

 Alfalfa is very thirsty;it is a high-water crop.

Las Vegas

 Las Vegas in 2022 pulls 90% of its water out of Lake Mead.

Headline

 The story doesn't live up to the headline sometimes.

Politicians

 Some politicians handle a file the way a squirrel crosses a busy highway.

The lure of processed foods

 About 60% of the American diet is made of ultra-processed foods.A diet high in processed food  greatly increases the risk of developing cardiovascular disease,hypertension and cancer.Processed foods are rich in sugar,salt and fat.

                However many people love to eat processed foods because processed foods like frozen pizza,instant soups,potato chips,cookies and pastries taste good.People are gustatorily addicted to processed foods.

                  In short,many people talk nutrition and health but they eat taste.If we stay away from processed foods,we don't have to read labels.

Creative mortification

 Creative mortification is what happens when the response to creative efforts is so painful that the individual believes any future efforts are futile.

Delhi

 Ghazipur is the largest landfill in Delhi in 2022,standing at 213 feet.

Landfill site in India

 Q.Which is India's largest landfill site?

Answer.The Deonar dumping ground in Shivaji Nagar ,an eastern suburb of Mumbai ,is India's largest landfill in 2022.It was set up in 1927.It is India's oldest dumping ground.

                The mountain of waste there is sprawling and imposing,18 metres high.Waste pickers there scour the garbage dump for pieces of metal,plastic and electronics to resell.

              1,00,000 livelihoods in Mumbai are directly linked to waste-picking in this landill site in east Mumbai alone in 2022.

Six songs from the fifties that I love

 1.Magnolia-The Four Coins

2.I Love You Madly(1955)-The Four Coins.

3.A Broken Promise(1957-The Four Coins

4.One Love,One Heart(1959)-The Four Coins

5.My One Sin(1957)-The Four Coins

6.The World Outside(1958)-The Four Coins

Two songs by The Four Pennies that I like

 1.Trouble Is My Middle Name-The Four Pennies

2.A Place Where No one Goes-The Four Pennies.

A song from The Four Freshmen that I like

 It's A Blue World-song by The Four Freshmen.

A song from the fifties that I like

 Shangri-La-song by The Four Coins.

A song from The Four Pennies that I love

 Juliet-song by The Four Pennies.

A song from 1990 that I like

 Sun In My Morning(1990)-song by The Bee Gees.

An old song that I love

 Hello,Young Lovers(For The Young At Heart)-song by Perry Como.

Fun fact about puffer fish

 Puffer fish release a toxin when they puff out  meant to impair the attackers so they can get away.Ironically this doesn't work on dolphins in the same way but it gives them a high.So they purposefully inflate them and pass them around.

Japanese honeybees

 Japanese honeybees kill hornets by enclosing them in a ball of bees,and then shaking so fast and generating so much heat that they cook the hornet at 115 degree Fahrenheit.

An old song from Mitchell Torok that I like

 Little Secrets-song by Mitchell Torok

A song from 1992 that I love

 Friday I'm In Love(1992)-song by The Cure.

An old,semi-obscure song that I love

 Double Trouble-song by Mary McCoy and Cyclones.

Quote from Daphne du Maurier

 Luxury has never appealed to me,I like simple things,books,being alone,or with somebody who understands.-Daphne du Maurier

Quote from Kahlil Gibran

 Yesterday is but today's memory,and tomorrow is today's dream.-Kahlil Gibran

Quote from Alejandra Pizarnik

 Look at the flowers until you feel your innocence.-Alejandra Pizarnik

Quote from Dina Nayeri

 It  is the obligation of every person born in a safer room to open the door when someone knocks.-Dina Nayeri

Actor Keanu Reeves

 Superstar actor Keanu Reeves is known to chat with strangers on subways,photobomb weddings and donate millions to charities.

An old song that I like

 When You Were Sweet Sixteen-song by Dave Arthur and The Fureys.

        (This song contains the line 'When first I Saw the love-light in your eyes.')

Quote from David Whyte

 To forgive is to assume a larger identity than the person who was first hurt.-David Whyte

A lesser known song from The Righteous Brothers that I like

 Go Ahead And Cry-song by The Righteous Brothers.

What activates turmeric?

 Heat it up to activate it.When cooking,turmeric is heated up,and it becomes more bioavailable.

Black pepper

 Black pepper increases the absorption of turmeric in the blood by 1000%.

Piperine

 Black pepper contains a compound called piperine that helps to increase the rate at which turmeric is absorbed by the body.In fact,research shows that piperine increases bioavailability of curcumin by 2000%.

Threading the needle

 Some people try to thread the needle on the best of both worlds.

Sharenting

 There are many parenting tricks  and tips that parents share online;this is called sharenting.

Singer Gloria Estefan's father

 Singer Gloria Estefan's father died at the very young age of 47 after he went to fight in the Vietnam war  and came back ,having suffered from nerve agent poisoning . 

                    Before that he had been a political prisoner in Cuba for two years.

Quote from Katharine Hepburn

 It's a rather rude gesture,but at least it's clear what you mean.-Katharine Hepburn

Killer of sight

 Glaucoma is often called 'the silent killer of sight.'

                           Almost one million Canadians live with glaucoma in 2022.

Africa

 The median age of Africa is 19 in 2022.

An instrumental song from Perez Prado that I love

 El Manicero-song by Perez Prado.

A song from Frank Sinatra that I like

They All Laughed-song by Frank Sinatra

A rare book sells for $30,000

 A copy of the novel 'Around The World in 80 Days' signed by French writer Jules Verne sold for $30,000 in 2022;it was  once owned by  horror writer Stephen King's grandmother.

                                Old books can be so financially valuable.

Quote from Wayne Shorter

 Music is interior decoration.-Wayne Shorter,American saxophonist.

Quote from Deborah Eisenberg

 It's inevitable that your work will express your view of life -and that's desirable.-Deborah Eisenberg

Quote from Anne Carson

 A page with a poem on it is less attractive than a page with a poem on it and some tea stains.-Anne Carson

King of Herbs

 The French call the Tarragon '' King of Herbs.''

Instrumental song from Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians that I like

 Blue Tango-song by Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians.

Quote from Mark Abley

 What the survival of threatened languages means,perhaps, is the endurance of dozens,hundreds,thousands of subtly different notions of truth.-Mark Abley,SPOKEN HERE:TRAVELS AMONG THREATENED LANGUAGES.

A song from Queen that I like

 Bicycle Race-song by Queen.

A song from Bluesaholics that I love

 Don't Drive My Car-song by Bluesaholics.

Vietnam

 Q.What is the national flower of Vietnam?

Answer.In Vietnam,the lotus flower is the national flower.It is known as the flower of the dawn and is the symbol of purity,commitment and optimism for the future.At night the flower closes and sinks underwater and rises and opens again at dawn.The lotus is found throughout Vietnam in the muddy water of lakes and ponds.

Quote from Ross Perot

 If you see a snake,just kill it-don't appoint a committee on snakes.-Ross Perot

Quote from Ross Perot

 My role in life is that of the grain of sand to the oyster-it irritates the oyster and out comes a pearl.-Ross Perot

Quote from Irvin D.Yalom

 Every person must choose how much truth he can stand.-Irvin D.Yalom

Quote from Ross Perot

 Life is never more fun than when you're the underdog competing against the giants.-Ross Perot

Quote on big

 Big is not beautiful.Big is inefficient.-Ross Perot

Quote from Ross Perot

 If you see a snake,just kill it-don't appoint a committee on snakes.-Ross Perot

Cambodia

 Q.What is the national flower of Cambodia ?

Answer.Romduol became Cambodia's national flower in 2005.

Cuba

 Q.What is Cuba's national flower?

Answer.The White Mariposa or Butterfly Jasmine.

Quote on failures

 Failures are like skinned knees,painful but superficial.-Ross Perot

Quote on success

 Success is like Halley's comet,you know.Every now and then it just comes around.-Ross Perot

Quote on written reports

 Written reports stifle creativity.-Ross Perot

Quote on business

 Business is a cobweb of human relationships.-Ross Perot

Quote from Ross Perot

 You don't have to be the biggest to beat the biggest.-Ross Perot

Quote from Stephen Fry

 Life is complicated and nobody wants to believe that life is complicated.-Stephen Fry

Quote from Walt Whitman

 I too am

Not a bit ashamed,

I too am

Untranslatable.-Walt Whitman

Endometriosis

 A woman suffering from endometriosis said her endometriosis felt like having jagged daggers in her stomach.

Quote from Jack Kerouac

 I realized either I was crazy or the world was crazy;and I picked on the world.And of course I was right.-Jack Kerouac,VANITY OF DULUOZ.

Quote from Noam Chomsky

 I was never aware of any other option but to question everything.-Noam Chomsky

A song from the band Loud Luxury that I love

 Cold Feet-song by Loud Luxury.

Quote from Isaac Asimov

 Life is a journey,but don't worry,you'll find a parking spot at the end.-Isaac Asimov

The barbaric assassination of Patrice Lumumba of Congo

 Patrice Lumumba was Congo 's first democratically elected president in 1960.Patrice Lumumba wanted the country's mineral wealth to stay inside the Congo for the benefit of its people..And in a matter of months in 1060,the U.S,Belgium,France and even stakeholders at the U.N. had conspired to assassinate him,chop him to pieces and dissolve him in acid and replace him with a bloody dictator ,Joseph Mobutu,who would keep the minerals flowing to the West,and particularly not the Soviet Union.-CBC,The Current,March 3,2023.

                           Patrice Lumumba's body was never recovered and the world must never forget nor forgive this barbaric murder.Western nations are complicit in the environmental degradation and exploitation of the Congo for its vast mineral resources.

                              Patrice Lumumba's murder was even more barbaric than the murder of Saudi American journalist Jamal Khashoggi in 2018 in the Saudi Embassy in Turkey.

A lesser-known song from Frank Sinatra that I like

 Dream Away-song by Frank Sinatra.

A song that I like

 Muscle Memory-song by Lights.

The virtues of trained African Giant Pouched Rats

 Trained African Giant Pouched Rats have found thousands of unexploded landmines and bombs.Researchers also trained these rats to detect tuberculosis.Most recently they are training them to sniff out poached wildlife trophies exported out of African ports.

Great quote from Oscar Wilde

 Art is individualism,and individualism is a disturbing and disintegrating force.There lies its imminent value.For what it seeks is to disturb monotony of type,slavery of custom,tyranny of habit and the reduction of man to the level of a machine.It seeks to show new perspectives and other choices.It is a way to help expand and liberate the consciousness;our experiences,understandings,imaginings,options and thereby our lives.-Oscar Wilde

If you think you're too old

 In case you're worried that you're too old to pursue your dreams---Frank Lloyd Wright completed 1/3 of his life's work  between the ages of 80 and 92.

A song from 1970 that I like

 The Call(1970)-song by Al Martino.

                          In this song Al Martino sounds more like Glen Campbell.

Underwater microphone

 Hydrophone-Another word for an underwater microphone.

An old song that I like

 The Blue Skirt Waltz-song by Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians.

Two old songs from Gary Mills that I love

 1.Treasure Island-Garry Mills

2.Footsteps-Gary Mills

A song from Garry Mills that I love

 Here Goes A Fool-song by Garry Mills with the Johnny Mann singers.

Quote from Wayne Shorter

 Clouds float in the same pattern only once.-Wayne Shorter,American saxophonist.

Airlines going bust during Coronavirus pandemic

 Since the Coronavirus pandemic broke out,68 airlines have gone bust,including British low-cost airline Flybe and Italian legacy carrier  Al italia.

              Aviation analysis Miquel Ros keeps a list of these disappearing airlines on his website,Allplane.

              " The large airlines that went under during the pandemic,many of them were already in a sort of chronic mismanagement and financial stress," he said " so,the pandemic was a bit like the last straw."

                Even as some airlines take a nosedive,new airlines are taking off every month.Allplane said that 37 airlines were founded across the globe in 2022,including another budget airline in Colombia.-PRI,The World,March 3,2023

Two-egg omelette that you made

 On Saturday,March 4,2023,you made a delicious two-egg omelette with black beans,salt,chopped spinach,ground black pepper and vegetable broth.You made two delicious sesame seed bagel sandwiches with that omelette.

The Martha Mitchell Effect

 The Martha Mitchell Effect occurs when a medical professional labels a patient's accurate perception of real events as delusional,resulting in misdiagnosis.

Quote from Lorraine Hansberry

 The thing that makes you exceptional,if you are at all,is inevitably  that which must also make you lonely.-Lorraine Hansberry

Quote from Adam Cole

 The price of a lack of self-respect is very high over time.-Adam Cole

Two lesser known songs from 1968 that I love

 1.My Shy Violet(1968)-The Mills Brothers.

2.The Flower Road(1968)-The Mills Brothers.

Another song from Paul and Paula that I like

 A Perfect Pair-song by Paul and Paula.

A song from 1970 that I love

 True Love Is Greater Than Friendship(1970)-song by Al Martino.

A song from Paul and Paula that I like

 My Happiness-song by Paul and Paula.

Golden coffins

 Did you know that the bodies of the great emperors of the world were buried in golden coffins and then covered with honey to prevent putrefaction?

Facts on honey

 One spoon of honey is enough to sustain human life for 24 hours.

                   Did you know that there are live enzymes in honey?Did you know that in contact with a metal spoon those enzymes die.The best way to eat honey is with a wooden spoon.If you can't find one,use plastic.

A song from 1972 that I LOVE

Hey Miss Lonely(1972)-song by Shawn Phillips.

French fries I had at home

 On Thursday,March 1,2023,you ate CAVENDISH FARM French Fries at home with stir-fried chopped spinach.The French fries tasted delicious with the chopped spinach.I am also sure that eating chopped spinch with French fries adds  much-needed nutrition to the meal.

An obscure song from Dion and The Belmonts that I love

 Faith-song by Dion And The Belmonts.

                    This song rarely ever gets played on radio stations.Here are the lyrics to the song.

Faith Lyrics

Faith can turn an angry sea
Into a gentle stream
Faith can turn a stormy cloud
Into a pled sun bean
Faith can turn a teardrop
Into a shining star
Faith is what I have in you
No matter where you are
Faith can take a broken heart
And make it laugh and sing
Faith can take a lonely fool
And make him think he's king
So please have faith my darlin'
And share that faith with me
And we'll have love, sacred love
Faithful love eternally

Some lesser known songs from the sixties that I like

 1.The Loneliest Man In The World(1963)-Dion

2.No one's Waiting For Me(1963)-Dion

3.The Road I'm On(Gloria)-Dion.

4.He'll Only Hurt You(1963)-Dion

5.I Can't Believe(That You Don't Love Me Any more(1963)-Dion

6.Lost For Sure(1962)-Dion

7.Chicago Blues(1964)-Dion

8.North East End of The Corner(1961)-Dion.

Full bladder

 The full bladder that keeps waking you up in the middle of an otherwise good night's sleep is a condition called nocturia.

Slippery slope

 A slippery slope is looking like an avalanche sometimes.

Honeymoon

 Did you know that the term ''HONEYMOON'' comes from the fact that newlyweds consumed heney for fertility after the wedding?

A lesser known song from Styx that I love

 Sing For The Day-song by Styx

A song from 1966 that I love

 Spanish Flea(1966)-song by Kathy Kirby.

Quote from Herman Melville

 In childhood,death stirred me not;in the middle age,it pursued me like a prowling bandit on the road;now,grown an old man,it boldly leads the way,and ushers me on.-Herman Melville

Joan Didion 's marvelously preserved collection

     The late writer Joan Didion fascinated people.The fascination began with her writing -which combined a spare,elegant prose style with rigour and deep research to create classic nonfiction like THE WHITE ALBUM and THE YEAR OF MAGICAL THINKING.But people were also fascinated by her life with husband and fellow author,John Gregory Dunne.They were famous for throwing impossibly glamorous house parties that brought together rock stars,intellectuals and artists.And now,for those who hung on every word Didion and Dunne wrote,there are a lot more words to hang on.Hundreds of boxes full of words.In January 2023,The New York Public Library announced that it had acquired the couple's papers-including years of manuscripts,photographs,research materials,and of course,dinner invitations.

                                    The news is out now.It's a large collection;over 200 record cartons of materials.It's an incredibly moving collection.And really covers,particularly,Didion's life literally from her birth.Her baby footprint all the way to her death.

                                    Joan Didion was an absolutely remarkable dinner party thrower.She kept,sort of almost religiously,binders and binders of recipes as well as guest lists.These were sensory experiences filled with conversation and the careful pairing of food and ambience.It's going to be fascinating to see the way that scholars explore that part of her life and the way that it had affected and shaped her ideas.-CBC radio,As It Happens,January 27,2023.

                        P.S:I am so glad that Joan Didion preserved her memorabilia and life story so impeecably instead of throwing out too much,like many Americans.

Quote on art

 The history of art is a sequence of successful transgressions.-Susan Sontag

Quote from Brian Doyle

 People make too much of facts.Also people make too much of gut feelings.Gut feelings probably mean food poisoning.-Brian Doyle,THE PLOVER.

A relatively new song from Protomartyr that I like

 In My Sphere-song by Protomartyr.

Quote on life

 Life is a verb,life swerves and lurches no matter  how cautious and careful your driving.-Brian Doyle,CHICAGO.

A song from 2011 that I love

 The Hippopotamus(2011)-song by The Planet Smashers.

Quote from Charles Bukowski

 Having no destination,I am never lost.-Charles Bukowski

Quote from Joan Didion

 I have already lost touch with a couple of people I used to be.-Joan Didion

Quote from Noam Chomsky

 Rational discussion is useful only when  there is a significant base of shared assumptions.-Noam Chomsky

Quote from Susan B.Anthony

 Cautious,careful people,always casting about to preserve their reputations can never effect a reform.-Susan B.Anthony

An African proverb

 The sun does not forget a village just because it is small.-African proverb

Floriferous

 Floriferous-bearing flowers;blooming freely.