A song from Peggy March that I love
Hello Heartache,Goodbye Love-song by Peggy March.
Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams (And Dream Your Troubles Away)-song by Doris Day.
Jack Pickford (1896-1933) was the brother of actress Mary Pickford.He was an actor in several silent films but is largely forgotten today.He was born in Toronto;he died at age 37 in 1933 in Paris,France.
His career declined steadily due to alcohol abuse,drugs and chronic depression.
Sometimes walking away is the last act of self-respect you have left.-African proverb
Parents wonder why the streams are bitter,when they themselves poison the fountain.-John Locke
On Tuesday, Ictober 21,2026,I walked along the entire length of Borden Avenue from near rue de Terrebonne to Baily Road in Cote St.Luc for the first time in my life.On the same day I also walked the entire length of Randall Avenue from Baily Road in Cote St.Luc to Somerled Avenue where it ends.
Randall Avenue north of Cote St.Luc road features a lot of nice houses.There are a lot of low-rise apartment buildings on Randall Avenue between Cote St Luc road and Fielding Avenue however.
The surname Glockner is of German origin and referred to a church bell ringer or someone who lived near a bell tower.
In February 1974,a 48 year-old health fanatic from London named Basil Brown drank roughly a gallon of carrot juice every single day over a 10-day period.He ignored warning signs as his skin turned bright yellow and ultimately died of severe liver failure caused by a Vitamin A overdose and Beta-carotene toxicity.
Spittoon(also called a cuspidor) is a shallow bowl or container made for spitting into,historically used for disposing of saliva and chewing tobacco.
On Monday, October 19,2026 I took the 105 bus from Vendome metro and got off on Sherbrooke Street West.I walked up West Hill Avenue from Sherbro
oke Street to Godfrey Avenue .Then I walked the entire length of Godfrey Avenue from ,Grand Avenue to Benny Avenue for the first time in my life.I walked up Benny Avenue to Monkland Avenue and walked west on Monkland Avenue to Prince of Wales Avenue..Then I walked along the entire length of three tiny streets,Cassidy street,Duncan street and Starnes street for the first time in my life.Cassidy street,Duncan street and Starnes street are three tiny streets that run parallel to Sherbrooke street from Cavendish Boulevard to Prince of Wales Avenue.
Then I walked the whole length of Cumberland Avenue from rue de Terrebonne to Cote St.Luc Road.Cumberland Avenue has a lot of decent middle-class homes..After that I walked down the entire length of Bessborough Avenue from Cote St.Luc Road to Monkland Avenue for the first time ever.
Finally I walked down Cavendish Boulevard to Sherbrooke street and took the 105 bus to Vendome metro.It was a nice walk on a beautiful,mild,sunny autumn day ,a day on which the temperature reached a high of around 17 degrees Celsius.
San Francisco Is A Lonely Town(1969)-song by Ben Peters.
Canada's longest-serving female member of parliament is Hedy Fry.She represents the riding of Vancouver Centre.She was first elected in October 1993 when she defeated sittingPrime Minister Kim Campbell.
Hedy Fry was born in San Fernando,Trinidad on August 6,1941..She is of Scottish,Spanish,Indian and Chinese ancestry.An odd mix to be sure.
Hedy Fry is a medical doctor.She is a physician and holds a medical degree.She immigrated to Canada in 1970.
The Canadian state of Alberta is nicknamed the"Texas of the North" because of major similarities in its economy,politics and cowboy culture with Texas.
One O'clock Jump-song by Benny Goodman and His Orchestra.
Q.Who is Canada's longest-serving prime minister?
Answer . William Lyon McKenzie King,who served for a total of 21 years and 154 days across three non-consecutive terms(1921-1926,1926-1930,and 1935-1948).
The last name Michalak is of Polish origin ,meaning "son of Michal":or "Little Michael".
A soul patch,also known as a mouche,is a small patch of facial hair between the lower lip and the chin.
The Coalition Avenue Quebec(CAQ) ,the former ruling party
of Quebec got decimated in the Quebec provincial elections on October 5,2026 and failed to win a single single seat.The party essentially got wiped off the electoral map .
Tom Mulcair,commentator on Montreal radio station CJAD800 Am said on the Aaron Rand Show on Friday, October 16,2026 that the CAQ was dead as a political party,dead as John Cleese's parrot.
The CAQ strangely won 13% of the popular vote but lost all their seats.Go figure.
Oh Judge,Your Honour,Dear Sir,Sweetheart -song by David Seville
Singer Peggy Lee's only child and daughter,Nicki Lee Barbour Foster,died on November 21,2014 at age 71 in Twin Falls,Idaho from complications from a stroke.
Singer Peggy Lee died sadly at the age of 81 on January 21,2002 from a heart attack combined with complications from diabetes at her home in Bel Air,Los Angeles.
She had been in ill health for years and suffered a stroke in 1998.
Game Winner -song from Vulfpeck.
I hope this song blows up and receives a lot of air play on radio stations, especially in Montreal.
Prolific singer and actress Doris Day (1922-2019) recorded more than 650 songs in her career from 1939 through 1967.
Doris Day sadly died of pneumonia at her home in Carmel Valley, California on May 13,2019,at the age of 97.
Children of The Wind -song by Blood,Sweat and Tears.
Money Is The Root of All Evil-song by The cAndrews Sisters
Celery Stalks At Midnight -song by Doris Day with Les Brown.
Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps (Quizas,Quizas,Quizas)-song by Doris Day.
Greatness and madness are next door neighbours and they often borrow each other's sugar.-Joe Rogan
Haters are all failures.It's 100% across the board.No one who is truly brilliant at anything is a hater.-Joe Rogan
American singer and actor Guy Mitchell (1927-1999) was born in Detroit,Michigan to Croatian immigrants.The birth name of Guy Mitchell was Albert George Cernik.
Summer Has Gone-song by Doris Day.
I love the lyrics of this song.
There's A Pawnshop on The Corner in Pittsburgh/Pennsylvania -song by Guy Mitchell.
Play A Simple Melody -song by Jo Stafford with The Starlighters.
Every Little Movement (Has a Meaning of Its Own)-song by Doris Day.
A rabbit that dives underwater to escape predators!
The marsh rabbit,found in the southeastern United States,is an excellent swimmer that can hide beneath the surface,leaving only its eyes and nose exposed!
Scurryfunge -The frantic,rushed tidying up of a house right before unexpected guests arrive.
The port of Veracruz in the state of Veracruz is the largest and busiest port on Mexico's Atlantic/Gulf Coast.
You're Just A Flower From An Old Bouquet -song by The Andrews Sisters.
The port of Manzanillo is Mexico's largest Pacific port and its primary container gateway.
Biohackers are individuals who try to optimise their health, mental function, longevity and athletic performance and longevity by manipulating factors such as their diet,their exposure to light, and their exposure to heat or cold. They usually take a host of supplements and regularly monitor various blood markers they believe reflect the success of their regimen.
Ay-Round The Corner(Beneath the Berry Tree)-song from Jo Stafford.
Home Sweet Home -song by Motley Crue.
This song starts with the line'You Know I'm A Dreamer.'
Don't Rock The Boat,Dear(1950)-song by Dean Martin and Margaret Whiting.
Canadian rock singer Sass Jordan died in Montreal on October 2,2026 at the age of 63.
Little Bird(1992)-song by Annie Lennox.
This song contains the line 'I wish I had the wings to fly away from here.'
Howard Dill,the Canadian legend nicknamed "Pumpkin King" died of liver cancer on May 20,2008 at the age of only 73.
He lived and farmed in Windsor,Nova Scotia.He was the legendary giant pumpkin breeder known as 'the pumpkin King of the world.'
A fromophile (more commonly spelled fromagophile) is a connaisseur or lover of cheese.
Bathurst is a city in northern New Brunswick.
It is commonly nicknamed "Baddurst" or "B-dot''.