A song from 2023 that I like

 Greedy(2023)-song by Tate McRae.

Blingy

 Blingy(adjective)-extravagantly showy;shiny.

Polyhistor

 Polyhistor(noun)-A person of great learning.

-Example sentence:The scholar was a true polyhistor.

Patient I shared a room with at Villa Medica rehab hospital in 2023

 I spent two months at Villa Medica readaptation  hospital following an ischemic stroke due to a ruptured carotid artery in the neck ,at 225 rue Sherbrooke East between October 5,2023 and December 3,2023 .I had a room on the 10th floor,specifically room number 1007.

           It was a big room.The room had two beds.The patient in the other bed near the window was 83 year-old Denis Menard who had survived a stroke.Denis Menard was a peculiar case;though he had survived a couple of strokes,he could move both of his arms freely,and he was also able to walk on his own;he did not need a wheelchair.Nonetheless,he used a walker sometimes to go out of the room .Denis Menard strangely had big holes in his memory.When the doctor would ask him to announce his home address he would draw a blank.He apparently did not remember his home address.When the doctor asked him on several occasions on different days what hospital he was in,he was unable to recall the name of Villa Medica hospital.He apparently could not remember names or addresses.He also had holes in his vision apparently as a result of the stroke.

          However he was very articulate in describing the food the hospital would serve for breakfast,lunch and dinner.He would immediately let the staff know that the food was undercooked,overcooked,underspiced or not salted enough.He would also notice if the food served  was too hot or too cold.He had lost none of his vocabulary in French,but his memory about his past life had big holes in it.

          It just goes to show a stroke affects different people in different ways,very unexpectedly.

Persian proverb

 A child is bridge to heaven.-Persian proverb

The white sand beaches of Hawaii

 A large portion of Hawaii 's white sand beaches are made from parrotfish poop.

Street I walked on Tuesday,March 10,2026

 On Tuesday,March 10,2026 I walked along the entire length of rue Champ de Mars from Gosford street in old Montreal to rue Berri,passing rue Bonsecours.Rue Champ de Mars is lined with a lot of classy old buildings.

Coral reefs

 Coral reefs are disappearing faster than rain forests.

The evils of fast fashion

 Fast fashion produces more carbon emissions than flights and shipping combined.

Blinking

 You blink faster when you're lying or stressed.

Quote from Rebecca Solnit

 A home library is a radical kindness.-Rebecca Solnit

Quote from Eudora Welty

 Books make the house larger.-Eudora Welty

Drowning in salt water

 Drowning in salt water is different than drowning in fresh water.It takes longer,and salt water draws blood out of cells into the lungs.You drown in your own fluids.

African proverb

 When the poor pick up guns,they do more harm to the poor than to the rich.-African proverb

Quote from Andrea Gibson

 We have to create It's the only thing louder than destruction.-Andrea Gibson 

The breakfast of Marilyn Monroe

 In a 1952 interview with PAGEANT magazine,Marilyn Monroe revealed that her breakfast consisted of two raw eggs whipped into warm milk.

Social media influencer and Khalistan critic stabbed to death in Ontario

 Social media influencer Nancy Grewal was sadly stabbed to death in LaSalle,Ontario just outside Windsor in Canada in March 2026;she was only 45.She was born in India.

             Grewal,a Sikh social media influencer and health care worker who was a strong critic of Khalistan extremism,said she had been harassed and threatened for speaking about violence in the movement.

             Grewal said she had received 40 death threats,and said she had reported those threats to Windsor police.

              Police believe her stabbing was targeted,not random.Will her murderer ever be arrested?

The Gold Coast

 Q.What country was formerly known as The Gold Coast?

Answer.Ghana

This famous musician drinks raw eggs to combat jetlag.

 Musician Calvin Harris mentioned in a BBC Radio 2 Interview that he drinks raw eggs on flights to combat jet lag.

Background of Oprah Winfrey

 Oprah Winfrey grew up in extreme poverty in rural Mississippi,wearing potato sacks as clothes before becoming media moguls.

Servant

 Un serviteur,une servante-French word for a servant.

Romanian proverb

 Adversity makes a man wise,not rich.-Romanian proverb

Lockiophobia

 Lockiophobia is the fear of child birth or pregnancy.Lockiophobia is also known as tokophobia.

Knavery

 Knavery(noun)-dishonest or deceitful behavior.

A song from Beyonce that I like

 Run The World(Girls)-song by Beyonce.

Potatoes

 Potatoes are considered high in oxalates.

Teak in India

 Teak,a premier tropical hardwood is known in India  by its local Indian name,Sagwan.Known for extreme durability and water resistance,this Southeast Asian  native is called" the king of timber" for high-end furniture and ship-building.

      Teak wood has become one of the rarest and most expensive hardwoods in the world.

Quote from Joel Osteen

 One study says that 90 percent of our everyday behavior is based on our habits-----That means how we treat people,how we spend our money,what we watch,what we listen to-90 percent of the time,we're on autopilot.We do what we've always done.-Joel Osteen

Urination in birds

 Birds don't urinate;their bodies convert waste into uric acid instead of liquid urine.

Charles Osborne

 A man named Charles Osborne had hiccups for 69 years straight.

Quote on habit

 Habit,a particularly insidious thug who chokes passion and smothers love.Habit puts us on autopilot.-Diane Ackerman 

Quote from Suze Orman

 Put  your financial life on autopilot as a form of 'forced saving'.-Suze Orman

A Portuguese proverb

 Wind and fortune are not lasting.-Portuguese proverb 

Romanian proverb

 A foreigner scratches you where you do not itch.-Romanian proverb

Portuguese proverb

 A pig on credit makes a good winter and a bad spring.-Portuguese proverb

An African proverb

 The Stone that blocks the road may become a seat for a tired traveler.-African proverb 

Irish proverb

 Never buy through your ears but through your eyes.-Irish proverb

Persian proverb

 When a lion is old,he becomes the plaything of jackals.-Persian proverb

A Japanese proverb

 A man chasing two rabbits ends up hungry;A wise man grows carrots.-Japanese proverb

Another African proverb

 You can't manipulate someone who isn't desperate to be liked.-African proverb 

An African proverb

 When a man builds a ladder from lies he should not complain when the truth kicks it away.-African proverb

African proverb

 The river that avoids rocks reaches the ocean without noise.-African proverb

Bay leaves

 Bay leaves are not considered high in oxalates and are generally safe for a low-oxalate diet.

Loss of smell

 A zinc deficiency can cause loss of smell.

A song from the sixties that I really love

 The One Who Really Loves You-song by Mary Wells.

          This song has a wonderful Motown sound and beautiful backup vocals.

A duet from 1964 that I like

 What's The Matter With You Baby(1964)-song by Marvin Gaye and Mary Wells.

Smell

 Olfactology is the scientific study of sense of smell.

Study of luck

 The study of luck is called tychology.

A song from 1964 that I like

 Your Old Standby(1964)-song by Mary Wells.

A song from the sixties that I like

 Two Lovers-song by Mary Wells.

When Kakapos breed

 New Zealand's critically endangered,flightless and nocturnal parrot,the kakapo only breed every two to five years,specifically when the rimu trees" mast'(produce a massive bumper crop of fruit).

Merritt Island

 Merritt Island is in Florida on the Atlantic Coast near Cocoa Beach.

A vintage song from Johnny Burnette that I like

 Oh Baby Baby-song by Johnny Burnette.

An old song from Johnny Burnette Trio that I like

 Shattered Dreams -song by Johnny Burnette Trio

A lesser known song from Johnny Burnette that I like

 Chains Of Love-song by Johnny Burnette.

Heavy

 Q.What is the world's largest and heaviest parrot?

Answer The Kakapo.It weighs up to 4kg.

Flying parrot

 Q.What is the world's largest flying parrot?

Answer.The Hyacinth Macaw,which reaches lengths up to 1 meter.

                 The Hyacinth Macaw is the world's largest parrot by length.

Diet of Kakapos

 Kakapos,the world's only flightless parrots are herbivores (vegetarian) and feed exclusively on plant matter.

             They eat fruit and seeds, especially the fruit of the rimu tree,which is a key food source.The Kakapo also eats vegetation such as leaves,buds,flowers,stems,and fern fronds.

The Kakapo

 The Kakapo is also known as the owl parrot.

         

Parrot species

 Q.What is the only parrot species that cannot fly?

Answer.The Kakapo

An obscure song from 1962 that I like

 I Wanna Thank You Folks(1962)-song by Johnny B Burnette.

An instrumental song from 1949 that I love

 Mambo No.5(1949)-song by Perez Prado.

A song from Mase that I like

 Feel So Good-song by Mase.

A song from 2024 that I love

 Carry Your Home(2024)-song by Alex Warren.

Quote from Matthew Perry

 As an actor,being on autopilot is the worst thing possible.-Matthew Perry 

Quote from Paula Rinehart

 Life is not a journey you want to make on autopilot.-Paula Rinehart

Quote from Ray Bradbury

 A library is a refuge for ideas .-Ray Bradbury 

Another song by Alex Warren that I love

 Fever Dream-song by Alex Warren.

A song from Alex Warren that I love

 Ordinary-song by Alex Warren.

Girlcott

 Girlcott(informal)-A boycott led by women or focused on the actions/rights of women.

Where black pepper comes from

 Black pepper comes from the dried unripe berries( called peppercorns) of the plant Piper nigrum,a flowering vine native to south India, especially the Malabar coast in present-day Kerala.

How to shred butter instantly

 Use a cheese grater to shed butter instantly.

What American singer Johnny Cash died of

 Legendary country singer Johnny Cash died of complications from diabetes on September 12,2003 at the age of only 71 at Baptist Hospital in Nashville.The official cause of death was respiratory failure from diabetes.

Ship that sank in the St.Laurent river in Quebec in 1914

 The RMS Empress Of Ireland was a Canadian Pacific ocean liner that sank on May 29,1914,in the St.Lawrence River in Quebec after a collision with a Norwegian coal ship,the SS Storstad,in dense fog.It sank in only 14 minutes,resulting in 1,012 deaths out of 1,477 people on board,making it the worst peaceful maritime disaster in Canadian history.The wreck of this ship presently lies at the bottom of the St.Laurent river near Rimouski,Quebec.

Actor committed suicide in Los Angeles

 Actor James Ransone very sadly  died by suicide at age 46 in Los Angeles in December 2025.

Valerie Butters

 Valerie Butters is a celebrated painter and artist in Knowlton, Quebec.

          Her website is https://Valeriebutters.com

African proverb

 The river that carves rock does so with patience.-African proverb

           This means that persistence over time creates great change.

Quote from Isabel Allende

 My books are my roots.-Isabel Allende

Quote from Philip Roth

 Old age isn't a battle;old age is a massacre.-Philip Roth

A relatively underappreciated funk song from Barry White that I simply love

 Your Sweetness Is My Weakness -song by Barry White.

A song from 1999 that I like

 Staying Power(1999)-song by Barry White.

This famous singer died of kidney failure

 Singer Barry White died on June 4,2003 ,at the age of only 58 from kidney failure caused by chronic hypertension.He passed away at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles while  awaiting a kidney transplant.He had been in poor health for several years leading up to his death.

A song from Louis Armstrong that I love

 I'm Putting All My Eggs In One Basket -song by Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald.

            This song contains the lines'I've been a roaming Juliet,my Romeo's have been many/But now my roaming days have gone.'

Spices high in oxalates

 Turmeric and cinnamon are high in oxalates.

About Cayenne pepper

 Cayenne pepper is generally considered low in oxalates and is often recommended as a safe,flavorful alternate to high-oxalate spices.

A song from 2026 that I just love

 Ride(2026)-song by Jessie Ware.

          This song features a prominent interpolation of the iconic theme song from Ennio Morricone 's score for the 1966 spaghetti western film THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY.A very innovative touch to this song.

A song from Bob Sinclair that I love

 I Can't Wait-song by Bob Sinclair & Kiesza.

A song from Preston Pablo that I like

 Cause I Do-song by Preston Pablo.

A song from Royal Wood that I like

 Wish to Paint -song by Royal Wood.

A song from Sting that I love

 Love Is The Seventh Wave -song by Sting.

Peru

 Q.Who was the first female president of Peru?

Answer.Dina Boluarte,from 2022 to October 10,2025.

Female president

 Q.Who was the female president of Brazil?

Answer.Dilma Rousseff,from 2011 to 2016.

Third biggest

 Q.What is the third biggest state in Mexico by area?

Answer.Coahuila

Second biggest

 Q.What is the second biggest state in Mexico by area?

Answer.Sonora

Mexico state

 Q.What is the biggest state in Mexico by area?

Answer.Chihuahua.

Parana

 Q.What is the capital of the Brazilian state of Parana?

Answer.Curitiba.

A song from Bon Jovi that I like

 Bed of Roses -song by Bon Jovi.

A song by FoxWarren that I like

 Wings -song by FoxWarren.