To break a butterfly upon a wheel

 To break a butterfly upon a wheel-to use excessive force for a minor matter.

To cast beyond the moon

 To cast beyond the moon -to make unrealistic plans or expectations.

To hang out false colours

 To hang out false colours -To pretend to be something you are not.

Quiote from Steve Maraboli

 Although time seems to fly,it never travels faster than one day at a time.Each day is a new opportunity to live your life to the fullest.-Steve Maraboli

African proverb

 A hunter who shouts before shooting the arrow returns home hungry.-African proverb 

Lignophile

 Lignophile -a person who loves,wood,forests,trees  or wooden objects.

Drainflies

 Mouches de drain-drainflies in French.

A song by The Who that I like

 Athena -song by The Who.

A hip hop song from 2009 that I love

 Stir-Crazy(2009)-song by Grand Analog.

A song from White Plains that I like

 I've Got You On My Mind-song by White Plains.

Being a king

 When you are a king, everywhere you go people bow low.

An obscure song from 1971 that I love

 When You Are A King (1971)-song by White Plains.

A song from Nickelback that I love

 Far Away-song by Nickelback.

Your guts

 Your guts twist in knots when you are nervous,they flutter when you are in love and they burn when you are in a terrible rage.

Our immune system

 70% of our immune system lives in the gut.

The brain

 The brain has a direct effect on our stomach and intestines and vice versa.

Gut health

 The health of our guy can shape our mood.

Fibre and sugar

 Fibre is what good bacteria in the intestines love and thrive on.

        Sugar tends to feed our bad bacteria in the intestines.

Communication

 Bidirectional communication is often important.

For plants to grow

 Plants need nitrogen,phosphorus and calcium to grow.

Stress

 There is a difference between stress and life-threatening danger.We activate the survival response sometimes.

The nervous system

 Our nervous system has two main domains:the sympathetic nervous system and the parasympathetic nervous system.When you are under stress the sympathetic nervous system is activated;when you are calm and relaxed the parasympathetic nervous system is activated.

Probiotics

 Probiotics feed on prebiotics.

Hockey capital

 Q.What Wisconsin city is known by the nickname "The Hockey Capital of Wisconsin"?

Answer.Eagle River.

Mural capital

 Q.What  city is known as the Historic Mural Capital of Wisconsin?

Answer.Ashland

Mammonish

 Mammonish (adjective)-Having or showing an excessive love for money or material wealth.

Example:His mammonish attitude ruined his relationships.

African proverb

 The calabash floating on water should not mock the stone at the bottom.-African proverb 

A song from 1993 that I like

 Can't Do A Thing(To Stop Me)(1993)-song by Chris Isaak.

Sloping roof

 Le toit en pente-sloping roof in French.

A song from Michael Tarry that I love

 Just A Feeling-song by Michael Tarry.

A song from Dijon that I like

 The Dress(2021)-song by Dijon.

City in Wisconsin

 Q.What city in Wisconsin is famously nicknamed 'Sawdust City'?

Answer.Oshkosh.

Because of its massive lumber and sawmill industry during the 19th century.

African proverb

 Don't stir other people's soup while yours is burning.-African proverb 

Pedicide

 Pedicide is the criminal homicide or murder of a minor or child.It is also referred to as child murder or child homicide.

Romanticise

 Romantiser-to romanticise in French.

A popular brand of coffee whitener

 Mother Parker's coffee whitener.

Racine

 Racine, Wisconsin is most famously nicknamed The Belle City of the Lakes(or simply The Belle City), alongside the culinary moniker The Kringle Capital of America.

         It is located on Lake Michigan,22 miles south of Michigan.

Canadian popular singer Michael Tarry died

Michael Tarry,a popular singer in Canada in the 1970s,died on April 15,2013.

           He was born in Manchester, England in 1946 and moved to Canada with his family in 1958.

An obscure song from Michael Tarry that I love

 The Earth Ran Away With The Moon-song by Michael Tarry.

Philobiblist

 Philobiblist -A person who loves or collects books.

Benches in public spaces

 Benches in public spaces often have armrest dividers.That's how they discourage sleepers and deter homeless people from using them.

Dictatorial

 Dictatorial,didactoriale-French word for dictatorial.

NGL

 NGL is an internet acronym that means '' not gonna lie"(or '' not going to lie.'')

        People use it in text messages and on social media to share a true thought,admit a funny mistake,or soften a blunt opinion.

Another obscure song from 1969 that I like

 A Dime's Worth(1969)-song by Michael Tarry.

An obscure song from 1969 that I like

 Neighbors At The Zoo(1969)-song by Michael Tarry.

An old song from 1968 that I like

 All That Is Love(1968)-song by Michael Tarry.

Kenosha

 Kenosha, Wisconsin is commonly known by the nicknames K-Town and Keno.Historically,the city was also known as Southport before it was renamed in 1850.

When under stress

 When some people are under a lot of stress they lose interest in food.

Memories in the brain

 Memories are not stored in one place in the brain.

     Memories are woven across the brain with the hippocampus has become synonymous with transforming experience into lasting knowledge.It is a gateway for memory but does not store memory.The hippocampus is the brain but not the shelves.

       Memories are stored across the brain in the cortex in networks of neurons.

About urea

 Urea contains 46% of nitrogen by weight.Urea is water-soluble.

The hippocampus

 The hippocampus is a gateway of memory but does not store memory.

        Most people cannot form long-term memories without the hippocampus.

Jrea

 Urea is a breakdown product found in urine.

The world's most widely used fertilizer

 Urea is the world's most widely used fertilizer.

      Urea is water-soluble.Urea is found in urine.

An obscure song from 1965 that I love

Look In Your Eyes(1965)-song by Scott McKenzie.

A song from Police that I love

 Spirits In The Material World -song by Police.

Making scrambled eggs smooth

 Milk makes scrambled eggs criminally smooth.

Uranophobia

 Uranophobia -An irrational fear of heaven or the sky.

Increasing the fibre intake

 Increasing the fibre intake suddenly,doubling or tripling the fibre intake suddenly can cause bloating and a host of gastrointestinal symptoms;people should increase their fibre intake slowly over a long period of time.Everytime people increase their fibre intake they should also drink more water to keep everything moving in the gut.

The world's deepest -living flying bird

 The Thick-billed Murre is the world's deepest-diving flying bird,plunging more than 200 meters(656 feet) underwater to catch fish.It literally flies through the ocean using its wings before returning to the sky.

Coat of a tiger

 A tiger's orange coat is obvious to trichromatic humans,but deer and boars are dichromats who can't tell orange from green,so to them it's perfect camouflage.

The return of Odysseus

 In the epic tale Odysseus returned home after 20 years disguised as a beggar,but his loyal dog,Argos, recognized him instantly.Moments later,the old dog died,having waited 20 years to see his beloved owner one last time.

Odysseus

 In Greek mythology Penelope was the wife of Odysseus.

Poverty industrial complex

 The "poverty industrial complex" is a critical term describing how governments,private corporations,and non-profits profit from managing rather than eradicating poverty.It highlights a conflict of interest where the system relies on the persistence of inequality to sustain jobs, corporate contracts ,and continuous funding streams.

Polar bears and killer whales

 Polar bears do not eat killer whales (orcas).In fact, the two apex predators actively avoid each other.While polar bears will occasionally scavenge  a dead orca carcass,they do not hunt them.

Bird protection in Scotland

 Scotland now legally requires all new buildings to include nesting bricks for Swifts,sparrows and starlings.

Slopshop

 Slopshop -A shop selling ready-made cheap clothing.

Snobocracy

 Snobocracy -The social influence or rule of snobs.

The wealthiest part of Cote-des-Neiges in Montreal

 The wealthiest part of  the Cote-des-Neiges neighborhood in Montreal is the upper slopes closer to the mountain near the Westmount and Outremont borders,and the higher-elevation streets near Cote-des-Neiges road and the Universite de Montreal campus.

She has been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease

 Singer Carly Simon,83, announced in July 2026 that she has been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease.

Family name Koshkina

 The family name Koshkina is a Russian name meaning ''cat."

Quote from Maya Angelou

 If you are always trying to be normal,you will never know how amazing you can be.-Maya Angelou 

Quote from 'Weird Al' Yankovic

 If money can't buy happiness,I guess I'll have to rent it.-'Weird Al' Yankovic 

A quote from Beverly Sills

 I don't share blame.I don't share credit.And I don't share desserts.-Beverly Sills

Another quote from Beverly Sills

I lived through the garbage.I might as well dine on the caviar.-Beverly Sills

Quote from Beverly Sills

 There's an awful lot of skinny people in the cemetery.-Beverly Sills 

Quote from Beverly Sills

 I can't be happy every day but I can be cheerful.-Beverly Sills

An African proverb

 When a rich man's dog bites a poor man, the poor man is blamed for standing in the dog's way.-African proverb 

Upper cruster

 Upper cruster-A member of the upper classes or aristocracy.

A song from Steppenwolf that I like

 Rock Me-song by Steppenwolf.

A song from Jon Secada that I like

I'm Free-song by Jon Secada.

A song from Charity Brown that I like

 Playboy -song by Charity Brown.

A song from Charity Brown that I like

 Sugar Baby-song by Charity Brown.

A song from Eydie Gorme that I like

 Girl With A Suitcase -song by Eydie Gorme.

A song from Dennis Yost that I like

 It's Now Winter's Day-song by Classics IV and Dennis Yost.

Another song from Charity Brown that I like

 Jimmy Mack -song from Charity Brown

A song from Charity Brown that I like

 Ain't No Way To Treat a Lady -song by Charity Brown.

A song from Classics IV that I love

 Poor People -song from Dennis Yost and The Classics IV.

A song from Tommy Roe that I like

 It's Now Winter's Day-song from Tommy Roe.

Mount Olympus

 Mount Olympus is the mythical home of the Greek gods.Mount Olympus has an abundance of rare plants and animals.

A song from The Classics IV that I like

 Strange Changes -song by The Classics IV.

A song from Ghostface Killah that I like

 All That I Got Is You-song from Ghostface Killah featuring Mary J.Blige

A relatively unknown song from the sixties that I simply love

 Green Eyes-song by Johnny,Gil and Bobby.

Nostomania

 Nostomania -an intensive or obsessive desire to return home.

Frenulum

 Frenular-adjective of frenulum.

A song from Ella Langley that I like

 Be Her-song by Ella Langley.

Another song from Charity Brown that I like

 Take Me In Your Arms-song by Charity Brown.

A song from Charity Brown that I like

 You Beat Me To The Punch -song by Charity Brown.

Fugly

 Fugly-an informal slang word that means very or extremely ugly.

Chialer

 Chialer-to whine in French.

Streets I walked on Saturday,July 25,2026

 On Saturday,July 25,2026 I took the 51 bus on Laurier Avenue at the corner of Avenue du Parc and got off on Boulevard Edouard Montpetit.

                 Then I walked along the entire length of McKenna street from Edouard Montpetit Boulevard to the other end.Then I walked the whole length on rue Fendall to rue Decelles.This was the first time in my life I had walked on Fendall street and McKenna street.McKenna street and Fendall street are lined with pretty homes,bungalows and mansions.

             After that I walked along the entire length of tiny rue Marechal from rue Decelles to Gatineau Avenue.Then I walked up on Gatineau Avenue along its entire length from Queen Mary Road to Chemin Cote Ste.Catherine.

                 I also walked briefly on Chemin Cote des Neiges from rue Swail to Queen Mary road.

               Then I took the 51 bus to go back home on Boulevard Edouard Montpetit at the corner of rue McKenna.It was a nice walk on a hot day with a high of 29 degrees celsius.

Peniaphobia

 Peniaphobia -The fear of poverty, financial ruin or losing everything economically.

Repurposing calabash

 Once fully dried,a Calabash shell becomes lightweight,naturally water-resistant and remarkably durable.For centuries,people across Africa,Asia,and the Americas have crafted it into cups,bowls, storage containers,&musical instruments,making it one of the world's oldest and most versatile natural materials.

Payphones in Montreal

 Montreal still has 2000 active public Bell payphones in July 2026.

Lustenberger cheese

 Lustenberger cheese is from Switzerland.

Uses of Calabash shell

 Once fully dried,a Calabash shell is lightweight, waterproof,and remarkably durable.It has been used across Africa,Asia and the Americas to make cups,bowls,musical instruments,and storage containers for centuries.

Glomerular filtration rate

 The glomerular filtration rate(GFR) is a clinical measure of how well your kidneys filter waste and excess fluid from your blood.Because exact measurement is complex,doctors usually estimate it using a blood creatinine test alongside factors like your age,sex and body size.

Parc Ethel Stark in Montreal

 Parc Ethel Stark in Montreal is located at the corner of Prince Arthur West and Clark street.

   Ethel Stark (August 25,1910-February 16,2012) was a Canadian violinist and orchestra conductor who was born in Montreal and died in Montreal.

      She died of natural causes at the age of 101,having lived to be a centenarian.A remarkable woman indeed.

Rue Claude Jodoin in Montreal

 Rue Claude Jodoin in Rosemont,Montreal is named after Claude Jodoin (1913-1975),a prominent Canadian labor organiser,activist and politician.

      He served as the very first president of the Canadian Labour Congress(CLC) when it was formed in 1956.

HOA

 HOA-Homeowners Association.

Greek proverb

 A thousand people cannot undress a naked person.-Greek proverb

A song from 1981that I like

 Goodbye(1981)-song by Patrick Hernandez.

Streets I walked on Friday,July 24,2026

 On Friday,July 24,2026,I walked along the entire length of tiny rue Basset from Avenue Des Pins to Prince Arthur Street.

      Then I walked up Drolet Avenue from Square Saint Louis to Mont Royal Avenue,passing rue Roy,Duluth Avenue, Rachel street and rue Marie-Anne along the way.I don't think I had ever walked on this stretch of rue Drolet before.It was a good walk.

Unservanted

 Unservanted means lacking servants and domestic help.It describes a household,person or way of life that does not employ staff for chores like cleaning,cooking or maintenance.

Underservant

 Underservant -A subordinate servant.

AI model

 An AI model escapes its guardrails sometimes and attacks another company's servers; artificial intelligence can go rogue like many politicians.

The adaptability of raccoons

 Raccoons have adapted remarkably well to city life.They often live in parks,attics,chimneys,storm drains,and other hidden spaces,taking advantage of the shelter and food found in urban environments.

A song from 2026 that I like

 Where's My Phone(2026)-song by Mitski.

Depression very common in psychologists

 According to Psychology Today in April 2016,a recent survey by The British Psychological Society found that 46 percent of psychologists and psychotherapists suffered from depression and 49.5 percent reported that they felt they were failures.

        So much for the credibility of psychologists.Why is society generating an overreliance on psychologists?

Leverage

 Leverage only works if we are willing to use it.

Streets I walked on Thursday,July 23,2026

 On Thursday, July 23,2026 I walked on Hotel de Ville Avenue from Mont Royal Avenue to rue Napoleon.Then I walked on Laval street from rue Napoleon to Duluth Avenue.And then I walked on Henri Julien Avenue from Duluth Avenue to Mont Royal Avenue.

Garden catchfly

 Garden catchfly is a plant native to Europe often found in roadsides and other weedy places.It attracts flies and its stem secretes a sticky sap in which small flies get trapped.It used to be considered a carnivorous plant but under scientific scrutiny,it is not regarded as such today.Garden catchfly kill small flies for no apparent reason.

           Garden catchfly flowers have five pink petals.