You know those warm fuzzy feelings that make us want to be with a person more than anything? These do not come from our hearts, as popularized by romantic folklore, but mostly from our brains. We fall in love for a number of reasons, and our body responds accordingly with a cocktail of hormones strong enough to get us hooked.
How did this heart-filled, card-sending, candy-giving holiday begin? The exact details of its origins are not clear, but the basis behind Valentine’s Day stems from a priest named Valentine who lived during the reign of Romanemperor Claudius II, also known as “Claudius the Cruel.” Read the rest of this entry »
Well, it’s happened. Again. “Life imitates Art far more than Art imitates Life” – (Oscar Wilde, who held in his 1889 essay The Decay of Lying) – there is now a MOVIE about the world’s number one MOVIE PIRATING website, ThePirateBay.se
That beauty sitting next to you at the bar let you buy her a drink, laughed at your jokes and, wait, did she just brush your knee? She may be flirting—and maybe not. Because women are raised to be polite, guys sometimes mistake friendliness for flirtation, says Bree Maresca-Kramer, M.A., relationship expert and author of It’s That Simple! For Men. Read the rest of this entry »
The swelling of Canadian pride is amazing to see. A nation known for its humble nature has suddenly become – patriotic!
Mid-winter break has been good to us – we have another week to go! – Since i once lived here in Vancouver years ago, i know my way around (I can still see Mel and Goldie being towed past Gassy Jack 🙂 but i’m still quite amazed at the transformation. It’s been great to see old friends and party me ass off (must sleep…)
How do you cool your lips After a summer’s kiss
How do you rid the sweat After the body bliss
How do you turn your eyes From the romantic glare
How do you block the sound
Of a voice you’d know anywhere Read the rest of this entry »
"The greatest evil is not done in those sordid dens of evil that Dickens loved to paint ... but is conceived and ordered ( moved, seconded carried and minuted ) in clear, carpeted, warmed, well-lighted offices, by quiet men with white collars and cut fingernails and smooth-shaven cheeks who do not need to raise their voices"
-- C.S. Lewis [1898-1963]
from The Screwtape Letters
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"The old believe everything; the middle-aged suspect everything; the young know everything"
-- Oscar Wilde
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"Love the life you live. Live the life you love." -- Bob Marley
"It is health that is real wealth and not pieces of gold and silver." –Gandhi
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-CHARLES BUKOWSKI
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-- Steve Jobs
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-- Edgar Cayce
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-- Mahatma Gandhi
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On 06/25/71 she was found with a bullet in her head.
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