the oldest UK pub

... here.

why wear socks?

"... when they'd eventually get holes in them."
- Albert Einstein

quaked in the presence of god

“Of all sad words of tongue or pen, the saddest are these, 'It might have been.”
- John Greenleaf Whittier

simplicity

"If a theory can't be explained to a child, then it's probably useless."
- Albert Einstein 

in vino veritas

"A drunk man's words are a sober man's thoughts."

- Adage

organized chaos

Cirque du Soleil makes that same amount annually [~ $1 billion] as all of Broadway combined.

implosion

"Never Interfere With an Enemy While He’s in the Process of Destroying Himself."
- Napoleon Bonaparte

food

Brooklyn bar menu generator:

http://www.brooklynbarmenus.com/

departure from the old world

- Lawren Harris, Montreal River [c. 1920]

on sunblock

"Rays today, raisins tomorrow."

iconoclast

“Everybody is identical in their secret unspoken belief that way deep down they are different from everyone else.”

- David Foster Wallace

law and legend

"The Jews invented a portable religion in the shape of the Bible, the Torah, and eventually the Talmud, and with other portable forms of writing. So it's now possible to carry the religion, that is embedded in that writing, away from the ruins of political and military power."
- Simon Schama

45

Between Two Ferns With Zach Galifianakis: Hillary Clinton from Funny Or Die

Vô

"To be truly friendly, you must drink until you are drunk."
- Vietnamese adage

grit

I took up smoking just to prove that I could quit.

simple living

"If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away."
- Henry David Thoreau

Swimming to Cambodia

the point of waking up early

"Oh crap, she's up."
- Lori Greiner

imagination

"Artists lie in service of the truth."
- Bruce Springsteen 

laughing man

"Those who have a sense of humour get through life more easily than those who don't."
- Carl Reiner

all men dream but not equally

"Nine-tenths of tactics are certain, and taught in books: but the irrational tenth is like the kingfisher flashing across the pool, and that is the test of generals. It can only be ensured by instinct, sharpened by thought practicing the stroke so often that at the crisis it is as natural as a reflex."

- T.E. Lawrence

turn your blog into a book

Access your blog code under "settings" then copy and paste here. Depending on how many images and text you have, and whether you want colour or black and white, the code conversion process could take hours. Once the files are complete you take it to a printer like this one on a USB drive. 

whiskey tortoise

If you need eyeglasses try Warby Parker. Reasonably priced attractive frames. The very simple process involves photographing your prescription and uploading it, taking a selfie with a credit card under your nose to gauge dimension and waiting a few days for your package to arrive in the mail. There were delivery issues with a recent order but Warby unprompted by me promptly refunded my payment and gave me the specs for free. Earning loyalty is no more complicated than this.

  

love is not a factor

hip hop

"May your pain be my Champagne."
- Nas

manufactured by men

"Like slavery and apartheid, poverty is not natural. It is man-made and it can be overcome and eradicated by the actions of human beings. And overcoming poverty is not a gesture of charity. It is an act of justice. It is the protection of a fundamental human right, the right to dignity and a decent life. While poverty persists, there is no true freedom."

- Nelson Mandela

freedom

"Write as though you were dead."
- a perspective embraced by Bono

to improve the world

"Instead of asking 'what do you want to be when you grow up?' Ask 'what can you contribute when you grow up?'"
- America Ferrera 

on directing

"Either a little more or a little less."
- John Huston

slides through the brain

"When someone shows you who he is, believe him the first time."
- Maya Angelou