Quotes of the Day

To really ease into a good night's sleep, try a warm bath, soothing music, and chamomile tea. (Not peppermint!) [2010] - Jamie Koufman

Frailty is defined as having at least 3 of the following 5 criteria: weakness (as measured by grip strength), unintentional weight loss (of 10 pounds or 5% of body weight in the past year), exhaustion (self-reported), slow walking speed (based on the time to walk 15 feet), and low physically activity. Individuals meeting 1 or 2 of the criteria are classified as "pre-frail." About 1 in 40 are frail by age 65, 1 in 4 after age 75, and 1 in 3 of those older than 85. [2023] - Michael Greger

For guys, the average response rate for messages is around 20 percent. [2016] - Lisa Hoehn

The 13 Most Common Female Courtship Gestures and Signals: 1. The Head Toss and Hair Flick. 2. Wet Lips and Pouting, Mouth Slightly Open. 3. Self-Touching. 4. The Limp Wrist. 5. Fondling a Cylindrical Object. 6. Exposed Wrists. 7. Sideways Glance Over Raised Shoulder. 8. Rolling Hips. 9. The Pelvic Tilt. 10. Handbag in Close Proximity. 11. The Knee Point. 12. The Shoe Fondle. 13. The Leg Twine. Other leg signals used by women include crossing and uncrossing the legs slowly in front of the man and gently stroking the thighs with her hand, indicating a desire to be touched. [2004] - Allan Pease

Small speculators are not the contrarian indicator of the COT report; in fact, they are not really a useful predictor of market direction one way or the other. The noncommercial traders are the contrarian indicators of the COT report. They tend to be wrong more often than the small speculators. [2010] - Ed Ponsi