18 June 2014

oneirataxia

[oh-nee-rah-tax-ee-uh]

noun

– the inability to differentiate between dreams and reality. ‘By the end of the 1960s, more than one hippy had developed oneirataxia from over-indulging in hallucinogens’.

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Today’s aphorism

In the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make.

– Paul McCartney

On this day

18 June 1942 – birth of Paul McCartney, member of The Beatles and his writing partnership with John Lennon made them one of the world’s most successful song-writing duos. After the break-up of the Beatles, McCartney went on to have a successful solo career. He was knighted in 1997.