Author: lcarlson

Bristol International Balloon Fiesta — 8-10 August — its 47th year

The Bristol International Balloon Fiesta was founded in 1979 when a small group of like-minded...

Members of any of our local DMCs will be welcome to attend. If you do not have a local DMC but...

So much fun — safe excitement indeed — since no one was watching, I was able to pierce multiple...

Definition of “all thumbs” has become “adept at typing, especially on...

Albert Einstein
“A calm and modest life brings more happiness than the pursuit of success combined with constant restlessness”

~ Albert Einstein
Edward R. Murrow
“The obscure we see eventually. The completely obvious, it seems, takes longer”

~ Edward R. Murrow
Hoagy Carmichael
"Slow motion gets you there faster"

~ Hoagy Carmichael
Marilyn Thomsen
"While it takes courage to achieve greatness, it takes more courage to find fulfilment in being ordinary"

~ Marilyn Thomsen
testi 1
“We’re giving a good name to a four-letter word — dull”
testi 2
“Glitz and glam — not worth the bother”
testi 3
“We don’t try to keep up with the Joneses — who are the Joneses anyway?”
testi 4
“Time is a great invention — it’s what keeps everything from happening all at once”
Will Rogers
“Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there”

~ Will Rogers