Author: lcarlson

Intro

Events celebrating the ordinary — where people find enjoyment in simpler things compared to...

January is National Oatmeal Month in USA [porridge in UK]

More oatmeal is eaten in January than in any other month, according to Quaker Oats. •...

“Chinese Style Mini Entertainment” produced and directed by Chen Song, cameraman Aijia Wang

[yendifplayer video=5] “Ordinary becomes Extraordinary” — a student design project This is a project by Chen Song, a Beijinger studying design at Goldsmiths at U of London, Here’s how Chen describes her project: “The...

National Drinking Straw Day (USA) — January 3

The paper drinking straw was invented by Marvin Stone. U.S. patent granted January 3, 1888. Before...

“Safe Excitement — Intro & Table of Contents”

Ordinary things we get our adrenalin rushes from — safe excitement — we don’t want to get...

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