Author: lcarlson

Volvo traktor — is member of band playing “Sweet Georgia Brown”

We blogged the other day about Finns being practical: instructional video on how to open a door. Heading west across the Baltic Sea, we see that Swedes too are practical. Watch the wonderful performance of “Sweet Georgia...

No longer need to buy stuff — rent instead?

With Netflix, Amazon, Spotify, Scribd and Truo who needs to buy anything? ...

National Walk Your Dog Week — starts today

October is a beautiful time of year. Go outside, walk your dog. Walking your dog on a daily basis...

Pondering can be helpful (dull men like to ponder) — especially if there’s work in progress to ponder

Have you noticed when you are working on something and then step away from it for a while, your...

National Punctuation Day

September 24 — same date every year — this is the 14th year it’s taken place...

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