Author: lcarlson

Highest “Bungee Dunking” — Guinness World Record — but not my cup of tea

“A British adrenaline junkie has given a new meaning to the phrase ‘high tea'” —...

“A Man Called Ove” — instantly qualifies for DMC membership

Hi Grover: I think I told you about this new Swedish movie earlier. Hilda and I went to see it yesterday. It was a wonderful and heart-warming movie. You should try to see it. Grumpy ol’ Ove would instantly qualify for DMC...

Highest “Bungee Dunking” — Guinness World Record — but not my cup of tea

“A British adrenaline junkie has given a new meaning to the phrase ‘high tea'”...

Homemade Bread Day

Homemade Bread Day — November 17 — same day every year Home bakers of the world, rise up and bake...

News from Australia: Army vehicle disappears

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