Author: lcarlson

Spreadsheet for choosing wife — from Paul McKenna

The news over the weekend about Paul McKenna using a spreadsheet for choosing his wife caught our...

The article “How to be a moderately successful person” by Emer O’Toole in The...

He’ll be ready for the new year, won’t make mistakes when writing checks

Grocery shoppers in the UK are now spending more on avocados than oranges according to the latest...

In case you missed “The Sleigh Ride,” BBC Four’s Slow TV Christmas Eve Special, or saw it and...

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