Author: lcarlson

News from Iceland: decline in popularity of eating fermented fish

BBC News from Elsewhere: “Iceland: Fishy tradition leaves bad taste in the mouth”...

Today, Boxing Day, we squirrel away our Christmas Crackers for another year, will bring them out...

A fine form of Safe Excitement for us dull men, similar to “Where’s Waldo,” is...

Andy Murray, when named Sports Personality of the Year, said he’s been described as...

Daily Mail: “My TV treat of the year? A two-hour ride behind Rudolph [exclamation mark...

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