Author: lcarlson

National Walk Your Dog Week

Starts today, October 1: National Walk Your Dog Week was founded in 2010 by Colleen Paige, October...

In the Independent on Sunday this morning (page 8): ‘Jeremy Corbyn: Admirers of drains and...

Which of these ways of stacking wood would a dull man use? Likely candidates?: • Upright and solid pile • A lot of wood • Pedantic pile

“‘Yes I’m obsessive’: The 50,000-hour paintings of Ben Johnson”...

No more broken bones or cauliflower ears. No running or tackling. No heavy drinking. Sauntering...

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