Author: lcarlson

Justice in Canada: fine cancelled for 91 year old lady making too much noise in rocking chair

Read more ere: “Quebec senior, 91, can relax again after $148 rocking chair fine cancelled”

Today is the start of International Compost Week

May 3-9, 2015 International Compost Awareness Week (ICAW) is a week of activities, events, and...

High-Wire Wedding – groom obviously not one of us

Read about it here: ‘High-wire wedding: UK couple marry suspended 25 metres off the...

Coming up: Bank Holiday Monday – Stilton Cheese Rolling

May 4, 2015 — Stilton, Cambridgeshire Cheese rolling is an annual event in Stilton. Hundreds of...

‘It’s a girl’ – dullards camping outside hospital to hear this

A dull thing to be doing, camping out at the hospital for over a week? Dull indeed, although probably more exciting than watching paint dry. We’ll add it to our list of Safe Excitement.

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