Author: lcarlson

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Breaking News from Ramsbottom: results in from World Championship Black Pudding Throwing Champtionships

The practice of pudding throwing dates back to 1455 when warring factions of the House of Lancaster and the House of York met for battle in Stubbins. It’s an annual event now in Ramsbottom, Lancashire. This year 5,000 people...

Toy Box – would it have made a difference?

I wonder whether I would have turned out differently had my parents given me a box like this, fully loaded with anti-boredon toys, when I was growing up?

“Adventures in Stationery” ——— new book that’s right up our alley

Adventures in Stationery: A Journey Through Your Pencil Case, by James Ward I received my...

Breaking News from Oxfordshire ––– Bees prefer cities over countryside

Bumblebees prefer the buzz of cities instead of quiet countryside, according to a finding of...

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