Author: lcarlson

Today is McDonald’s Anniversary

April 15, 1955 McDonald’s Corporation dates its founding to the opening of a franchised restaurant...

Today is Rubber Eraser Day

April 15, 1770 — Joseph Priestley recorded his discovery of a item made from rubber imported from...

Inside the growing tiny house movement

I am not sure I could fit into a tiny house, but some of our members might be interested. I saw this story on the BBC News iPad App and thought they should see it: “Americans construct tiny houses – and new lives”...

Would this provide relief from boredom?

I received an email that had an interesting picture. The description caught my eye because I saw the word “bored” in it. I wondered, however, whether the description was right for the photo. The description was: RETIRED &...

“Love at first sight”

This video, even though it’s about romance, is safe for dull men to watch

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