Author: lcarlson

Elevators (Lifts) – – unsung heroes

“How the elevator transformed America: the unsung conveyance that there us together—and allowed us to build up” — in The Boston Globe earlier this month. This caught our eyes. We like to recognize the unsung....

“Fill what’s empty . . . .”

Today is National Quilting Day

A day to celebrate quilting — participate in quilting activities. Quilting Day was founded and...

Breaking News: yawning not due to boredom but depends on age, older folks yawn less

Scientists are discovering that yawning, often thought to be a sign of boredom, is actually related to age, that the older you get, the less you yawn. This concerns us. We may need to change one of the logos we use: The research...

Amelia Earhart – – find her also when they find MH370 ?

When they find Malaysian Airlines flight MH370, perhaps they will find Amelia Earhart at the same...

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