Author: lcarlson

John Major’s Birthday

Born March 29, 1943

Isn’t this an incentive for remaining dull ?

Today is “OK’s Birthday” . . . 175 years ago today “OK” first appeared in print

We like “OK” — “It’s OK to be dull” is one of our mottos — it’s in the scroll at the top of this page. March 23, 1839 was the first time “OK” appeared in print — in The Boston...

This weekend and next weekend: 56th annual Schmeckfest

March 21 & 22 and 29 & 20 — Freeman, South Dakota Schmeckfest, began in 1959....

Breaking news from BBC: “Things you didn’t know about earwax” (more info than we need?)

In BBC News: “Secretion secrets: things you didn’t know about ear wax” — but do we really want to know?

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