Author: lcarlson

Levi Strauss (1829-1902) Birth Anniversary . . . composed jeans

Born February 26, 1829 Of all of the Strauss composers, Levi Strauss is probably the best known....

Wiring . . . brains wired differently for men than for women?

Men sometimes like to do nothing. Apparently this is not the case with women — is it because doing nothing is too dull for them? View explanation by clicking on the picture above or on...

Googling — not all that long ago

Curling’s aftereffects – – a cleaner world after Winter Olympics

Curling has spawned sweepers all around the world. It’s given a good name to sweeping. We now look at sweeping differently: a good way getting exercise, can even be fun. We feel better after the workout and the improved...

Farewell to Norway’s Curlers and Those Pants

We’re watching the finals now — Great Britain versus Canada. Thank goodness today’s...

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