Author: lcarlson

Apostrophes in the news again

“Grammar rules everyone should follow” in The Guardian Following the inaugural Bad Grammar awards, Thomas Jones lists nine grammatical conventions that, depending on context, you may – sorry, might – as well...

Dr. Johnson — watched hair grow — candidate for postmortem membership?

“Johnson once shaved off the hair on his arms to see how long it would take to grow...

Breaking News from Pitch Drop Experiment — 9th drop expected soon

Watching paint dry is breathtaking compared to waiting for the next drop from the Queensland...

Breaking news from London — 20 mph speed limit for Waterloo roundabout

Transport for London announced that it’s beginning implementing a 20 mph speed limit an on...

Making Mountains out of Hills— an additional type of safe excitement

Three British hikers have spent the last four years expanding their hobby of hillwalking to...

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