Author: lcarlson

New Guinness World Record — for tightest parallel parking

Alastair and John Moffatt, brothers from Gloucester, set a new world record for parallel parking —...

As we were reading about “Perils of Perfection,” what came to mind were accidental...

Rhod Gilbert, Welsh comedian, arriving in Australia for a two-month tour is greeted by a...

Arizona is the only state in the United States that does not recognize daylight...

Today is Census Day in New Zealand.I like census day. It’s orderly. Things are properly...

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