Author: lcarlson

Supermarket Shopping Carts — Return Carts Month

From WBTV, Charlotte Virginia, click on image to viewAs Food Editor of this website, I naturally...

New Punctuation Mark — "ElRay” — a half exclamation point

Would a better way of doing this be to simply use a shrunken exclmaton point?Example — typeface is enlarged to better illulstrat the shrinking:Using a normal exclamation point: Thanks !Using a shrunken exclmaton point: Thanks...

Garlic Smuggling — what'll they think of next?

“Who, What Why? Why do criminals smuggle garlic”a recent BBC news articleDear DMCIs...

Kabul Afghanistan — "Cherishing an ordinary life"

The headline “Cherishing an ordinary life” in the International Herald Tribune of...

Bodum PEBO Vacuum Coffee Maker — Product Review

http://www.bodum.com/us/en-us/shop/detail/1208-01/?navid=-1

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