Author: lcarlson

Naps — brain goes into overdrive

Is this good or bad for you?

Breaking News from Brooklyn: Chickens Trigger Nimby Battle

Hot off the press, some of “All the News That’s Fit to Print” from the New...

Zil lanes now for queues: paying to "jump the queue"

Zil lanes now for queue: paying to “jump the queue” Zil lanes now for queue: paying to “jump the queue” Dear DMC Here is an interesting and thought-provoking article about queuing. Among other things...

Pembroke DMC — in news again — "Boston Globe" this time

Members of the Pembroke DMC continue to do stuff that delights readers. The Boston Globe reports...

Truckers napping — because got so bored driving across Nebraska?

Actually, high winds did this. It happend near Chappell, Nebraska — near the DMC’s back...

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