Author: lcarlson

"Mr. Ordinary" for President of France?

Dear DMC Is Mr Ordinary going to be the first Modest Head of State? More in today’s...

Amazing Art from Very Ordinary Things

Dear DMC, These are photos of “everyday things” arranged in such as way to deceive you: click here...

Safe Excitment in LA

Dear DMC, Watching the hour hand [exclamation point removed] Gives me a *frisson* just thinking...

Neutrino walks into a bar

Dear DMC Here is a physics-based groaner: “We don’t allow faster-than-light neutrinos...

More about Structured Procrastination

I’ve been following the blog posting form and the one from Steve about Structures Procrastination. I am a procrastinator. Structure procrastination is the art of making procrastination work effectively. As Professor xxx...

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