Author: lcarlson

Toast's comforting smell

BBC News Wales — “Why toast tickles the tastebuds” — many surveyed admit they find...

Witch Tax in Roumania

September 10, 2010 Dear DMC Here is an interesting story about a proposal to regularise the...

Man Drags Chain

A man was dragging a chain in the streets all around town.The sheriff stopped him and asked why he was dragging the chain.The man replied, “Have you ever tried pushing a chain?”

Shifting Sand Dune

September 6, 2010 Dear DMC, Sand dune shifting is in fact an optical illusion created by the...

Three snails were crawling down the sidewalk. A turtle came up from behind and mugged them. The police, when investigating the crime scene, began by asking the snails what happened. One of the snails replied, “I really...

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