Author: lcarlson

International Talk Like a Pirate Day

Dear DMC, I wish to advise the membership of a low cost, “safe” activity. The 14th...

Libyan Flag Appreciation Society

Libyan Flag Dear DMC, As I mentioned in my tweet, the Libyan flag deserves appreciation for the...

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?”

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