Author: lcarlson

Diane Keaton — is she one of us?

An article “Diane Keaton’s Fondness for the Unexpected” in Shondaland says “She...

International Compost Awareness Week (ICAW) is a week of activities, events, and publicity to...

April 29, 1913: Zipper Patented zipper’s teeth making their way through slider —...

April 25 — same date every year How will you celebrate? — walk with a waddle? go for a swim? wear...

Eight dullsters interviewed by Mariana Des Forges at BBC World Service Radio. Time: 6:18 minutes....

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