Author: lcarlson

National Chip Week (UK) — February 20-26

“Would you like chips with that?’ — a question waiters frequently ask in the UK, even in Indian...

When the Olympic Games roll around every four years, we’re asked do we watch them or are...

National Toast Day was created in 2014 at the Tiptree World Bread Awards in the U.K. It has since...

The 32 annual Berkeley Springs International Water Tasting welcomes waters from over a dozen...

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