Category: Celebrating the Ordinary in America

All you’ve always wanted to know about alleys

by lcarlson | Apr 5, 2023 | Blog, Celebrating the Ordinary in America, Not Categorized Yet | 0

Why Alleys Are the Most Important Spaces in a City “Alleys are the unsung heroes of urban...

Demetrios Matsakis: “The Nation’s Timekeeper”

by lcarlson | Mar 14, 2016 | Celebrating the Ordinary in America | 0

Demetrios Matsakis is Chief Scientist of the Time Service Department at the U.S. Naval Observatory (USNO), keeper of the official Master Clock not only of the Department of Defense but for all of America as well. Time is...

Diane Keaton — is she one of us?

by lcarlson | May 1, 2022 | Blog, Celebrating the Ordinary in America | 0

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

Louis Pearl: “The Amazing Bubble Man”

by lcarlson | Jul 28, 2016 | Candidates USA book, Celebrating the Ordinary in America | 0

Most bubbles lead boring lives. But not bubbles in Louis Pearl’s “Amazing Bubble Show.” It’s where bubbles show their stuff. Louis is a performance artist, often performing for children. Instead of trying to dazzle...

Wet Floor Signs — fascinating variety of pictograms

by lcarlson | Jun 22, 2020 | Blog, Celebrating the Ordinary in America | 0

As Elena explains on her website, “The diversity of the pictograms was what first caught my...

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