Category: Life

A Little Nonsense Now and Then

“A little nonsense now and then is relished by the wisest men.” Welsh-English author, poet, and screenwriter, Roald Dahl, was born on this day in 1916 (died 1990). Roald Dahl brought us a good bit of wonderful nonsense in books like James and the Giant Peach, and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, as well as …

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There, and back again

“It’s a dangerous business, Frodo, going out your door. You step onto the road, and if you don’t keep your feet, there’s no knowing where you might be swept off to.” Frodo Baggins quoting his uncle, Bilbo in J.R.R. Tolkien’s, The Lord of the Rings English actor, Ian Holm, Bilbo in The Lord of the …

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