Doug Larson
Doug Larson
Doug Larsonwas a columnist and editor for the Door County Advocateand wrote a daily column for the Green Bay Press-Gazette, both Wisconsin-based newspapers. The column was originally syndicated through United Media under the title "Senator Soaper Says"; Larson took over authorship in 1980. Previously, it had been written by Bill Vaughn of the Kansas City Star. Larson was born in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionJournalist
Date of Birth10 February 1926
CountryUnited States of America
Bad news travels fast. Good news takes the scenic route.
Few things are more satisfying than seeing your own children have teenagers of their own.
There's nothing like having grandchildren to restore your faith in humanity.
Few things are more delightful than grandchildren fighting over your lap.
What some people mistake for the high cost of living is really the cost of living high.
Home computers are being called upon to perform many new functions, including the consumption of homework formerly eaten by the dog.
A lot of people mistake a short memory for a clear conscience.
The aging process has you firmly in its grasp if you never get the urge to throw a snowball.
For disappearing acts, it's hard to beat what happens to the eight hours supposedly left after eight of sleep and eight of work.
The surprising thing about young fools is how many survive to become old fools.
More marriages might survive if the partners realized that sometimes the better comes after the worse.
To err is human; to admit it, superhuman.
If the English language made any sense, lackadaisical would have something to do with a shortage of flowers.
If people concentrated on the really important things in life, there'd be a shortage of fishing poles.