Author: lcarlson

Draft 1: TV Casting Call — couples where lifestyle, hobby, or quirky passion annoys partner

An award-winning TV production company in London will be making a fun documentary delving into relationships and hobbies/lifestyle choices. They are looking for people in the UK whose hobbies — annoying behaviors, quirky...

Manhole Cover Report: from the Silk Road north of Hotan, China

Dear DMC, You can’t get more remote than this. This manhole is 18 km north of Hotan, the...

Manhole Coves Report — Riga, Latvia

Valentine’s Day card suitable for dull men to send

Manhole Cover Report — Kashgar, China

Dear DMC, Another pleasing manhole cover from this remote location. Vintage 1999. The text says:...

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