Author: lcarlson

Dull? — collecting swim fins and making art with them

From Shorepound Lost & Found exhibit at The Great Highway gallery in San Francisco: Jonathan...

BREAKING NEWS from Lancashire—tin foil stolen from Poundland—police seeking info about shoplifter as roll worth £1

“Event of the Year” in Bosnia: president takes journalists on official tour of new sidewalk in front of presidency

“Bosnia president arranges ‘official tour’ of pavement” — BBC News from...

“We do more than watch paint dry”

13 other things we like to do are illustrated in our 2027 calendar, The calendar also lists 150 events that “Celebrate the Ordinary” throughout 2017. The calendar is on Amazon UK and Amazon USA. 40 men and things...

Thanksgiving — what are dull men thankful for?

We are thankful for: Turkey for dinner — turkey is bland. There are 364 days each year (365 in...

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