Author: lcarlson

Louis Pearl: “The Amazing Bubble Man”

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...

International Cheese Awards

July 27 and 27, 2016 — Nantwich, Cheshire — annually last Tuesday and Wednesday of July...

“Royal Swan Upping” — counting the Queen’s swans — starts today

The Royal Swan Upping is the annual census taking and a health check of swans on the Thames. It...

Breaking news for dulldom: ‘Trainspotting Live’, new on BBC Four

11 July 2016 Dear DMC, Great news for British Dull Men Steve Reszetniak Margate, Kent Trailer on...

Petition to UK parliament: women should not be forced to wear high heels

Brexit has not been the only far-reaching issue in the UK. There’s an issue about women...

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