Author: lcarlson

Brexit: little if any affect on ability of dull men to “Celebrate the Ordinary” in UK

When we heard the UK will be out of the EU, we wondered whether we should be concerned. After a...

Starts today: National Marble Championships, Wildwood New Jersey

92nd Annual National Marbles Tournament — June 22-23, 2016 June 20, 2016 The marbles tournament...

Today: World Sauntering Day

June 19 — [same date every year] Sauntering: walking along slowly, aimlessly, happily World...

Starts today: London’s Open Garden Squares Weekend

Have you ever wondered what’s behind those hedges and locked gates that keep riff-raff out...

“LONDON TUBE: A RADICAL IDEA FOR ESCALATORS”

Although Brexit appears is dominating news in the UK, there are other things happening. One of these is of great interest to dull men: reforming escalator riding. The words above on the subject line, which were on the front page...

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