Author: lcarlson

Mystery bench – rustic one – where is it?

Rocky Mountains? Sierras? Adirondacks?

Yesterday, July 9, was Donald Duck’s 81st birthday

Born June 9, 1934 — Donald turns 80 today Celebrating worldwide “80 — that’s anything...

Excitement at G7 Summit: Merkel singing”Sound of Music”

A favorite song of dull men on front stage at G7 Summit. An exciting moment that no doubt livened up an otherwise dull economic summit. Read more: “That Time Obama and Angela Merkel’s Conversation Turned Into a...

American Pharaoh wins Belmont but not Spelling Bee

Watching the race the race Saturday was exciting indeed, almost too exciting for a dull man. But if I only do it every 37 years, I suppose that’ll be OK. We in the Dull Men’s Club by and large prefer slower, less...

‘Born to Be Mild’ in Brooklyn Film Festival

2025 Edition Tonight showing at 10:30 p.m., unfortunately past the bedtime of dull men. Some of us...

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