Author: lcarlson

Today is “Clean Out Your Fridge Day”

November 15 . . . [same day every year] Your fridge is waiting for you...

Breaking news from London: park bench from Rik Mayall’s “Bottom” sitcom returns to Hammersmith

Reported on BBC News — “Rik Mayall ‘Bottom’ bench to be unveiled in...

How to sharpen pencils – instructional video

In our blog post about persistence two days ago, we used a photo of a pencil that symbolizes...

Persistence — typical trait of dull men

Should we suggest to simply wait? Point out that it’s the second mouse that gets the...

Watch paint dry: red phone boxes repainted green

Good news for dull men: new opportunities for watching paint dry are taking place in the UK. With mobile phones reducing the need for the red phone boxes as well as the need for recharging the mobile phones, some of the red...

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