Author: lcarlson

Apostrophe Protection Society’s founder to be “Mr. October” in Dull Men of Great Britain calendar

“John to be Mr October on ‘dull men’ calendar,” article in Boston Standard The article...

Breaking news from Connecticut: corn thieves caught, clue was tassels in hair

“A Crime Where the Telltale Clue Is a Corn Tassel” in today’s International New York Times

Teacher arrested at airport . . . carrying weapons

Boring jobs here

Dear Dull Men, I wonder if you have ever heard of Boring Business Systems of Lakeland FL. Yes, it...

Monkey respond to U.S. Copyright Office

“A Statement from the Monkey” published in The New Yorker Excerpts — Monkey clear it up — not born yesterday — human law now, not law of jungle: “Monkey advised by counsel not to comment while issue being...

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