Author: lcarlson

  Is this something a dull man would do? I might do it. I’d especially like to see my Shades of Grey. Joe Kerr New York  

“Try to” or ” Try and”? Would you consider a post on the difference between “try and [do something]” and “try to [do something]? […] I hear and read more people using “try and [do something]” but...

Robert Plank, Turlock, California, spotted a grumpy older DMC member wearing this T-shirt (not all DMC members are grumpy and older).

Some of our members in the U.K. enjoy serving on local  councils. They tell us the meetings are normally quite dull. But not always. Here are extracts from complaints to local councils that are read out at these meetings...

I agree that curling is a wonderful sport.  However there are aspects that are scary and amazing, Scary — when the curling sweeper guys sweep the ice like madmen.  Some day, I know, somebody is going to fall on the ice and get...