Author: lcarlson

Zil lanes now for queues: paying to "jump the queue"

Zil lanes now for queue: paying to “jump the queue” Zil lanes now for queue: paying to “jump the queue” Dear DMC Here is an interesting and thought-provoking article about queuing. Among other things...

Pembroke DMC — in news again — "Boston Globe" this time

Members of the Pembroke DMC continue to do stuff that delights readers. The Boston Globe reports...

Truckers napping — because got so bored driving across Nebraska?

Actually, high winds did this. It happend near Chappell, Nebraska — near the DMC’s back...

Holgate's "Roundabout 'round a Windmill" — chosen for 2013 Roundabout Calendar's cover

Holgate Mill Roundabout, in York Here’s an article no dull man will want to miss:...

Tonight's Debate likely to be dull in at least one aspect: bland clothes

• Bland style is one thing, perhaps the only thing, Obama and Romney will have in common in...

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