Author: lcarlson

34 years in a row — same Valentine's Day Card

Here is some seasonably dull news from Yorkshire. Unfortunately the card in question is not...

Dear DMC, I have an explanation for “submarine races” in racing category. In some...

Average Wins Dear DMC, I overheard a conversation in a coffee shop the other day. Was sitting...

More “Extremes.” In addition to the Extreme Grammarian we learned about a few days ago...

This Dull Man reads grammar books for fun. Strunk & White’s The Elements of Style has...

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