Author: lcarlson

Dull Man of Year Nominee: Norfolk man moving rocks to fight erosion

Dear DMC, Another early — and very worthy — nomination for Dull Man of the Year. We need Norfolk...

Dear DMC, Here is an early nomination for Dull Man of the Year — Mr Queue whose voice is known to...

Decent Women’s Club — mirror image of Dull Men’s Club Why women like dull men? Click...

Dear DMC, This quote from the article “Watching Gabriel Orozco’s Box” from...

Dear DMC, You’d think that a blog collecting fine examples of letterheads would be a source...

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