Category Archives: Weblogs

October 16, 2010

More on shoe removal

The Internet is a pretty astounding place.  Earlier this week I wrote a post about homeowners asking guests to remove their shoes.  I said that I found this to be a ridiculous request, but the point of my piece was … Continue reading →

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August 28, 2010

“Be an unbeatable person and avenge my death.”

I write a daily blog to my daughter entitled GreetingsLittleOne.com. I’ve written every day since we learned that my wife was pregnant and have not missed a day. Sometimes the post is merely a collection of photographs and videos from … Continue reading →

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August 23, 2010

The Page 69 Test

Marshall McLuhan recommends that the book browser turn to page 69 of any book and read it. If you like that page, buy the book. It works. Following this theory, I have written a guest post for the blog The … Continue reading →

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August 3, 2010

Infecting the Internet

I’ve been writing some guest posts for various blogs recently, and two went up yesterday if you’re interested in clicking over and checking them out.  On the Water Street Books blog, I’m writing a three-part series on the realities of … Continue reading →

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March 28, 2010

Ten Word Wiki

Ten Word Wiki is a spinoff of Wikipedia with one important distinction:  All entries must consist of exactly ten letters.  The results are often amusing and sometimes quite profound.  The site has become my newest time-waster, so click at your … Continue reading →

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March 25, 2010

Rules of a gun fight

I’m not exactly a gun fan, but this website, which lists the rules of a gunfight, is simply genius.  Funny, clever, and loaded with the truth. A few of my favorite rules include: Forget about knives, bats and fists. Bring … Continue reading →

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March 19, 2010

Not OMG

OMG Facts, a website that tweets out supposedly amazing facts throughout the day, recently posted two that I considered less than amazing and downright commonplace.  First: Soccer is the most viewed sport in the world. Didn’t everyone already know this?  … Continue reading →

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December 16, 2009

New name. New design. Same writer.

In case you haven’t noticed, the masthead to this blog changed today.  The original masthead, designed by my wife, reflected the blog’s previous URL.  That address, matthewdicks.com, is now the location of my new author’s website. This new masthead, also … Continue reading →

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December 12, 2009

Pen names

Nathan Bransford recently posted about pen names, recommending that unless the reasons are compelling, there is no reason to make use of a pseudonym.  While I tend to agree, I can’t help but think that Mark Twain is so much … Continue reading →

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December 8, 2009

Goodness

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