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Read more about the article If you can find ten minutes, you can find the time to write

If you can find ten minutes, you can find the time to write

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:May 17, 2010
  • Post category:The Writing Process
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I was listening to the Barnes and Noble Meet the Author’s podcast today.  Authors from across the publishing landscape discuss their latest book and their life as an author. Specifically,…

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Read more about the article Twelve years perhaps?

Twelve years perhaps?

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:May 17, 2010
  • Post category:Quandry
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I bought some triple-A batteries today with an expiration date of 2022. At some point, doesn’t an expiration date become moot?

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Read more about the article 2010: Products I can’t live without

2010: Products I can’t live without

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:May 17, 2010
  • Post category:Web/Tech
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Inspired by a list created by Kevin Rose, which was inspired by Michael Arrington’s list, I thought it would be fun to track my favorite products over time. Here is my 2010…

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Read more about the article Great moments in academia #2

Great moments in academia #2

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:May 16, 2010
  • Post category:Autobiography/Books
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I had three great academic moments in college. Last week I wrote about the first. Today I write about the second. It was my second year at Trinity College and…

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Read more about the article Spite and anger make it happen

Spite and anger make it happen

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:May 15, 2010
  • Post category:Recommended Reading/Viewing/Web/Tech
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In the past year, I’ve pondered launching a blog dedicated to the signs that restaurants use on their restroom doors and a blog dedicated to 101 uses for an odd…

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Read more about the article A lack of support

A lack of support

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:May 15, 2010
  • Post category:Quandry/SOMETHING MISSING Items
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On a recent trip to Florida, I was visiting with some of my wife’s relatives.  Over lunch and dinner, they would inquire about my book, asking questions about plot and…

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Read more about the article Shivering or sweaty

Shivering or sweaty

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:May 14, 2010
  • Post category:Quandry
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Have you noticed that when dressed for formal occasions, women wear less clothing than at almost any other time in their lives, despite the fact that they are always cold?…

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Read more about the article Amusement rides a little too realistic

Amusement rides a little too realistic

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:May 14, 2010
  • Post category:Autobiography
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In 2001, I went on vacation to Disney World. Prior to leaving, a surgeon examined my knee, which spontaneously bled from time to time since my car accident in 1988.…

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Read more about the article Road kill punch

Road kill punch

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:May 13, 2010
  • Post category:Autobiography/Idea
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In my younger days, I dated a girl who attended North Adams State College, now known as Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts. In those days, the school was known for…

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Read more about the article You can be yourself, but only if you wear a tie

You can be yourself, but only if you wear a tie

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:May 12, 2010
  • Post category:Autobiography/Critic
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Last night I was helping a kid put on his tie prior to a concert. “But I don’t want to wear a tie,” he moaned as I slipped it over…

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