Me? Or a muzzled version of me?
Over the past three days, I have been keeping track of the number of ideas, thoughts and feelings that I was unable to share because doing so might have hurt…
Why today’s video games suck
It happened more than a dozen years ago. I was playing a new PC game called Diablo II with some buddies and liking it very much. About an hour into…
Introducing Matthew Green
My last name has caused me problems before. And many, many more that I have yet to write about. Despite the burden that a last name like Dicks has carried,…
The Rapture. Part II.
Oh good. Just when I thought I would have to wait years for another Rapture prediction comes word that the next one is just around the corner. Harold Camping, the…
The Author’s Prayer
A while back, Washington Post fiction critic extraordinaire Ron Charles tweeted: Does being stuck inside writing a review on this gorgeous day make me even more annoyed with this tedious…
I have never been treated by an OB/GYN but I have an opinion on the subject nonetheless
Admittedly I have almost no experience when it comes to OB/GYNs. Unfortunately that will not stop me from commenting on a piece in Slate that criticizes OB/GYN practices in Florida…
Unacceptable platitude #3: “That’s your opinion.”
“That’s your opinion.” For clarification, this statement, and ones similar to it, are often made after a person states an opinion in the midst of a heated argument. For example:…
Raptured!
At least one reader decided to follow through on Wendy Clinch’s Rapture idea, which makes me extremely happy considering I forgot about it completely. I’d like to use the excuse…
Ice cream for dinner!
That’s right. As my wife and I were finishing our walk with the dog, she turned to me and said, “How about some ice cream for dinner tonight? She didn’t…
