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Business idea using a Google search and a willing celebrity

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:December 22, 2011
  • Post category:Idea/Recommended Reading/Viewing
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Am I late to the party of this particular piece of genius? Twitter feed: @OldManSearch The Twitter bio reads: My dad is 81 years old. I’m teaching him how to…

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Read more about the article My daughter may be choosing her career path

My daughter may be choosing her career path

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:December 22, 2011
  • Post category:Family
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Maybe she’ll be a lyricist on Broadway, since she speaks almost entirely in singsong at times. Or perhaps a builder. Of castles. Or maybe she’s planning on becoming a militaristic…

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The Emperor might have been better off with Han Solo and Luke Skywalker foiling his plans

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:December 21, 2011
  • Post category:Film/Quandry
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Star Wars fans, I have a question: What exactly was the Emperor's endgame? Let’s say that he managed to crush the rebel alliance and turn Luke to the dark side.…

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Read more about the article Worst Hanukkah ever

Worst Hanukkah ever

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:December 21, 2011
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It was a wonderful first night of Hanukkah for my wife. Her husband, who found out he had pneumonia just few hours earlier, was lying on the couch, hacking and…

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One of my favorite words was added to the American Heritage Dictionary

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:December 20, 2011
  • Post category:Words
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Presenteeism: The act of attending work while sick. I've gone to work with pneumonia, because I am a hero. Also because I'm a huge stupid-headed moron.  

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Read more about the article Inexplicably real

Inexplicably real

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:December 20, 2011
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This is real. I just can’t decide if it’s ingenious or disgusting. These Jersey Shore Christmas tree ornaments are also real. There’s no debating what I think of them.

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Read more about the article Deadlines be damned!

Deadlines be damned!

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:December 19, 2011
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My pregnant wife and my little girl can be quite distracting when I am trying to write.

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They tried to slice my throat open, but I stopped them with my words.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:December 19, 2011
  • Post category:Autobiography

I was having lunch with my wife and a college friend. I was eating clam chowder when on object became lodged in my throat. It was not blocking the airway…

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My two simple rules of gift giving

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:December 18, 2011
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The New York Times reported on research from social scientists that seems to  indicate the following in relation to gift giving: You don’t have to spend any time looking for…

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I hereby call for a boycott on the stupidity of packaged greeting cards

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:December 17, 2011
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At some point in recent history, it was determined that a certain breed of pretentious, overpriced, faux-artsy greeting cards should be individually wrapped in cellophane. This must stop. Not only…

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