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Read more about the article Puddle jumping

Puddle jumping

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:May 17, 2011
  • Post category:Family
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Clara was jumping in puddles yesterday. She loves jumping in puddles.  She actually begins talking about the puddles at the first sign of rain.  Yesterday she insisted that I jump…

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Read more about the article Not the best tribute to firefighters

Not the best tribute to firefighters

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:May 17, 2011
  • Post category:Critic/Music
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When I was about ten-years old, I was awakened from my bed by a firefighter. Rather disconcerting, I can assure you. Our chimney was on fire. Several people stopped their…

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The damning and the damned

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:May 16, 2011
  • Post category:Idea
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In almost every relationship, there is one person who is always ready to exit the house and one person who is not. In almost all relationships, these roles never change.…

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Read more about the article I wished minor injury on my daughter. Am I a bad father?

I wished minor injury on my daughter. Am I a bad father?

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:May 16, 2011
  • Post category:Family/Quandry
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I was in the playroom at the museum yesterday with my daughter. There’s a short slide in the room, no more than three feet long, made to look like it…

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Read more about the article The single redeeming moment from a classically bad 1980’s sitcom

The single redeeming moment from a classically bad 1980’s sitcom

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:May 15, 2011
  • Post category:Television
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I’ve never heard of the 1980’s sitcom Day by Day, but from what I can tell, it was undeniably stupid (even though it was created by Andy Borowitz). But it…

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Hillary Clinton is sexually suggestive?

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:May 15, 2011
  • Post category:Current Affairs/Religion
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You’ve seen the now-iconic photo of US officials being updated on the Bin Laden raid. Right? But have you seen this version of the photograph, published in Di Tzeitung, the…

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Read more about the article June 25: Be there.

June 25: Be there.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:May 14, 2011
  • Post category:Books
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From one of my agent’s colleagues. I intend on participating.  I hope you do as well. _______________________________ Hi everyone, I’ve gotten sick of reading the bookstore obituaries in the publishing…

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Read more about the article No nightmares. Just swinish jurisprudence.

No nightmares. Just swinish jurisprudence.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:May 14, 2011
  • Post category:Autobiography/Books
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I’ve been having some uncommonly awful nightmares the last few nights, which have been good on one level because they force me out of bed around 3:30 or 4:00 in…

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Cigarettes and corn dogs make me feel great

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:May 13, 2011
  • Post category:Food and Drink
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No matter how poorly I have eaten during the day, or how unhealthy I may be feeling, or how much weight I have put on during the previous week, I…

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Read more about the article Bathroom sculpture

Bathroom sculpture

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:May 13, 2011
  • Post category:Family
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My daughter has begun to show interest in the bathroom.  About a week ago, she interrupted dinner to announce that she wanted to use the potty, and so we placed…

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