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Tough beyond measure

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:April 17, 2011
  • Post category:Family
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My sister is hardcore. My sister was hit by a car in 2005 while trying to run across the highway at night. Thrown fifty feet through the air, the only…

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Read more about the article Wouldn’t you rather watch me clip my toenails?

Wouldn’t you rather watch me clip my toenails?

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:April 16, 2011
  • Post category:Critic/Current Affairs
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MSNBC will run twenty hours of royal wedding coverage on the day that what’s-his-name and what’s-her-name get married. My initial reaction was disgust at a news agency for turning itself…

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Read more about the article A dramatic reading of Gwyneth Paltrow’s cookbook

A dramatic reading of Gwyneth Paltrow’s cookbook

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:April 16, 2011
  • Post category:Books/Recommended Reading/Viewing/The Writing Process
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As I work on a semi-autobiographical book on productivity, I will keep this video in mind and attempt to avoid the pitfalls of self-indulgence:

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Read more about the article Killer tornados not OK

Killer tornados not OK

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:April 15, 2011
  • Post category:Words
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I’ve never liked the abbreviation for Oklahoma. Abbreviations should never spell words that could later be misconstrued as the actual word. Case in point: Today’s headline from the Daily Beast…

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I do not understand teenagers who fail to rebel

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:April 15, 2011
  • Post category:Critic
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My wife tells me that a former student, now in college, is engaged to get married. I raise my eyebrows, surprised at the early age in which she has decided to…

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In defense of revision

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:April 14, 2011
  • Post category:Television/The Writing Process
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Two of my favorite television shows of all time, and two of my wife’s favorite television shows of all time, are remakes: Buffy the Vampire Slayer (a remake of a…

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Read more about the article Visual representation of a specific human emotion

Visual representation of a specific human emotion

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:April 14, 2011
  • Post category:Family
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This is what “No, we can’t have ice cream for dinner” looks like:

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Read more about the article Defending my biography

Defending my biography

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:April 13, 2011
  • Post category:Appearances/Autobiography
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During a recent book event in Vermont, two different people assigned to introduce me jocularly questioned the various biography pages that I have scattered throughout the Internet. Specifically, a few…

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Read more about the article Don’t upset the French.

Don’t upset the French.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:April 13, 2011
  • Post category:Current Affairs
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In the real world, there is no equity when it comes to retaliation. You fire bullets at our ambassador’s house and we will fire rockets at your President.  That, my…

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Read more about the article Spring has sprung

Spring has sprung

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:April 12, 2011
  • Post category:Family
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Almost 70 degrees yesterday in Connecticut.  My daughter approves.

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