The Matthew Dicks Treatise on Humility
When it comes to humility, I try to abide by these five rules: Be confident about the things that you know and do well. People want to know and believe…
Do you know anyone who smokes?
As Connecticut debates a ban on smoking in cars with children, The Daily Beast offers a list of establishments where smoking is still permitted. I’m frankly stunned that any of…
Grandfather-in-training
My father–in-law does his best to keep me informed on national politics, foreign policy and the dangers of playing tackle football, but what he teaches me best is how to…
No two snowflakes (or cows) are alike is bunk
I read this week that all cows have different patterns of spots and “not a single cow has identical spots to another.” I’ve also been repeatedly told that no two…
Some things are better left unsaid
"Goodbye, you interesting looking poopie!" I wish she wouldn’t describe everything that goes on in the bathroom.
Call me an imbecile all you want. Just leave these particular fathers alone, lest we hurt their feelings and make them cry.
Apparently there are fathers in the world who don’t like to be perceived as bumbling fools. From a New York Times piece on the issue: The hapless, bumbling father is…
I abandoned the Catholic Church at the age of seven. Credit my Catholic mother.
Paul Elie, a senior fellow in the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World Affairs at Georgetown, suggests in the New York Times this week that Catholics (of which he…
Best moment
My daughter ran up to me and said, "Dad, can I have you?" "Have me what?" I asked. “In my arms!" Nothing in life has made me happier.
Future game show host?
I would never presume to tell my daughter what to do with her life. She can pursue whatever career she’d like, and I will support her every step of the…
Nineteenth century women did some insane things in the pursuit of beauty. But the modern woman is a hell of a lot crazier.
Mental Floss lists 11 Really Terrible 19th-Century Beauty Tips. They include: Bathe in ammonia. Don’t wash your face, hands or hair. Dash soapsuds into your eyes to keep them clean.…
