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Little Elton John

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:August 27, 2013
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Is it me, or is there a definite resemblance?

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Read more about the article Some golf shots are too good to be true

Some golf shots are too good to be true

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:August 25, 2013
  • Post category:Sports
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I’ve seen some strange things on the golf course. I have made more than one shot in my time that seemed impossible. I have unintentionally bent golf balls around objects…

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Read more about the article Returning home tomorrow.

Returning home tomorrow.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:August 25, 2013
  • Post category:Autobiography/Teaching
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Today is my last day of summer vacation. Tomorrow I will head back to school. It is a bittersweet time for teachers. Another summer has come and gone, faster than…

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Read more about the article My parental genius is finally bearing fruit. I’m not sure what exactly I did, but still, fruit!

My parental genius is finally bearing fruit. I’m not sure what exactly I did, but still, fruit!

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:August 24, 2013
  • Post category:Autobiography/Family
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Yesterday morning, my four year-old daughter woke up, got dressed, made her bed, cleaned her room, and only then opened her bedroom door and called for me to come see…

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Read more about the article Hot legs or hot dogs? Either is fine.

Hot legs or hot dogs? Either is fine.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:August 24, 2013
  • Post category:Food and Drink/Recommended Reading/Viewing
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A new Tumblr called Hot-Dog Legs challenges viewers to determine if what they are looking at are legs or a pair of hot dogs. It’s shocking how much the two…

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Read more about the article A different ending for every reader

A different ending for every reader

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:August 23, 2013
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I agree. This is a brilliant idea. Now I just need to become a famous author.

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Read more about the article Why I am a reluctant atheist

Why I am a reluctant atheist

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:August 23, 2013
  • Post category:Religion
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I describe myself as a reluctant atheist. Essentially, this means that I do not believe in God, but I wish I did. I have tried to believe. At this point…

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Read more about the article My storytelling secret: I’m a small, frightened man onstage. Always.

My storytelling secret: I’m a small, frightened man onstage. Always.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:August 22, 2013
  • Post category:Moth/Storytelling
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I’m off to New York tonight to compete in another Moth StorySLAM. I have been exceptionally fortunate enough to win the last five StorySLAMs in which I have competed, including…

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Read more about the article Woman are cold

Woman are cold

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:August 22, 2013
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My friend, who happens to be a physicist (so you know he’s smart) believes that women have a four degree comfort zone and men have a 20 degree comfort zone,…

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Read more about the article If you can fly, fly.

If you can fly, fly.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:August 22, 2013
  • Post category:Critic/Quandry
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I’m not complaining about having to stop for these geese, who were crossing from one side of the road to the other. It took less than a minute to allow…

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