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Read more about the article Do all book critics start out this way?

Do all book critics start out this way?

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:September 3, 2013
  • Post category:Books/Quandry
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I’d much rather see my son become an author like his Daddy than the book critic that seems to be his natural inclination. Nothing wrong with book critics, but I…

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Read more about the article Proverb 1.4

Proverb 1.4

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:September 3, 2013
  • Post category:Proverbs
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Any man who says that he is going to "get in trouble" with his wife over something he has said or done must hand over his penis immediately. We “get…

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Read more about the article Proverb 1.3

Proverb 1.3

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:September 2, 2013
  • Post category:Proverbs
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There is a irrefutable correlation between the number of photographs that a person takes of food and the likelihood that he or she will become my dinner during an apocalypse.

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Read more about the article The boy and the girl at the General Store

The boy and the girl at the General Store

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:September 2, 2013
  • Post category:Family
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We stopped at the General Store on the way to the in-law’s house. Elysha and Charlie went inside to purchase some exceptionally overpriced lunch meat. I plopped my daughter down…

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Read more about the article Sentimentality has its benefits.

Sentimentality has its benefits.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:September 1, 2013
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I’m not a sentimental person when it comes to physical objects. I rarely attach meaning to things, even when given to me for specific reasons and by specific people. Truthfully,…

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Read more about the article Resolution update: August 2013

Resolution update: August 2013

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:September 1, 2013
  • Post category:New Year's Resolutions
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In an effort to hold myself accountable, I post the progress of my yearly goals at the end of each month on this blog. The following are the results through…

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Read more about the article Best prank ever

Best prank ever

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:August 31, 2013
  • Post category:Recommended Reading/Viewing
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I pride myself on some outstanding pranks over the years. True moments of embarrassment and surprise perpetrated on my closest friends and colleagues. Nothing has ever come close to this.…

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Read more about the article Every Daddy’s dream

Every Daddy’s dream

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:August 31, 2013
  • Post category:Family
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A smiling, little boy with a golf club in hand, wearing an RJ Julia Booksellers tee-shirt and riding a fire truck. Perfection in its purest form.

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Read more about the article Unbridled enthusiasm

Unbridled enthusiasm

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:August 30, 2013
  • Post category:Family/Teaching
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I’m always a little excited about the new school year, but that excitement is always tempered by the fact that it spells the end of my summer vacation. This is…

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Read more about the article So close to joy!

So close to joy!

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:August 30, 2013
  • Post category:Sports
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Can you believe this? So close to losing. So close to deserved heartbreak. So close to unbelievably joyous schadenfreude.

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