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Read more about the article I have not mastered disdain, and I hate myself for it.

I have not mastered disdain, and I hate myself for it.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:May 3, 2013
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One of my greatest regrets is that I have not mastered a look of disdain powerful enough to break through the hubris and blind momentum of so many of the…

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Read more about the article Resolution update: April 2013

Resolution update: April 2013

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:May 2, 2013
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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 Bigot? Hypocrite? Ignorant? All three?

Bigot? Hypocrite? Ignorant? All three?

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:May 1, 2013
  • Post category:Critic/Religion
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ESPN commentator Chris Broussard does not consider NBA player Jason Collins to be a Christian because he is gay. He declares that Collins is living in “open rebellion” to God…

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Read more about the article I told me so.

I told me so.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:May 1, 2013
  • Post category:Autobiography
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One year ago today, I set up an “I told you so” event on my infamous “I told you so” calendar. After writing about WeddingGiftRefund.com, a business that allowed you…

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Read more about the article Parenting perfection

Parenting perfection

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:April 30, 2013
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This really is perfect. The strategy. The tone. The ability to utilize the strategy on an almost daily basis. I love t.  I’m not sure if it will still apply…

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Read more about the article Is there be anything more tragic than a left handed kid stuck with a right handed baseball glove?

Is there be anything more tragic than a left handed kid stuck with a right handed baseball glove?

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:April 30, 2013
  • Post category:Autobiography/Critic
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It just occurred to me this week: I am left handed. I am very clearly left handed. I have always been left handed. Yet the first baseball glove that my…

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Read more about the article The $199.99 Wheelbarrow Sundae: Who is with me?

The $199.99 Wheelbarrow Sundae: Who is with me?

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:April 29, 2013
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Mortensen’s is a restaurant and ice cream shop located on the Berlin Turnpike in Newington, CT. Years ago, I stopped at Mortensen’s for dinner with a friend and hadn’t been…

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Read more about the article Speak Up storyteller: Matthew Dicks

Speak Up storyteller: Matthew Dicks

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:April 29, 2013
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Just six days until our inaugural Speak Up storytelling event at Real Art Ways in Hartford, CT. Saturday, May 4 at 7:00 PM. Admission is free. Beer, wine and snacks…

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Read more about the article Spamming scumbag of the week: Phone Beauties

Spamming scumbag of the week: Phone Beauties

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:April 29, 2013
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Each week, amongst the many interesting, insightful and occasionally scathing comments on my blog, I find comments by businesses and/or spammers who are clever enough to construct comments that avoid…

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Read more about the article New definition of “pizza face”

New definition of “pizza face”

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:April 28, 2013
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