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Read more about the article “Get rid of yourself” never sounded so sweet

“Get rid of yourself” never sounded so sweet

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:November 15, 2013
  • Post category:Family

After reading books to my four year old daughter in her bed, I curled up beside her and snuggled with her. I’d come home late from work and had barely…

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Read more about the article Verbal sparring 101: The nuclear option is effective but will leave you radioactive

Verbal sparring 101: The nuclear option is effective but will leave you radioactive

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:November 14, 2013
  • Post category:Autobiography/Verbal Sparring

I was sitting at a table with three other people, including a man about 20 years older than me. We were discussing professional conduct and manners in today’s world, and…

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Read more about the article What kind of jerk complains about a little music at dinnertime?

What kind of jerk complains about a little music at dinnertime?

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:November 14, 2013
  • Post category:Family/Food and Drink/Music

AC Peterson’s, a family restaurant in West Hartford, Connecticut, invites performers from the adjacent theater to sing show tunes on Monday evenings to their diners. Three or four young talented…

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Read more about the article Don’t mess with Charlie

Don’t mess with Charlie

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:November 13, 2013
  • Post category:Family

My daughter, Clara, speaking to one of her friends: “I know you’re not good with babies, but my brother, Charlie, is the best baby in the whole world.” Clara may…

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Read more about the article There are simply too many excellent religions to choose from today.

There are simply too many excellent religions to choose from today.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:November 13, 2013
  • Post category:Religion

When I was about ten years-old, my mother brought me to my first CCD class. I came home from that experience and declared that I was no longer a Catholic.…

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Read more about the article Hide-and-Seek’s return to glory.

Hide-and-Seek’s return to glory.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:November 12, 2013
  • Post category:Autobiography/Family

There was a time when I thought that Hide-and-Seek was the greatest game ever played. These were the days when my siblings and I would hide in places like the…

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Read more about the article My new favorite writer and her amazing piece: Ashton Kutcher Fan Fiction – The Middle School Dance

My new favorite writer and her amazing piece: Ashton Kutcher Fan Fiction – The Middle School Dance

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:November 12, 2013
  • Post category:Recommended Reading/Viewing/Teaching

Lisa Bell has graduated high school by now and hopefully moved onto college, but I don’t care. She was a hero back in seventh grade, and I’m sure that she’s…

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Read more about the article The nightmare of the pre-Internet

The nightmare of the pre-Internet

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:November 11, 2013
  • Post category:Film/Recommended Reading/Viewing

Someday I’ll show this video to my children and make them understand how legitimately awful and ridiculous my childhood was.

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Read more about the article Could someone please invent quiet juicing?

Could someone please invent quiet juicing?

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:November 11, 2013
  • Post category:Food and Drink

Does the first step of a juicing regime require you to tell every person you know that you are juicing? Asking for a friend. 

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Read more about the article The boy is one.

The boy is one.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:November 10, 2013
  • Post category:Family

In case you were wondering how old he is, he can tell you now. Sort of.

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