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Read more about the article The kid is a player.

The kid is a player.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:May 19, 2014
  • Post category:Sports
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It’s annoying to see a kid a third or fourth of my age with better moves than I have ever had. Your browser does not support iframes.

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Read more about the article Students can do amazing things when they want to annoy their teacher.

Students can do amazing things when they want to annoy their teacher.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:May 18, 2014
  • Post category:Teaching
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I have forbidden two students in my class from bickering, because it makes me crazy. Last week I hear singing coming from the general vicinity of the normally bickering students.…

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Read more about the article How to Stop a Wedding: Much better advice than what Slate had to offer.

How to Stop a Wedding: Much better advice than what Slate had to offer.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:May 17, 2014
  • Post category:Autobiography/Idea
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Slate recently published a piece advising readers on how to stop a wedding. The editors of Slate loved this piece, declaring it on Twitter to be one of the most…

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Read more about the article Speak Up storyteller: Cara Paiuk

Speak Up storyteller: Cara Paiuk

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:May 17, 2014
  • Post category:Speak Up/Storytelling
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Our next Speak Up storytelling event is TONIGHT at Real Art Ways in Hartford. Doors open at 7:00 PM. The show begins promptly at 8:00 PM. There are still a…

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Read more about the article Second-hand Milo

Second-hand Milo

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:May 16, 2014
  • Post category:UNEXPECTEDLY, MILO related
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Once you publish a book, you never know where it will go. A friend found a copy of my second novel, Unexpectedly, Milo, in a second hand store last week.…

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Read more about the article Speak Up storyteller: Lynelle Abel

Speak Up storyteller: Lynelle Abel

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:May 16, 2014
  • Post category:Speak Up/Storytelling
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Our next Speak Up storytelling event is on Saturday, May 17th at Real Art Ways in Hartford. Doors open at 7:00 PM. The show begins promptly at 8:00 PM. There…

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Read more about the article Our tiny barrier to productivity

Our tiny barrier to productivity

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:May 15, 2014
  • Post category:Productivity Tip

My wife sent me a text explaining that she didn’t get as much done as she had hope, and included this photo as a means of explanation. I’ve been posting…

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Read more about the article The Patriots new jersey guarantee highlights the struggles of NFL players

The Patriots new jersey guarantee highlights the struggles of NFL players

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:May 15, 2014
  • Post category:Sports
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There’s no greater testament to the fragile nature of job security in the National Football League than this offer from the Patriots Pro Shop.

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Read more about the article Speak Up storyteller: Angela Lovell

Speak Up storyteller: Angela Lovell

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:May 15, 2014
  • Post category:Speak Up/Storytelling
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Our next Speak Up storytelling event is on Saturday, May 17th at Real Art Ways in Hartford. Doors open at 7:00 PM. The show begins promptly at 8:00 PM. There…

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Read more about the article So sadly true

So sadly true

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:May 14, 2014
  • Post category:Idea
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