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Read more about the article My mother missed my new life by four years.

My mother missed my new life by four years.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:January 27, 2014
  • Post category:Autobiography
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I completed revisions on a memoir last week about a summer of golf. It was written almost accidentally, and I never thought anything would come of it, but it turns…

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Read more about the article My wife, the fashion designer

My wife, the fashion designer

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:January 26, 2014
  • Post category:Family
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My daughter’s pajama party themed birthday was yesterday, and as a party favor, my wife designed and sewed sleep masks for the kids. The project has turned our home into…

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Read more about the article Four no more.

Four no more.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:January 25, 2014
  • Post category:Family
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Elysha and I were in Boston last night. I was competing in a Moth GrandSLAM at the Somerville Theater.  My former second and third grade student, Allison, was babysitting. She…

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Read more about the article Walter Cronkite rolled over in his grave

Walter Cronkite rolled over in his grave

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:January 25, 2014
  • Post category:Current Affairs/Uncategorized
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How could someone not be fired for this decision?

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Read more about the article Dolly Gray Children’s Literature Award

Dolly Gray Children’s Literature Award

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:January 24, 2014
  • Post category:MEMOIRS OF AN IMAGINARY FRIEND items/Teaching
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Memoirs of an Imaginary Friend has been named the 2014 Dolly Gray Award “for promoting high quality children’s literature that includes positive and realistic characters with developmental disabilities.” As an…

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Read more about the article Change the world by changing the paradigm of meetings. PLEASE.

Change the world by changing the paradigm of meetings. PLEASE.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:January 23, 2014
  • Post category:Idea
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Samuel Khan, the founder of Khan Academy, is featured in this month’s Harvard Business Review. In the piece, Khan explains that when it comes to meetings, Khan Academy’s policy is…

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Read more about the article The Greatest Generation is mine

The Greatest Generation is mine

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:January 22, 2014
  • Post category:Autobiography
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I have much to be grateful for in my life, but one of the things that I am most grateful for is this: I am a member of the last…

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Read more about the article First date with Elysha: I also had no idea if we were on a date or just “hanging out.”

First date with Elysha: I also had no idea if we were on a date or just “hanging out.”

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:January 22, 2014
  • Post category:Autobiography
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From a piece in TIME: A new survey commissioned by ChristianMingle.com and JDate.com says that when out with a potential love interest, 69% of singles have absolutely no idea if…

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Read more about the article Productivity tip #1: Don’t fall behind.

Productivity tip #1: Don’t fall behind.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:January 21, 2014
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I receive many requests asking me how I seem to accomplish so much in such a short period of time. People who know me well would be more than willing…

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Read more about the article My daughter attributes her difficulties with sharing to the assassination of MLK

My daughter attributes her difficulties with sharing to the assassination of MLK

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:January 20, 2014
  • Post category:Family/History/Politics

I told my four-year-old daughter I didn’t have to work because it was Martin Luther King Day. “That’s a day when we celebrate the life of a man named Martin…

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