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Embrace the snow day. The future is unknown. And possibly deadly.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:February 5, 2016
  • Post category:Autobiography/Teaching
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Snow day! No school!Many of my fellow teachers surprising despise snow days, preferring to begin summer vacation as early as possible. But I've always felt it fairly presumptuous to assume…

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A simple and perfect solution to the “10 items or less” offenders

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:February 4, 2016
  • Post category:Autobiography/Idea
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I picked out a container of pink sprinkles for my daughter's birthday cupcakes in the confectionary aisle of the supermarket.I took my place in the "10 items or less" line.…

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Boy vs. Girl: Episode 13 – Disney Princesses, Modern Day Uniforms & Tighty Whities

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:February 3, 2016
  • Post category:Boy Vs. Girl/Podcast
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In this week's episode, Rachel and I discuss the state of Disney princesses, modern day uniforms, and the mystery behind the construction of men's underwear. You can listen here or -…

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Enough power?

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:February 3, 2016
  • Post category:Quandry
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Do you think that these ten unevenly placed electrical outlets - located about a dozen feet in front of the McDonald's counter in a rest area off the Mass Pike…

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“An urban community” is a far cry from eating paste

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:February 2, 2016
  • Post category:Family/Words
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My daughter, Clara, celebrated her seventh birthday Saturday. At the party, I asked her where one of her friends was. She said, "Oh, she lives in an urban community - you know, a place like Hartford - so it may…

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Resolution update: January 2016

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:February 1, 2016
  • Post category:New Year's Resolutions
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PERSONAL HEALTH1. Don’t die.I lowered my cholesterol by almost 40 points. I'm going to live forever. 2. Lose 20 pounds.Four pounds down. 16 pounds to go. Good start. 3. Do at least…

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My children take selfies now, and I’m glad.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:January 31, 2016
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I texted my wife and asked her to take a few photos of the kids and send them to me.She taught them to take selfies instead. It was a good decision.

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Richard Marx is trapped in my head, and I didn’t even know it.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:January 30, 2016
  • Post category:Music/Quandry
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My wife decided that the theme of our next Speak Up show at Infinity Music Hall in Hartford would be "Should've Known Better."We decided this in the car on the…

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The Name Game

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:January 29, 2016
  • Post category:Autobiography
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My daughter, Clara, turned seven on Monday. Tomorrow we host a birthday party for friends and family. I was telling Clara stories about the day she was born, and this story…

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Three Things I Eat Oddly

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:January 28, 2016
  • Post category:Food and Drink
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Peanut butter and tuna fish sandwich I despise mayonnaise. It's a terrible, evil substance. But as a boy, my mother still fed me tuna fish sandwiches, despite my hatred for…

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