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Read more about the article There are six seasons. Not four.

There are six seasons. Not four.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:July 31, 2017
  • Post category:Books/Idea
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Kurt Vonnegut proposed a restructuring of the seasons that I like a lot.January and February: WinterMarch and April: UnlockingMay and June: SpringJuly and August: SummerSeptember and October: FallNovember and December:…

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So many white people

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:July 30, 2017
  • Post category:History/Politics
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They've done it again.Here is a photo of the 2017 White House interns alongside Donald Trump. The fact that more than half of all millennials (age 18-34) are not white…

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Sleeping babies: Less shame. More sleep.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:July 29, 2017
  • Post category:Parenting
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The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) currently advises parents to sleep in the same room (but never in the same bed) as their babies for a year, ideally, but at least…

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Republican Congressmen threaten female Senators with violence. This is not normal.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:July 28, 2017
  • Post category:History/Politics
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In the last three days, Republican men in the House have threatened their female Senate colleagues with shooting and beating.ON MSNBC, Rep. Buddy Carter said on Lisa Murkowski: "Somebody needs…

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I never saw The Ramones in concert. It kills me.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:July 27, 2017
  • Post category:Autobiography/Music
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Last night my family attended an outdoor concert at Elizabeth Park in West Hartford, CT. It's a summer tradition that we love. The band closed the show with The Ramones' Sedated.I…

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Read more about the article Check your privilege at the door

Check your privilege at the door

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:July 26, 2017
  • Post category:Critic/History/Politics
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Few things annoy me more than unacknowledged privilege. People who complain about social safety nets while enjoying ample safety nets of their own.For many, the unacknowledged safety net is the…

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Trump stomped on tradition at the 2017 Boy Scout National Jamboree.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:July 25, 2017
  • Post category:History/Politics
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Yesterday Donald Trump spoke at the Boy Scout's National Jamboree. This is a standing invitation to every United States President. Seven of the last eleven Presidents have taken the Scouts…

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The Macarena is fine. It’s these two songs that I despise.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:July 24, 2017
  • Post category:DJ/Music
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I was asked by someone on Facebook if, as a wedding DJ,  I'm sick of the Macarena. Honestly, I'm not. I explained that even though I have led thousands of wedding…

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Why I am still a wedding DJ after 20 years

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:July 23, 2017
  • Post category:DJ
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I DJ'd my last wedding of the year yesterday.My partner, Bengi, and I launched this business 20 years ago in September of 1997 with our very first wedding. We worked…

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The New York Times use of honorifics must end.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:July 22, 2017
  • Post category:Words
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I like the New York Times. I'm an online subscriber to the New York Times.Despite Trump's insistence that the New York Times is failing, digital subscriptions are at a record…

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