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Read more about the article Not unisex. Omnisex.

Not unisex. Omnisex.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:August 5, 2017
  • Post category:Idea/Words
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Like me, my friend, Charles, agrees with the implementation of unisex restrooms but makes an excellent point about the naming of these spaces. Shouldn't they be called omni-sex restrooms?"Uni" is a…

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Read more about the article Commitment, persistence, and practice can look a lot like talent. Don’t be fooled.

Commitment, persistence, and practice can look a lot like talent. Don’t be fooled.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:August 4, 2017
  • Post category:Productivity Tip/The Writing Process
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I love this video so much.I love this guy so much. If I owned a company - any company - and was hiring, this is the person who I would…

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Read more about the article Call it a lie when it’s a lie.

Call it a lie when it’s a lie.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:August 3, 2017
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In a Wall Street Journal interview this week, Trump claimed that the head of the Boy Scouts called him to heap praise on the politically aggressive speech Trump delivered at the…

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I wrote on an island. Under a tree. In the middle of a parking lot.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:August 2, 2017
  • Post category:Productivity Tip/The Writing Process
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I arrived at the dentist office at 1:40 PM for a 2:00 PM appointment. With a book due in less than a week, I was anxious to return to the…

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Resolution Update: July 2017

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:August 1, 2017
  • Post category:New Year's Resolutions
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PERSONAL HEALTH1. Don’t die.Foul ball nearly clocked me in the head at a minor league baseball game, but my cat-like reflexes save me.   2. Lose 20 pounds.I remain stuck at…

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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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