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Read more about the article My friends know me better than I do. Also, my ophthalmologist doesn’t know me at all.

My friends know me better than I do. Also, my ophthalmologist doesn’t know me at all.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:May 31, 2017
  • Post category:Autobiography
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I got in a fight with my ophthalmologist. More of a tiff, really. I hadn't been to an ophthalmologist in 20 years. The last time I went, I was given…

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Read more about the article I don’t like the way I look.

I don’t like the way I look.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:May 30, 2017
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I wore a suit last week for a formal affair. No tie, of course. I don't strap decorative nooses around my neck anymore, but I did wear dress pants, a…

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Read more about the article Productivity: Don’t insist on the best

Productivity: Don’t insist on the best

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:May 29, 2017
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There are two types of decision-makers in this world: Satisficers make a decision once their minimum criteria are met. As soon as they find a hotel or ice cream or…

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Read more about the article Fear not. This is not an example of bigotry as I initially thought. It’s simply stupidity.

Fear not. This is not an example of bigotry as I initially thought. It’s simply stupidity.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:May 29, 2017
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Behold. The White House published this photograph of First Lady Melania Trump and the other spouses of NATO leaders at the Royal Castle of Laeken in Brussels during the recent NATO…

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Read more about the article Our cats are not perfect.

Our cats are not perfect.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:May 28, 2017
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Cats are smart. So damn smart. This is Tobi, one of our two new cats, cuddling with my kids and with his brother, Pluto. In my son's case, he was…

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Read more about the article You’re standing on a cliff, too…

You’re standing on a cliff, too…

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:May 27, 2017
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I was explaining to someone how my constant push to accomplish more, do more, and succeed more is the result of my belief that I am always and forever standing…

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Read more about the article Ray of light

Ray of light

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:May 26, 2017
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My wife: I love what you're making over there. Clara: It's a refugee camp. That's a place for people who lose their homes in a war. She learned about refugee…

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Read more about the article Even in the darkest of times, you can find pinpricks of light. Here are a few from this week.

Even in the darkest of times, you can find pinpricks of light. Here are a few from this week.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:May 25, 2017
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Sometimes the world can seem so dark. Between despicable acts of terror like the one in Manchester, despicable acts of fake terror created by the Trump administration like the ones…

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Read more about the article “Begs the question” brings joy to my heart. Rarely.

“Begs the question” brings joy to my heart. Rarely.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:May 24, 2017
  • Post category:Words
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That moment when someone uses "begs the question" correctly and you feel like there is still hope for this world and you've found your people.

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Worst obituary ever. Greatest correction ever.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:May 23, 2017
  • Post category:History/Politics/Words
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Bob Hoover, aviation legend, died in October of last year. The New York Times published an obituary on the great man, which required the single greatest correction of all time. This…

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