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A solution to arguing on Thanksgiving Day

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:November 22, 2018
  • Post category:Family/Lifestyle

Thanksgiving is upon us. A day of food, family, and friends. A day of giving thanks for all our good fortune. And with it, the prospect of strife at the dinner table. Democrats…

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Elton returns.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:November 21, 2018
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Back in September, Elysha and I saw Elton John perform in Hartford, CT as part of his “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road” farewell tour.He was fantastic. Both of us left the…

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A beautiful princess

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:November 20, 2018
  • Post category:Family
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When you live in a diverse community and your daughter attends a diverse school filled with children of all colors, then princesses can suddenly be any color, too.I found this…

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My blog is celebrating its 10th anniversary today!

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:November 19, 2018
  • Post category:Lifestyle

Today’s a big day! My blog - Grin and Bare It - just celebrated its tenth anniversary! Back on November 18, 2008, I wrote my first post. I introduced myself…

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Speak Up Storytelling [rebroadcast]: Renae Edge

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:November 19, 2018
  • Post category:Arts & Media
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Happy Thanksgiving to all of our listeners in the United States. Elysha and I are taking the holiday off and rebroadcasting episode #14 of Speak Up Storytelling, which features the joyous…

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Just another Saturday night

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:November 18, 2018
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It’s Saturday night in our house. An evening to relax. Enjoy ourselves. Have some fun.What did our 9 year-old daughter, Clara, choose to do with her free time?She read books…

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“I had nothing else to do”

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:November 17, 2018
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A few days before the midterm elections, Trump told reporters that he listened to one of President Obama's campaign speeches for Florida Democrats. “I was in the plane,” he said.…

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My son, the conceptual percussionist

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:November 16, 2018
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Our son, Charlie, age six, designed a drum kit out of several of his toys. Then he conceptualized a song called "Exploring Your Life" that... well, he can explain better…

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Trying to tell me something?

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:November 15, 2018
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Working on one of my next books this morning when I looked up and saw this. Apparently he doesn’t approve of this morning’s progress.

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What is the meaning of life?

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:November 14, 2018
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During the Q&A portions of my author talks, I always invite audience members to ask me challenging questions. No subject is out of bounds. The stranger the better.I even give…

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