The perfect gift for your child’s teacher
I am often asked about the appropriate gift to give your child's teacher around the holidays or at the end of the school year. After two decades as an elementary…
Speak Up Storytelling: Live from Kripalu with Kathy Binder (Part 1)
On episode #76 of the Speak Up Storytelling podcast, special guest Kathy Binder and I talk storytelling! This week's episode features the first half of a storytelling show at Kripalu…
Live from Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health with Kathy Binder (Part 1)
On episode #76 of the Speak Up Storytelling podcast, special guest Kathy Binder and I talk storytelling! This week's episode features the first half of a storytelling show at Kripalu…
Lyric Problems: “Don’t Stop Me Now”
Queen is a top 5 band of all time. Freddy Mercury is the greatest male vocalist of all time. I love this band. Still, the lyrics of some of their…
The death penalty is wrong
For the first time since Gallup first asked the question, a considerable majority of Americans say life imprisonment is a better punishment for murder than the death penalty. When first…
Shouting at people in public
My wife, Elysha, has asked me to refrain from engaging in verbal altercations with strangers in public. I understand her concern. Shaming someone for their poor treatment of a restaurant…
Intense signage
Personal opinion: When you require this much text and complexity to open a door, you need a new door.
A measured response
Back in 2014, I wrote a post about why Disney’s Amber had every right to despise her step sister, Sophia the First. And I stand by that position today. I…
Speak Up Storytelling #75: Joey Meyer
On episode #75 of the Speak Up Storytelling podcast, Matthew and Elysha Dicks talk storytelling! In our follow up segment, we discuss last week's book launch event. We also direct…
Greetings Little One!
From May 14, 2008, to December 20, 2015, I wrote to my children (and future children) every single day. On May 14, 2008, I realized that Elysha was pregnant -…
