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Not excited about this.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:October 21, 2020
  • Post category:Uncategorized

My son is somehow becoming cooler and better dressed than me. I'm not sure how I feel about this.

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McDonald’s mystery solved.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:October 20, 2020
  • Post category:Uncategorized

Here's how McDonald's did it: Even though I eat an Egg McMuffin almost every day, and even though I managed McDonald's restaurants for more than a decade, I did not…

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Read more about the article Shorts. Shakespeare. Pee all over the seat.

Shorts. Shakespeare. Pee all over the seat.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:October 19, 2020
  • Post category:Uncategorized

After more than two decades in the classroom, I can say with confidence that this particular school year has been more challenging than most. There are lots of little things…

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My image is being used to market a wedding venue.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:October 18, 2020
  • Post category:Uncategorized

My friend, Dan, texted me yesterday morning. "Did you marry someone at Flamig Farm?" The text was accompanied by a photo of me, officiating a wedding at the local farm.…

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Take the best walk

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:October 17, 2020
  • Post category:Uncategorized

I'm going to play golf with friends this weekend. Golf is a great game for so many reasons, but here's a huge one: It allows me to spend quality time…

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Read more about the article I will miss my friends in Schitt’s Creek

I will miss my friends in Schitt’s Creek

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:October 16, 2020
  • Post category:Uncategorized

Sometimes a television show comes along that transcends all other shows by bringing the characters of that show to life and making you feel like you're not watching TV as…

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Read more about the article Unwarranted ATM excitement

Unwarranted ATM excitement

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:October 15, 2020
  • Post category:Uncategorized

I spotted this sign in the entrance of Thornes Marketplace in Northampton, MA. Weird. Right? If it were 1982, perhaps there was reason to be excited, but in 2020? Slow…

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NFL 2020 is a strange thing

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:October 14, 2020
  • Post category:Uncategorized

A decade or two from now, I'll  show this screenshot to an NFL fan and wait for the quizzical look. Then the questions will come. "Why was the Broncos -…

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Read more about the article I don’t like referring to JK Rowling as transphobic.

I don’t like referring to JK Rowling as transphobic.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:October 13, 2020
  • Post category:Uncategorized

If you watched Saturday Night Live this weekend, you heard Pete Davidson criticize JK Rowling for a slew of what Davidson and cast mate Colin Jost referred to as "transphobic"…

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Heavy lifting before sunrise

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:October 12, 2020
  • Post category:Uncategorized

I don't have COVID-19. At least as far as I know. The disease is asymptomatic, so the virus could be raging through my body without me even being aware, which…

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