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Read more about the article Thoughts on Eric Clapton’s music

Thoughts on Eric Clapton’s music

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

Somehow, as we were eating dinner on the front lawn last night, Elysha Dicks and I got to talking about Eric Clapton.   Clapton is a fine musician and songwriter.…

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Latest mystery

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:June 12, 2020
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Cleaning up last night, I found this on the table. Kind of aggressive. Don't you think? Do not touch it. Do not look at it. And maybe don't put it…

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Read more about the article School of Rock if it was 1988

School of Rock if it was 1988

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:June 11, 2020
  • Post category:Uncategorized

Elysha and I were watching the last 30 minutes of School of Rock last night. I've seen the movie before, and I had planned to watching something else, but when…

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Today’s pole vaulters have it good.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:June 10, 2020
  • Post category:Uncategorized

Pole vaulting is hard. After running as fast as you possibly can for about 24 steps, you raise one end of a 15 foot fiberglass pole over your head while…

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No common sense in the White House

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:June 9, 2020
  • Post category:Uncategorized

I should not be surprised - yet I am - by the myopic and tone-deaf nature of the Trump administration. It seems like at least once a week, Trump or…

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Read more about the article Things I Do #17: I tell people that I drink champagne

Things I Do #17: I tell people that I drink champagne

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:June 8, 2020
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I often find myself in a situation where people are drinking alcohol. A football tailgate. A backyard cookout. A dinner party. Brunch. Hanging out in a bar. At these gatherings,…

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Read more about the article Childhood superpowers

Childhood superpowers

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:June 7, 2020
  • Post category:Uncategorized

Some of the things that children can do aren't fully appreciated until it's too late. This level of flexibility plus cuteness is one of them.

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Speak Up Storytelling: Roszena Haskins

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:June 6, 2020
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On episode #97 of the Speak Up Storytelling podcast, Matthew and Elysha Dicks talk storytelling! In our follow up segment, we discuss the events taking place in our country right…

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Clara and Charlie get it.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:June 5, 2020
  • Post category:Uncategorized

Yesterday, Elysha, the kids, and I attended a rally in the center of our town in support of George Floyd, Black Lives Matter, and anyone who wants to bring an…

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So many directions. Kind of.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:June 4, 2020
  • Post category:Uncategorized

On Saturday, for his eighth birthday, Charlie received an Iron Man gauntlet containing all six Infinity stones. He's been snapping me out of existence ever since. Six, by the way,…

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