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My grandmother was a bad-ass agent of change

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:June 8, 2021
  • Post category:Uncategorized

A few amazing things that I recently learned about my maternal grandmother: She had to drop out of high school in 1939 to help support her family. She was the…

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Charlie’s drawings are scary

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:June 6, 2021
  • Post category:Uncategorized

Charlie's choice of subject matter when it comes of his drawing sometimes concerns me. He explained that he was reading a book on optical illusions. If you quickly move these…

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Vanilla is chocolate without the chocolate. Right?

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:June 5, 2021
  • Post category:Uncategorized

When I was 17 years old, I took my high school girlfriend, Laura, out for ice cream at Newport Creamery. We sat on stools at the counter, and when the…

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A rainbow flag is flying at my school, and I still can’t quite believe it.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:June 4, 2021
  • Post category:Uncategorized

My school district is flying rainbow flags at each one of its schools this month in recognition of Pride Month. Unlike the traditional rainbow flag, the district has opted to…

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Howard Ryder, RIP

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:June 3, 2021
  • Post category:Uncategorized

Charlie and I spent some time on Memorial Day wandering a local cemetery in the center of town, I ride my bike through this cemetery quite often, so know that…

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Clara’s rules

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:June 2, 2021
  • Post category:Uncategorized

Clara has posted rules in her bedroom that I just noticed. It's an interesting and eclectic collection, mostly targeting her little brother: No fake guns, fingers used as gun, etc.…

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Resolution update: May 2021

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:June 1, 2021
  • Post category:Uncategorized

Every month I report the progress of my yearly goals in order to monitor progress (or the lack thereof) and hold myself accountable.   The following are the result from…

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