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The Colbert Questionert

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:September 30, 2021
  • Post category:Uncategorized

Fans of Stephen Colbert may be aware of the Colbert Questionert: "15 questions to cover the full spectrum of human experience" After listening to Jon Stewart answer some of them…

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Read more about the article Bad open mic nights already exist, people.

Bad open mic nights already exist, people.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:September 29, 2021
  • Post category:Uncategorized

It's weird how Board of Education meetings have turned into bad open mic nights. Right? Just a month into the new school year, I've seen a video of woman in…

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The movie is just the beginning…

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:September 28, 2021
  • Post category:Uncategorized

We watched the movie Holes last week. Good movie. Much better book. I highly recommend it. Charlie and Clara both loved the film. The next morning, Charlie hopped onto his…

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Read more about the article Why my marching band was bizarre and amazing

Why my marching band was bizarre and amazing

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:September 27, 2021
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A piece in Alpha Mom extolls the virtues of a marching band. I couldn't agree more. Just so we're clear: Competitive marching bands perform elaborate routines on football fields, typically…

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Ghosting sucks

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:September 26, 2021
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Ghosting — the silent, unexplained method to ending relationships — can have negative consequences that result in internalized emotional conflict on both the person being ghosted and the ghoster, a…

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Read more about the article McRib is back

McRib is back

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:September 25, 2021
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Masks are important, and I'm a big believer in original, clever, or an amusing signage, but joking about the McRib being back when it's not actually back is not funny.…

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Read more about the article Teachers who don’t do don’t know.

Teachers who don’t do don’t know.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:September 24, 2021
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The problem with this English teacher is they presumed to know something they do not. I don't know a single author who would've responded differently to this student's request. Also,…

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Read more about the article You don’t get to have nice things.

You don’t get to have nice things.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:September 23, 2021
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Last week Howard Stern blasted unvaccinated Americans on his radio show, equating a vaccine mandate as “freedom to live.” “We have no time for idiots in this country anymore, we…

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Read more about the article “Whistleblower” is probably unrealisitic

“Whistleblower” is probably unrealisitic

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:September 22, 2021
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Two whistleblowers recently scored $114 million from the Securities and Exchange Commission, bringing the total amount paid out by the SEC whistleblower program over the past decade to over $1…

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Read more about the article Ferris Bueller holds up. Except for the phones.

Ferris Bueller holds up. Except for the phones.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:September 21, 2021
  • Post category:Uncategorized

Here's something no one tells you when you become a parent: The day will come when you can show your children classic movies like Ferris Bueller's Day Off for the…

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