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Read more about the article Okay, one more thing…

Okay, one more thing…

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:March 31, 2022
  • Post category:Uncategorized

One more thing about Will Smith's assault on Chris Rock at the Oscars: Over the past couple days, I've heard people posit aloud and online that Rock's response could've been…

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Casually suing the President

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:March 30, 2022
  • Post category:Uncategorized

Elysha and I were discussing the recent ruling by a federal judge that Donald Trump "more likely than not" committed felony obstruction in attempting the block the certification of the…

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Read more about the article 8 thoughts on Will Smith’s act of violence

8 thoughts on Will Smith’s act of violence

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:March 29, 2022
  • Post category:Uncategorized

There's so much to say about Will Smith's physical assault of Chris Rock at the Oscars on Sunday night. Much of it has already been said. I'll simply add this…

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Read more about the article George Weasley’s positivity on display

George Weasley’s positivity on display

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:March 28, 2022
  • Post category:Uncategorized

George Weasley from the Harry Potter series had his ear blasted off by a curse from a Death Eater, leaving a hole behind where the ear had once been. Less…

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Ending LGBTQ bigotry might start here.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:March 27, 2022
  • Post category:Uncategorized

I'd like to go out on a limb by saying that the first, best way to end the bigotry, ignorance, and hatred directed against the LGBTQ community would be for…

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Read more about the article Former students

Former students

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:March 26, 2022
  • Post category:Uncategorized

Jim Krueger, former fifth grade student, recently produced a six part podcast series called The Road that Killed a City, about interstate 84 and Hartford, Connecticut. I listened last week,…

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Read more about the article Chester. Not Cheshire.

Chester. Not Cheshire.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:March 25, 2022
  • Post category:Uncategorized

Last weekend Elysha said she wanted to go to Cheshire for pizza, ice cream, and a visit to a bookstore. When we arrived in Cheshire, about 45 minutes later, I…

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Wikipedia in your pocket

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:March 24, 2022
  • Post category:Uncategorized

Russia’s censorship agency is considering blocking Wikipedia, specifically because of its Russian-language article about the invasion of Ukraine that tells a different story than the one currently being offered by…

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Read more about the article The cheetah and, unexpectedly, my mother

The cheetah and, unexpectedly, my mother

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:March 22, 2022
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The tragedy of the cheetah is that it doesn't even know that it's the fastest land animal. It's champion of the world, yet it has no way of knowing it.…

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Read more about the article Doctor’s appointment

Doctor’s appointment

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:March 21, 2022
  • Post category:Uncategorized

I had my annual physical last week with a new doctor for the first time in a long time. My previous doctor – and coincidentally Elysha’s doctor as well –…

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