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Read more about the article How to improve your net worth

How to improve your net worth

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:October 9, 2022
  • Post category:Uncategorized

This graph is not to say that cord cutting, coffee at home, or coupon clipping are bad things. Actually, coupon clipping might be a terrible way to spend your time…

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Read more about the article Linguistic complaint

Linguistic complaint

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:October 8, 2022
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Am I the only one who does this? When someone says that they are nearsighted, I immediately assume they can't see things up close. Then, after a second or two,…

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Read more about the article I accidentally bought cool shoes

I accidentally bought cool shoes

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:October 7, 2022
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I once owned a pair of 1985 Air Jordan sneakers. I purchased them when I was 14 years old with money earned from babysitting. If I still owned them today,…

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Great new… some things never change

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:October 6, 2022
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I spent the weekend at Camp Workcoeman, a Boy Scout camp in New Hartford, CT. Charlie and a handful of Scouts from his pack spent the weekend hiking, earning badges,…

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Read more about the article Sink signage saddness

Sink signage saddness

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:October 5, 2022
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There's a sign in my workplace lunchroom that forbids people from leaving dirty dishes in the kitchen sink. Every time I see this sign, I'm saddened. Do we really need…

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Entertain, damn it.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:October 4, 2022
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Filmmaker Kevin Smith’s approach to addressing any audience is the same as mine. He writes in his memoir that anytime a person speaks to a group of people, of any…

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Read more about the article The whole damn world is a Starbuck’s drive-thru line

The whole damn world is a Starbuck’s drive-thru line

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:October 3, 2022
  • Post category:Uncategorized

Elysha and I pulled into the Starbucks parking lot, weaving around a dozen cars lined up in the drive-thru lane so we could park. She was running inside for coffee…

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Just a little paint…

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:October 2, 2022
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Elysha and I have taken our kids to the Ben & Jerry's in Canton many times. We meet Elysha's parents in the shopping center for dinner and then walk over…

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Resolution update: September 2022

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:October 1, 2022
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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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Read more about the article Less is often more

Less is often more

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:September 30, 2022
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From NumLock News, a daily newsletter that I read and adore: A new study published in Nature found that when subjects were set to the task of trying to fix something, they…

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