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Not a joke. Also not funny.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:February 18, 2023
  • Post category:Uncategorized

Tiger Woods apologized Friday and said he didn't mean to offend anyone by what he called "a prank" during the first round of the Genesis Invitational on Thursday. After Woods' tee…

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Best Valentine’s Day card of 2023

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:February 17, 2023
  • Post category:Uncategorized

One of Elysha's favorite things is when I take a card for an entirely inappropriate occasion and transform it to fit the occasion at hand. A "Condolences on the death…

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Brutal, memorable, perfect birthday wishes

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:February 16, 2023
  • Post category:Uncategorized

Thank you for all the birthday wishes yesterday. They were both appreciated and overwhelming. A few highlights from the day: One of my students gave me a box of chocolates,…

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Raising chickens is not the answer

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:February 15, 2023
  • Post category:Uncategorized

The sale of chickens has exploded since egg prices skyrocketed as a result of the recent avian flu, the consolidation in the egg industry, and inflation. In light of the…

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Valentine’s Day

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:February 14, 2023
  • Post category:Uncategorized

It’s Valentine’s Day! I know that a great number of people despise Valentine’s Day. They reject it as a fabricated, commercialized Hallmark holiday They protest the inflated flower prices and…

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Friends in Low Places (under the table)

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:February 13, 2023
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Clara celebrated her birthday on Saturday night with five of her friends. They ate pizza, talked incessantly, sang Hamilton in unison, climbed under the dining room table for a moment…

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You’re probably talking too much.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:February 12, 2023
  • Post category:Uncategorized

A study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences assigned 252 people into pairs of strangers and left them to talk about whatever they wanted for anywhere from…

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Read more about the article “Just in case” turned out to be my case

“Just in case” turned out to be my case

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:February 11, 2023
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I have pneumonia. I thought I might have pneumonia. I've had pneumonia five times in the past 20 years, including once during Elysha and my tenth-anniversary weekend celebration in Kennebunkport,…

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Buffer time or no time?

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:February 10, 2023
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There are two kinds of people in this world: Those who believe in getting ready for the day well before they ever need to leave their home. These are people…

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Read more about the article Plumbing and poetry

Plumbing and poetry

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:February 9, 2023
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Last night, I was dreaming about the clogged toilet in our upstairs bathroom. I need to find a plumber to fix it, but when I called plumbers yesterday, I couldn't…

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