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Rotten, clever children

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:May 20, 2023
  • Post category:Uncategorized

If my students are focused and worked hard during math class, I allow them to spend 3 minutes writing anything they want on their whiteboards. Oftentimes they draw less than…

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I’m on the stupid bulletin board

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:May 19, 2023
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I was standing in a local bagel shop with Clara yesterday. We had just left a doctor's appointment, and I was getting Clara some breakfast before driving her back to…

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Lucky to be alive now?

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:May 18, 2023
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Elysha and I were listening to the Hamilton soundtrack again on the way back from New Jersey last week. So many of those songs strike a chord with me, but…

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Read more about the article Incrementalism may save your life… or at least prolong it.

Incrementalism may save your life… or at least prolong it.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:May 17, 2023
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Just 11 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous intensity aerobic activity per day could lower your risk of cancer, cardiovascular disease, or premature death, a large new study has found and was recently…

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I do housework

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:May 16, 2023
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Data from Pew indicates that in heterosexual households where both husband and wife are working an equal number of hours, women are doing 3,5 more hours of housework per week…

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Early rising company

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:May 15, 2023
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Around 6:30 AM on Mother's Day, my sister, Kelli, sent me some photos of my mother that I had never seen before. My mother passed away in 2007, so a…

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Read more about the article Happy Mother’s Day. And don’t you dare say anything else.

Happy Mother’s Day. And don’t you dare say anything else.

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

Happy Mother's Day to mothers everywhere. Please remember, mothers, that there's an apostrophe in Mother's Day, meaning it's your day. Don't let anyone else's expectations interfere with your desire to…

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Party favors on the decline

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:May 13, 2023
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I'm happy to report that according to data from The Knot, the number of couples giving wedding favors to their guests is down 21 percent over the past five years.…

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He blew a bubble

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:May 12, 2023
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My mother didn't allow my siblings and me to chew gum as children, so I never developed any affection for gum chewing later in life. Still, for all of my…

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Wise phone

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:May 11, 2023
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Our daughter, Clara, will be entering high school next year. Alas, it will be time to get her a phone. Not only will she need to be able to stay…

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