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Clara’s Simpsons sleuthing

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:February 2, 2023
  • Post category:Uncategorized

Clara has blessedly fallen in love with The Simpsons. Charlie got a head start, but Clara caught up quickly once she understood the genius behind the show. One of my…

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Resolution update: January 2023

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:February 1, 2023
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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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I should be better than this.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:January 31, 2023
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I was on the floor, doing push-ups, watching the NFL's AFC championship game on Sunday night when Elysha asked, "How are your football games going ?" My answer: "I really…

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Kind words from a complete stranger

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:January 30, 2023
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In the spirit of complimenting someone in the moment: Clara, Charlie, and I were eating dinner at a local restaurant on Friday night. I spent way too much money on…

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Read more about the article Apologies can come at any time

Apologies can come at any time

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:January 29, 2023
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A reminder about apologies: They can come at any time. If you did something rotten or thoughtless or irresponsible a week or a month or a year or three years…

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Lost and never found

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:January 28, 2023
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I was thinking about all the things that I had lost over the years, wondering how many of them actually meant something to me. What do I really lament having…

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Throwing food at art is stupid.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:January 27, 2023
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The climate protesters who opt to use famous works of art to publicize their protest - mashed potatoes on Monet, soup on Van Gogh, and gluing their heads and hands…

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Clara is 14!

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:January 26, 2023
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My little girl turned 14 years old yesterday. Fourteen years ago, she was born into this world. Thankfully, I wrote everything down that day and posted it to Greetings Little…

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A little advice on compliments

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:January 25, 2023
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Yesterday was National Compliment Day. In that spirit, here are a few suggestions when it comes to compliments: If you think of something kind to say, tell that person right…

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Not busy. Complex.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:January 24, 2023
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People are fond of talking about how busy they are these days. More specifically, they enjoy lamenting about how busy the modern world has become. I'm not a fan of…

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