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Golf is about a lot more than golf

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:October 18, 2021
  • Post category:Uncategorized

I played golf with my friend, Rob, yesterday morning. Happily, it was just the two of us, because watching us play would've been painful for anyone to see. I played…

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Red Sox or Astros: An impossible choice

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:October 17, 2021
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I'm a New York Yankees fan. I grew up in the Boston area, deep in the heart of Red Sox country, but I hated my stepfather and enjoyed annoying my…

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Read more about the article Following in his father’s footsteps. Kind of…

Following in his father’s footsteps. Kind of…

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:October 16, 2021
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Big week for Charlie. Earlier in the week, he came home with his trumpet, and with just two lessons under his belt, he seems remarkably adept at playing it. His…

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Read more about the article It wasn’t a fish bone

It wasn’t a fish bone

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:October 15, 2021
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Back in August, I made a list of my 18 visits to the emergency room throughout my life, which included: 2011: Bay leaf caught in throat (ambulance) Readers asked about…

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Read more about the article Good advice from Gary Paulsen

Good advice from Gary Paulsen

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:October 14, 2021
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Author Gary Paulsen passed away yesterday at the age of 82. Paulsen was a young adult author best known for coming of age stories about the wilderness. He was the…

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Read more about the article John and me and my stupidity.

John and me and my stupidity.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:October 13, 2021
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Last week I wrote a post complaining about a couple who posed for a piece on the supposed trend of solomoons or unimoons, criticizing both their yearlong honeymoon and their…

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Read more about the article Little did I know how things would turn out…

Little did I know how things would turn out…

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:October 12, 2021
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This photo, taken in September of 2004 at Camp Jewell in Colebrook, CT, was handed to me by a fifth grader last week. "My mom wanted you to see this,"…

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Friends are mean because they love you.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:October 11, 2021
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The podcast Smartless is hosted by actors and friends Jason Bateman, Sean Hayes, and Will Arnett. The format of the show is simple: Each week they interview a celebrity guest.…

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Read more about the article Confidence in our marriage

Confidence in our marriage

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:October 10, 2021
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Standing inside Ben & Jerry's yesterday, Charlie turned to Elysha, and entirely unprompted, said, "Mom, you didn't make a mistake marrying Dad." Elysha looked confused. "I didn't think I made…

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Speak Up Storytelling: Virtual, free, and must-see

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:October 9, 2021
  • Post category:Uncategorized

Not your typical post, but slightly more important than the usual drivel... Hope to see you there! Speak Up Storytelling and Voices of Hope is excited to announce the seventh…

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