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Burger stupidity

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:November 12, 2021
  • Post category:Uncategorized

If you find yourself wondering things like: Why a small but annoying (and thankfully shrinking) segment of Americans refuse to get vaccinated for all of their stupid reasons Why anyone…

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Veterans Day 2021

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:November 11, 2021
  • Post category:Uncategorized

Back in June, Charlie and I visited the local cemetery to wander the headstones, read the engravings, and piece together bits of history. It's something we enjoy doing, even though…

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Hoop dreams

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:November 10, 2021
  • Post category:Uncategorized

When I was about 15 years-old, I played in my town's youth basketball league. I averaged about 8 points per game and was the third or fourth leading scorer on…

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The Walk of Life Project

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

Last week it was miniature crochet. Today I offer another bit of remarkable, inventive, never-before-seen artistry: The Walk of Life Project  Based upon the hypothesis that "Walk of Life" by…

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Squid Game is not Kid Game

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:November 8, 2021
  • Post category:Uncategorized

This paragraph was a part of the weekly newsletter sent home from our son's elementary school last week: Squid Games: We were recently informed that some students were replicating games…

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New Yorkers, it’s not funny and it’s stupid

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:November 7, 2021
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Dearest New Yorkers, I love your city dearly. I spend as much time in your boroughs as possible. I'm a rabid fan of the New York Yankees despite having grown…

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He came back.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:November 6, 2021
  • Post category:Uncategorized

I was consulting with a client on Thursday afternoon. This is quite the feat given how difficult my recovery from surgery has been. Just settling down into my desk chair…

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Crochet but so much more than crochet

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:November 5, 2021
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Look at this. It's crochet. Miniature crochet, except that miniature is too large a word to describe this. It's astounding. The artist is Lucia Dolgopolova. Work available on Etsy. I…

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RIP Uncle Larry

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:November 4, 2021
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Elysha's great uncle Larry passed away on Tuesday. I've known Larry for more than 15 years. Whenever I had the opportunity to spend time with him, he asked lots of…

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Worst pain ever

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:November 3, 2021
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Since my hernia surgery, I've heard from some readers that the pain they experienced post-hernia-surgery was the worst they'd ever experienced. I appreciate their expressions of empathy. I'll admit, the…

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