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Charlie the Street Performer

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:August 29, 2021
  • Post category:Uncategorized

While we waited for Elysha to finish up in CVS, Charlie stepped away and began pounding on a mailbox. I ignored him at first, assuming he would stop after a…

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Make new stuff in a new way

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:August 28, 2021
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Behold a few of Helga Stentzel's many images of Household Surrealism. You can see many more on her website or her Instagram feed. What I love about this is how…

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Read more about the article Jack Morris was suspended and sent to bias training. I disagree with this decision.

Jack Morris was suspended and sent to bias training. I disagree with this decision.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:August 27, 2021
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Tigers color analyst Jack Morris has been suspended indefinitely from Detroit's TV broadcasts after he spoke in an offensive accent when talking about Angels star Shohei Ohtani on Tuesday night.…

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Moments of Note Summer 2021

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:August 26, 2021
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The end of August has arrived. My children head back to school today. Elysha and I return on Monday. It seems like forever ago when Elysha, the kids, and I…

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Read more about the article Johnny Cash at the Farmer’s Market and many other places, too.

Johnny Cash at the Farmer’s Market and many other places, too.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:August 25, 2021
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The folk singer at the Coventry Farmer's Market began playing Johnny Cash's "Ring of Fire." As I listened, I found myself remembering the moment I learned about Cash's death, back…

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My Mantras

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:August 24, 2021
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A few weeks ago, I wrote about the mantra, given to me by a teacher in middle school, that rings in my mind most often: "A positive mental attitude is…

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Objects have stories, too. I just can’t hear them.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:August 23, 2021
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As Charlie and I made our way from the second hole to the third at Buena Vista, the golf course where we play, I looked right and noticed a tire…

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Memories of Hurricane Gloria

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:August 22, 2021
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Hurricane Gloria was the last hurricane to make landfall in Connecticut, back in September of 1985. I was living in Massachusetts, but our region was also hit hard by the…

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Tony Hawk’s ER visits vs. my ER visits

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:August 21, 2021
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During an interview on the podcast Smartless, skateboarder Tony Hawk said that he's been to the emergency room at least 15 times. I thought, "I think I have that beat."…

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Read more about the article My immunization record and the good old days

My immunization record and the good old days

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:August 20, 2021
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I can't help but wonder... When my mother was getting me vaccinated and recording those vaccinations in my baby book 50 years ago, do you think she was behaving like…

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