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My Mantras

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:August 24, 2021
  • Post category:Uncategorized

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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Read more about the article Tony Hawk’s ER visits vs. my ER visits

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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Speak Up at the Hill-Stead Museum

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:August 19, 2021
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Last night Elysha and I produced our first live Speak Up storytelling show since February of 2020. It was an outdoor show on the beautiful front lawn of  The Hill-stead…

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My very first stage, I think.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:August 18, 2021
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While visiting Yawgoog Scout Reservation during Alumni Day, I took my family into the Sandy Beach dining hall, where I spent many a summer day eating breakfast, lunch, and dinner.…

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Read more about the article Make sentences interesting all the way through

Make sentences interesting all the way through

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:August 17, 2021
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I'm listening to NPR report on a series of intense thunderstorm that had passed through the area last week. The broadcaster says that strong winds have knocked down trees and…

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Read more about the article Obscenity from the office of the Utah governor

Obscenity from the office of the Utah governor

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:August 16, 2021
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Utah Governor Spencer Cox received a letter last week from an angry constituent who argues that his last name is obscene and should be changed immediately. "Us decent people here…

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Read more about the article Love you, too

Love you, too

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:August 15, 2021
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I'd like you to watch this. Ernie Johnson is a sportscaster in TNT who works with NBA greats Charles Barkley, Shaquille O'Neal, and Kenny Smith. Earlier this week, he was…

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