Brandolini’s Law and Dicks Law
Brandolini's law, also known as the bullshit asymmetry principle, is an internet adage which describes the difficulty of debunking false, facetious, or otherwise misleading information. The law postulates that…
I’m okay.
Over the past few weeks, I've written a couple of posts that have annoyed a considerable number of people. In addition readers objecting strenuously to some of my ideas, I've…
Another Matthew Dicks
Someone began impersonating me on Instagram yesterday, reaching out to followers to ask for money. Pretty annoying. I've since had the fake account deleted after jumping through a few Instagram…
Declaration of War
The world is hard enough already. Global pandemic. White supremacists and the MAGA mob attempting an insurrection at the Capitol. Republican lawmakers across the country passing legislation designed to disenfranchise…
Richard Marx is a hero. Chachi is not.
Remember Richard Marx? The Grammy award winning, multi-platinum pop star from the late 1980's and early 1990's? He's still making music today. Also writing a memoir that publishes this summer.…
“You can’t expect novel results without novel behavior.”
"You can't expect novel results without novel behavior." Pretty good. Right? It's not mine, but I love it. It's the the philosophy of every single cell in my body. The…
The value of unsolicited advice
An actual conversation I had with someone recently: ME: It makes me crazy when I offer someone some logical, effective, proven advice, solicited advice, even, but they just aren't open…
Gen X doesn’t care
This piece on Generation X by Courtney Dabney got a lot of attention early in the pandemic, and with the anniversary of the pandemic now upon us, it's been popping…
How you spend every day is how you spend your life.
Curious about how you'll view the breadth and depth of your life when you're much older and looking back? Wondering how satisfied you'll feel with they way you spent 2021…
Charlie’s first “Letter to the Editor”
As a blogger, an advice columnist for Slate magazine, and the humor columnist for Seasons magazine, I get my fair share of reader mail. Much of it arrives digitally in…
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