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Read more about the article I’m not reeling

I’m not reeling

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:June 22, 2020
  • Post category:Uncategorized

In a monologue about Trump's response to the pandemic and the recent protests, CNN's S.E. Cupp opened her piece by saying, "It's been one hell of a month, and we…

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Read more about the article These Father’s Day gifts suck

These Father’s Day gifts suck

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:June 21, 2020
  • Post category:Uncategorized

Earlier this week, CNN published a piece entitled 50+ gifts perfect for any dad this Father’s Day When I saw the title, I thought, "Great! Maybe I can find something…

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Very white interns

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:June 20, 2020
  • Post category:Uncategorized

Behold! The assemblage of current interns for the Trump administration, compared to the assemblage of interns from President Obama's last year in office. Notice any difference? I understand that it's…

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Bricks serving as reminders of all I have lost

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:June 19, 2020
  • Post category:Uncategorized

Yesterday was the last day of the 2019-2020 school year. For the last 21 years, I have been teaching at Wolcott School in West Hartford, CT. For more than two…

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Read more about the article The school year never ends

The school year never ends

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:June 18, 2020
  • Post category:Uncategorized

It's the last day of the school year for me. The strangest last day of school in my 21 years of teaching. I just recorded and sent off my last…

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Read more about the article Amateur fireworks displays are stupid

Amateur fireworks displays are stupid

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:June 17, 2020
  • Post category:Uncategorized

Perhaps you've heard that the use of fireworks is on the rise in our country. For a variety of reasons, some related to the pandemic and some associated with the…

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Cat in a box

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:June 16, 2020
  • Post category:Uncategorized

Cats are nothing like dogs.   Call a dog's name, and more often than not, that dog will come running. Dogs can be trained to sit, lie down, roll over,…

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Bigots being bigots

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:June 15, 2020
  • Post category:Uncategorized

In case you missed it, because bigoted cowards often conduct their bigotry on the weekend when fewer people are paying attention, the Trump administration made two decisions on Friday night…

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Murder Noodle

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:June 14, 2020
  • Post category:Uncategorized

When our plans to travel to the west coast and Niagara Falls this summer were scrapped thanks to the coronavirus, Elysha and I invested some of our travel budget into…

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Read more about the article Thoughts on Eric Clapton’s music

Thoughts on Eric Clapton’s music

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:June 13, 2020
  • Post category:Uncategorized

Somehow, as we were eating dinner on the front lawn last night, Elysha Dicks and I got to talking about Eric Clapton.   Clapton is a fine musician and songwriter.…

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