The Tragedy of Seattle: An Abbreviated Episode
On episode #62 of the Speak Up Storytelling podcast, Matthew and Elysha Dicks talk storytelling! A little bit. In our follow-up segment, we explain the tragedies that caused us to…
On episode #62 of the Speak Up Storytelling podcast, Matthew and Elysha Dicks talk storytelling! A little bit. In our follow-up segment, we explain the tragedies that caused us to…
We were visiting Deception Pass State Park in Washington when I saw this sign along a trail leading down to the turbulent waters of Puget Sound. I’m not sure if…
On Wednesday night I’m standing at baggage claim in Bradley International Airport, waiting for the luggage carousel to begin turning,. It’s 10:00 PM. We left our friend’s home on the…
Elysha, the kids, and I had the absolute pleasure of spending a week on Whidbey Island off the coast of Washington with our friend, Plato. A perfect way to spend…
A twenty-something explained on a podcast that her generation doesn’t believe in allowing things to pass them by. “You know,” she said. “YOLO. That’s where that word comes from.” Just…
Every year, Space Telescope Science Institute in Maryland fields thousands of requests from scientists all over the world to use the Hubble telescope to advance their research.Only 200 proposals are…
Important (and astounding) information on aging from NumLock:Telomeres are protective caps that prevent damage to DNA. They also shorten each time a cell replicates, and when they get too short…
My family and I have been in Seattle for five days now, and it’s been quite the whirlwind. In addition to playing golf, walking beaches, eating delicious food, and visiting…
I can count the number of things that I have purchased and then later returned in my entire life on two hands.Maybe one hand. I know that this makes me…
At the very end of the song, “Light My Candle” from the Broadway musical Rent, Mimi and Roger exchange names.Roger sings, “I’m Roger.”Mimi responds, “They call me Mimi.”Driving in the…