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Read more about the article Speak Up Storytelling: Katie Field

Speak Up Storytelling: Katie Field

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:July 6, 2020
  • Post category:Speak Up

On episode #99 of the Speak Up Storytelling podcast, Matthew and Elysha Dicks talk storytelling! In our follow up segment, we discuss firehouse and stripper poles as well as upcoming…

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Read more about the article Not a lot of player assistance

Not a lot of player assistance

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:July 5, 2020
  • Post category:Uncategorized

I was standing in tee box on the seventh hole last week, prepared to hit my driver, when a golfer from the adjacent hole emerged from the tree line to…

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Read more about the article Somebody knew…

Somebody knew…

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:July 4, 2020
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Read more about the article Peanut butter and tuna fish

Peanut butter and tuna fish

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:July 3, 2020
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Yesterday, I mentioned that I am the inventor of the peanut butter and tuna fish sandwich. This bit of culinary brilliance was born of necessity. As a kid, my mother…

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She likes the story. Not the artifact from the story.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:July 2, 2020
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When I was 19 years-old, I spent an evening as the stripper for a bachelorette party in the crew room at a McDonald's restaurant in Milford, MA. I know. It's…

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Read more about the article Resolution update: June 2020

Resolution update: June 2020

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:July 1, 2020
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At the end of each month, I report on the progress of my New Year's resolutions (or lack thereof). Now that I've reached the half-year point, I also do an…

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Tina Turner did not foresee 2020.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:June 30, 2020
  • Post category:Uncategorized

In 1985, Tina Turner sang, "We don't need another hero." Perhaps she did not foresee 2020. If you find yourself in need of a hero, I have two examples of…

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Read more about the article The horrific and true story behind Chuck E. Cheese

The horrific and true story behind Chuck E. Cheese

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:June 29, 2020
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Chuck E. Cheese declared bankruptcy last week and announced the permanent closing of 34 locations. The location about two miles from my home is not on the list of closures,…

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Read more about the article Take a walk before killing someone

Take a walk before killing someone

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:June 28, 2020
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I like this Wallace Stevens quote a lot. I think that many times in our lives, a walk around a lake, or a moment of reflection before reaction, can be…

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Badass Bo Peep

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:June 27, 2020
  • Post category:Uncategorized

Elysha, Charlie, and I watched Toy Story 4 last week. Great movie. Also, I was not emotionally mature enough to handle the end of that film. I'm still devastated and…

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