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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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Read more about the article Latest mystery

Latest mystery

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:June 12, 2020
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Cleaning up last night, I found this on the table. Kind of aggressive. Don't you think? Do not touch it. Do not look at it. And maybe don't put it…

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Read more about the article School of Rock if it was 1988

School of Rock if it was 1988

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:June 11, 2020
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Elysha and I were watching the last 30 minutes of School of Rock last night. I've seen the movie before, and I had planned to watching something else, but when…

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Today’s pole vaulters have it good.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:June 10, 2020
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Pole vaulting is hard. After running as fast as you possibly can for about 24 steps, you raise one end of a 15 foot fiberglass pole over your head while…

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No common sense in the White House

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:June 9, 2020
  • Post category:Uncategorized

I should not be surprised - yet I am - by the myopic and tone-deaf nature of the Trump administration. It seems like at least once a week, Trump or…

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