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Read more about the article If you’re not doing Homework for Life, today is the most important day to start.

If you’re not doing Homework for Life, today is the most important day to start.

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

If you follow me in any way, you probably know about Homework for Life. Maybe you’re even doing it already. If so, congratulations. You are among the thousands of people…

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Read more about the article Why do people use slides in their presentations?

Why do people use slides in their presentations?

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

A client is preparing for a talk at an upcoming conference in May (which is in serious jeopardy thanks to the current pandemic) and asked me what I thought about…

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Read more about the article My immediate and not-surprising response to time on my hands

My immediate and not-surprising response to time on my hands

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:March 14, 2020
  • Post category:Arts & Media/Uncategorized

Yesterday was my last day of teaching for at least two weeks. Schools have shuttered in my school district in an effort to flatten the curve of this global pandemic,…

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Read more about the article This is how your federal government has responded to the coronavirus pandemic

This is how your federal government has responded to the coronavirus pandemic

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

A few pertinent facts about the Trump administration’s response to the coronavirus pandemic: The administration is proceeding with its proposed cutting of Health and Human Services funding by $9.5 billion,…

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Read more about the article Speak Up Storytelling: Building a Story (“News of Divorce”)

Speak Up Storytelling: Building a Story (“News of Divorce”)

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:March 12, 2020
  • Post category:Uncategorized

On episode #89 of the Speak Up Storytelling podcast, I try something new. I craft a brand new story on the spot - something I do in workshops but never…

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Read more about the article I have a bunch of jobs, and I want a bunch of jobs

I have a bunch of jobs, and I want a bunch of jobs

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:March 11, 2020
  • Post category:Uncategorized

I wear many hats. I do many things. One might think that I collect jobs. At the moment, my list of jobs for which I am paid for regularly include:…

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Read more about the article Perfection

Perfection

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:March 10, 2020
  • Post category:Uncategorized

I experience many good, very good, and even great moments in a day. Eating my Egg McMuffin every morning is a legitimately great moment for me (followed by the saddest…

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Read more about the article A man in McDonald’s asks me about Jesus.

A man in McDonald’s asks me about Jesus.

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

I was pouring Diet Coke into a cup at a local McDonald’s - the restaurant I managed for years while putting myself through college - when a man approached and…

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Read more about the article Colbert drinks alcohol. The audience cheers.

Colbert drinks alcohol. The audience cheers.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:March 8, 2020
  • Post category:Uncategorized

Every now and then, Stephen Colbert will drink alcohol during his evening monologue. At some appropriate moment, usually in an effort to feign disinterest or finish off a bit, he…

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Read more about the article Bacon is simple and delicious

Bacon is simple and delicious

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:March 7, 2020
  • Post category:Uncategorized

In case you missed it, Dunkin Donuts (recently rebranded Dunkin) introduced a new menu item at the end of February: Bacon. They call their new menu item Snackin’ Bacon, but…

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