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Resolution update: May 2019

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:June 1, 2019
  • Post category:Arts & Media
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Each month I review the progress of my yearly goals and report on that progress as a means of holding myself accountable.Here are the results for May. __________________________________PERSONAL HEALTH1. Don’t…

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Celebrate yourself.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:May 31, 2019
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Don’t forget to celebrate, people. This year I have a novel publishing in November in the United States, and I have a different novel publishing in the UK and internationally…

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Stop complaining. It’s killing you. It’s killing us, too.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:May 30, 2019
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A friend recently sent me me a piece on the hazards of complaining. They are extensive.The more you complain, the more likely you are to choose negative over positive thinking…

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First hamburger ever

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:May 29, 2019
  • Post category:Family
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It took 6 years and 362 days to finally convince the boy to try a hamburger, but the lure of a Happy Meal toy and a love for French fries…

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Speak Up Storytelling: Live Episode (Part 2)

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:May 28, 2019
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On episode #51 of the Speak Up Storytelling podcast, Matthew and Elysha Dicks talk storytelling and celebrate our one year anniversary with the second half of our live episode!In our…

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What is Alabama thinking?

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:May 27, 2019
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Two weeks ago Alabama passed a law making abortion illegal even in instances of rape and incest.Last week Alabama public television refused to air the season premier of Arthur because…

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Things I Do #14: I assume the world has ended.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:May 26, 2019
  • Post category:Lifestyle
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When I look at my phone and see “No Service” in an area where I know there is service, my first thought - every single time - is, “Oh no.…

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Someday sucks.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:May 25, 2019
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“Someday” might be my least favorite word in the English language. It’s the word that prevents so many from trying so much. It’s the word that results in lament and…

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Terrible Twitter and Terrible Maps

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:May 24, 2019
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Twitter is most often a vapid, seething echo chamber where you’re verbally assault on a daily basis by Trump supporters who are personally offended when you tell the President that…

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Chess boxing, people.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:May 23, 2019
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I am a founding member of the Blackstone Millville Regional Junior Senior High School chess club.Quite an accomplishment.I checked with my alma mater. The chess club no longer exists. Honestly,…

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