I’m no scrub.
I’m driving somewhere when my phone rings. It’s Elysha. She’s calling to tell me that TLC’s “No Scrubs” is playing on the radio. She and the kids are listening to…
The complexities of baby naming, and some very bad baby naming decisions
I met a woman in Iowa last year who has five brothers and one sister. Her brothers are all named after Biblical characters whose names begin with the letter J:James, John,…
Book launch: What are your ideas?
I’m reaching out today, readers, listeners, and friends, because I have always believed that the wisdom of the crowd is better than the wisdom of the one, and also because…
Things I don’t own that make my life easy
Elysha and I were meeting with an attorney to discuss wills, trusts, end-of-life decision-making and the like in the event that a plane falls on both of our heads but…
The fabled land of Inbox Zero
Behold! If you’re using Gmail and also have the Gmail app on your phone, this is what you see when your inbox is empty of email. Yes, I’m bragging. In…
Trump’s stupid belief in the simplicity of problems and solutions
There are a lot of problems with Donald Trump. His racism, sexism, incompetence, venality, and open admission that he sexually assaults women are all more than enough to keep him…
Speak Up Storytelling: Corey Jeffreys
On episode #46 of the Speak Up Storytelling podcast, Matthew and Elysha Dicks talk storytelling!In our followup segment, we offer a further correction on a previous episode and read a…
A terrible decision even worse than my terrible decision
In the mid 1990’s, I was given a tour of ESPN by a programmer who I knew at the time. I sat on the SportsCenter set, shook hands with Stuart…
How to write for 14 years without missing a day and never run out of ideas.
I’ve been blogging since 2005. I have not missed a day, even when scumbag cowards attempted to derail my career by blatantly mischaracterizing what I write and portraying me as…
Memorize some poems
I took a class in college on poetry. I wasn’t a poet, nor did I want to be a poet, but my creative writing advisor thought that writing poetry might…
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