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Read more about the article Eagle Scout service project ready to go

Eagle Scout service project ready to go

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:October 11, 2024
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The weather Gods have cooperated and given me a sunny, 70-degree day tomorrow, which means I can complete my Eagle Scout project after waiting 36 years. I'm very excited. Town…

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Read more about the article Learn, unlearn, and relearn

Learn, unlearn, and relearn

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:October 10, 2024
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"The illiterate of the twenty-first century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn." This is a quote I like a…

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Read more about the article Sedaris was great. His limericks were not.

Sedaris was great. His limericks were not.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:October 9, 2024
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Elysha, some friends, and I saw David Sedaris perform last night at The Bushnell. We've seen Sedaris perform before, and as we've come to expect, he was excellent. I've read…

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Read more about the article Duke Ellington’s wisdom

Duke Ellington’s wisdom

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:October 8, 2024
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Duke Ellington once said, "I don't need more time; I need a deadline.” If you make things, you almost certainly understand this.

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Read more about the article Get the right bench

Get the right bench

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:October 7, 2024
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Nothing makes me so simultaneously happy and sad as a memorial bench placed in a perfect spot by people who loved a person who is no more. It's a beautiful…

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Read more about the article The special sauce may be special, but who knows?

The special sauce may be special, but who knows?

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:October 6, 2024
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For my entire life, I have been ordering burgers from restaurants and asking them to hold their special sauce because — and I know this sounds obvious — I don't…

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Read more about the article Women’s suffrage is tragically, stupidly not that old

Women’s suffrage is tragically, stupidly not that old

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:October 5, 2024
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While I was in Ottowa, I saw a fantastic memorial to women's suffrage, which reminded me: American women have only been allowed to vote for 104 years. Barely more than…

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Read more about the article Never a good reason to do anything

Never a good reason to do anything

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:October 4, 2024
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Elysha and I walked halfway across the Golden Gate Bridge last weekend. On the way back, I heard someone say: "Not everyone can say they walked across the Golden Gate.…

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Read more about the article Pens in doctor’s office

Pens in doctor’s office

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:October 3, 2024
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This is brilliant. It's also a damn tragedy that it needs to exist. It should also be acknowledged that more than 99% of the time, the red pen is used…

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Read more about the article Michelle Obama

Michelle Obama

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:October 2, 2024
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From Michelle Obama's brilliant DNC speech: _______________________________ "She (Kamala Harris) understands that most of us will never be afforded the grace of failing forward. We will never benefit from the…

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