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Ocelots have a lot of sex. My daughter told me.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:September 14, 2018
  • Post category:Family/Lifestyle
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My daughter, Clara just told me that an ocelot mates up to 70 times each day. My first thought: Sounds like a hell of a lot of fun to be…

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Empathy vs. I believe in you

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:September 13, 2018
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I’ve been accused of lacking empathy on more than one occasion.This accusation takes many forms, but the most common one goes something like this: I fail to recognize and acknowledge…

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Yellow Stripey Things

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  • Post published:September 12, 2018
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As a person who is allergic to bees, I found this chart exceptionally helpful and occasionally hilarious. The yellow jacket description is especially apt.

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A job is a job. Only a douchebag would think otherwise.

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  • Post published:September 11, 2018
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Did you hear about Fox News reporting on former Cosby Show actor Geoffrey Owens being spotted bagging groceries at a New Jersey Trader Joes?The shopper who spotted the actor said…

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I can smell mustard when other people cannot, and it’s probably saved my life.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:September 10, 2018
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I'm allergic to mustard. When I eat mustard, my skin becomes inflamed, I get sick to my stomach, and enter the early stages of anaphylactic shock. I've been in anaphylactic shock…

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Busy Town update gets my enthusiastic seal of approval

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:September 9, 2018
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I never understood Richard Scarry's Busy Town. I didn't have a lot of children's books growing up, so I missed out on the series for the most part.But I also…

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We don’t need another ice cream flavor. Especially mayonnaise-flavored ice cream.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:September 8, 2018
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Simplicity. I prize it above almost all other things.Live an uncomplicated life, and you'll have more time for the important things. For this reason, I try to limit my choices…

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The people in Louisiana don’t suck

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:September 7, 2018
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This week, Louisiana became the 16th state to file an amicus brief asking the Supreme Court to rule that it is legal to fire someone because of their sexual orientation…

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Wife: Emoji Master

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  • Post published:September 6, 2018
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I don't use emojis.It began as a purposeful rejection of them, thinking they were a silly fad, but now it's become one of those ridiculous stands that has been going…

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Seinfeld gets it

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  • Post published:September 5, 2018
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Jerry Seinfeld explains with perfect clarity why I'm constantly standing on stages, telling stories, delivering talks, and performing standup. I wouldn't go so far as to call the writing and publishing…

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