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Read more about the article Didn’t exist in 2005

Didn’t exist in 2005

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:June 3, 2017
  • Post category:Web/Tech
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Twelve years ago, the world was without these 15 technologies. It was truly a different world not that long ago.iPhoneiPadKindleYouTubeUberPodcastsAirbnbAndroidGoogle MapsSpotifyMobile weather applicationsInstagramSlackSpotifyEvernoteSnapchatNestOculus

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RIP Uncle Harry

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:June 2, 2017
  • Post category:Family
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My great Uncle Harry passed away this week. Yes, his name was Harry Dicks. Not even Harold Dicks. Straight up Harry. Growing up, I lived next door to Uncle Harry. He lived…

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Resolution update: May 2017

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:June 1, 2017
  • Post category:New Year's Resolutions
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PERSONAL HEALTH1. Don’t die.Not even close to death this month. 2. Lose 20 pounds.I gained two pounds in May, mostly due to a schedule that kept me from the gym, bringing the…

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My friends know me better than I do. Also, my ophthalmologist doesn’t know me at all.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:May 31, 2017
  • Post category:Autobiography
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I got in a fight with my ophthalmologist. More of a tiff, really.I hadn't been to an ophthalmologist in 20 years. The last time I went, I was given a pair…

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I don’t like the way I look.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:May 30, 2017
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I wore a suit last week for a formal affair.No tie, of course. I don't strap decorative nooses around my neck anymore, but dress pants, matching jacket, and button-down shirt,…

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Read more about the article Productivity: Don’t insist on the best

Productivity: Don’t insist on the best

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:May 29, 2017
  • Post category:Uncategorized

There are two types of decision-makers in this world: Satisficers make a decision once their minimum criteria are met. As soon as they find a hotel or ice cream or…

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Fear not. This is not an example of bigotry as I initially thought. It’s simply stupidity.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:May 29, 2017
  • Post category:History/Politics
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Behold. The White House published this photograph of First Lady Melania Trump and the other spouses of NATO leaders at the Royal Castle of Laeken in Brussels during the recent NATO…

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Our cats are not perfect.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:May 28, 2017
  • Post category:Autobiography/Family
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Cats are smart. So damn smart. This is Tobi, one of our two new cats, cuddling with my kids and with his brother, Pluto. In my son's case, he was sick at…

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You’re standing on a cliff, too…

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:May 27, 2017
  • Post category:Autobiography
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I was explaining to someone how my constant push to accomplish more, do more, and succeed more is the result of my belief that I am always and forever standing…

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Ray of light

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:May 26, 2017
  • Post category:Family
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My wife: I love what you're making over there. Clara: It's a refugee camp. That's a place for people who lose their homes in a war. She learned about refugee camps by…

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