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An untimely poop and a blocked toilet lead to magic.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:September 11, 2017
  • Post category:Autobiography
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I grew up next door to my grandparents. They owned a small house at the top of a hill on a sprawling piece of farm and forest.My childhood home was…

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My favorite billboard

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:September 10, 2017
  • Post category:History/Politics
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The billboard is up on Southern Boulevard, which is one of the only streets that links directly to Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate.With Hurricane Irma now battering Florida, my thoughts are with…

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I am not talented.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:September 9, 2017
  • Post category:Autobiography/SOMETHING MISSING Items
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I don't believe in talent. I believe in hard work. In speaking to a writer recently about her struggles to get published, I said, "Maybe you should write another book. Not everyone…

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When you tell your girlfriend via text that you wrote her a poem…

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:September 8, 2017
  • Post category:Recommended Reading/Viewing
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... but it's actually the theme to The King of Queens. Brilliant.

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A sad, retired, perhaps unstable man

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:September 7, 2017
  • Post category:Autobiography
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My friend, Rob, retired last year.Like my previously retired friends, Rob has attempted to rub it in with photographs of his endless vacation. But unlike my previously retired friends, who send…

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My son thinks I’m a golfing god

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:September 6, 2017
  • Post category:Sports
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I haven't beaten one of my golfing buddies in well over a year. I've been drastically altering my grip and swing, but I'm also just not as good as the…

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Time to break the law on behalf of Harriet Tubman

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:September 5, 2017
  • Post category:History/Politics
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Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, a Yale graduate and former Goldman Sachs investment banker whose Daddy is also a Yale graduate and and former Goldman Sachs banker (Steve is clearly blazing…

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How do you juggle so many balls at once? The answer is simple.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:September 4, 2017
  • Post category:Productivity Tip
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During a recent interview, a reporter cited my multitude of careers."You publish novels. Write columns and musicals. Perform on stage. Produce storytelling shows. DJ weddings. Minister. And you teach elementary…

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Shortcomings and Flaws: 2017

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:September 3, 2017
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Years ago a reader accused me of being materialistic after I wrote about my lack of a favorite number, specifically criticizing me for saying that when it comes to my…

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Trump’s “real” job numbers

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:September 2, 2017
  • Post category:History/Politics
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On the wake of a less than stellar jobs report, Trump has been touting his "million jobs created" in the first half of 2017.One million jobs sounds great. But look…

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