Saturday morning reading material

• Post author:Matthew Dicks
• Post published:November 6, 2016
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My daughter spent the first hour of her Saturday morning reading. Her list of subjects included:A biography of Barack ObamaA nonfiction article on the mystery of the Loch Ness MonsterA…

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Unsatisfying

• Post author:Matthew Dicks
• Post published:November 5, 2016
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There is more truth packed into this one minute video than anything I have seen in my entire life. 

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I feel terrible for the Chicago Cubs fans, and for good reason.

• Post author:Matthew Dicks
• Post published:November 4, 2016
• Post category:Sports
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I'n happy for the Chicago Cubs. Winning the World Series is an incredible feat.  I'm less happy for Cub fans.I know this is easy to say (and perhaps ridiculous) coming…

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Pulling back the curtain on the translation process

• Post author:Matthew Dicks
• Post published:November 3, 2016
• Post category:MEMOIRS OF AN IMAGINARY FRIEND items/Publishing/SOMETHING MISSING Items
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I've been fortunate enough to have my novels translated and published in more than 25 countries around the world. Just this week I heard from readers in Mexico, France, Brazil,…

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Ashes to dishes

• Post author:Matthew Dicks
• Post published:November 2, 2016
• Post category:Religion
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In the spirit of my recent post about the Catholic's Church's edict against keeping or spreading of the ashes of loved ones comes Justin Crowe's Nourish dinnerware, made from the…

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Resolution update: October 2016

• Post author:Matthew Dicks
• Post published:November 1, 2016
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PERSONAL HEALTH1. Don’t die.I have fluid trapped behind my eardrum, making it hard to hear, but I don't think it will kill me. 2. Lose 20 pounds.I gained two pounds in…

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Worst Halloween treat ever

• Post author:Matthew Dicks
• Post published:October 31, 2016
• Post category:Autobiography/Critic/Food and Drink
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When I was a kid, a woman living on our street gave out plastic bags of Chex mix on Halloween. Even though we knew that it would be Chex mix,…

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Catholics should be able to scatter their ashes wherever they damn well please.

• Post author:Matthew Dicks
• Post published:October 30, 2016
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My wife once said that amongst the many noble reasons that I became a teacher, it was also because I don't like to be told what to do.This has never…

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My new TV gig

• Post author:Matthew Dicks
• Post published:October 29, 2016
• Post category:Television
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Tomorrow Seasons Up Close, a news program from the publishers of Seasons magazine, debuts on channel 3 at 11:30 in the Hartford market. This will also mark my television debut. Much…

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Be happy for the good fortune of others. It’s a happier and more productive way to live.

• Post author:Matthew Dicks
• Post published:October 28, 2016
• Post category:Music/Productivity Tip
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One of the saddest and most inexplicable things that I see in this world is the inability to be happy for the good fortune of others.  Sometimes it's a large…

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