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So many jokes. Such little ears.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:August 8, 2017
  • Post category:Quandry
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Elysha and I brought the kids to Action Safari this weekend. Stretching the meaning of the words "action" and "safari," this attraction features a taxidermy museum that made me sad.Even…

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Disconnect the easy way.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:August 7, 2017
  • Post category:Sports
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I played golf yesterday morning my two friends, Andrew and Plato. The sky was blue. The sun was low in the sky. The greens were still sparkling with dew. We walked and…

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Read more about the article Just listen to this. Please.

Just listen to this. Please.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:August 6, 2017
  • Post category:History/Politics
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I can't recommend this episode of StoryCorps enough. Entitled "No Barrier for Love," it features immigrants talking about what’s important to them — from falling in love to feeling like they…

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Read more about the article Not unisex. Omnisex.

Not unisex. Omnisex.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:August 5, 2017
  • Post category:Idea/Words
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Like me, my friend, Charles, agrees with the implementation of unisex restrooms but makes an excellent point about the naming of these spaces. Shouldn't they be called omni-sex restrooms?"Uni" is a…

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Read more about the article Commitment, persistence, and practice can look a lot like talent. Don’t be fooled.

Commitment, persistence, and practice can look a lot like talent. Don’t be fooled.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:August 4, 2017
  • Post category:Productivity Tip/The Writing Process
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I love this video so much.I love this guy so much. If I owned a company - any company - and was hiring, this is the person who I would…

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Read more about the article Call it a lie when it’s a lie.

Call it a lie when it’s a lie.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:August 3, 2017
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In a Wall Street Journal interview this week, Trump claimed that the head of the Boy Scouts called him to heap praise on the politically aggressive speech Trump delivered at the…

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I wrote on an island. Under a tree. In the middle of a parking lot.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:August 2, 2017
  • Post category:Productivity Tip/The Writing Process
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I arrived at the dentist office at 1:40 PM for a 2:00 PM appointment. With a book due in less than a week, I was anxious to return to the…

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Resolution Update: July 2017

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:August 1, 2017
  • Post category:New Year's Resolutions
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PERSONAL HEALTH1. Don’t die.Foul ball nearly clocked me in the head at a minor league baseball game, but my cat-like reflexes save me.   2. Lose 20 pounds.I remain stuck at…

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Read more about the article There are six seasons. Not four.

There are six seasons. Not four.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:July 31, 2017
  • Post category:Books/Idea
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Kurt Vonnegut proposed a restructuring of the seasons that I like a lot.January and February: WinterMarch and April: UnlockingMay and June: SpringJuly and August: SummerSeptember and October: FallNovember and December:…

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So many white people

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:July 30, 2017
  • Post category:History/Politics
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They've done it again.Here is a photo of the 2017 White House interns alongside Donald Trump. The fact that more than half of all millennials (age 18-34) are not white…

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