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Read more about the article Free Dive

Free Dive

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:October 17, 2017
  • Post category:Quandry/Sports
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This is both fascinating and bizarre. Watching the video of this man free-diving to the bottom of the deepest pool in the world is both mind-boggling and incredible, and yet:…

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Read more about the article Julian Edleman changes everything!

Julian Edleman changes everything!

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:October 16, 2017
  • Post category:Books/Sports
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Each month, my children receive a free book from PJ Library, an organization that sends free books that celebrate Jewish values and culture to Jewish families across America and Canada. Last…

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Read more about the article Sibling love is a strange and varied thing

Sibling love is a strange and varied thing

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:October 15, 2017
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Sometimes they want to kill each other, and sometimes they aggressively ignore each other, but more often than not, there are days when I walk into the room and find…

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Read more about the article Complacency kills.

Complacency kills.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:October 14, 2017
  • Post category:Autobiography
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Regardless of what I am doing or have ever done, I have always asked myself this question: "Who is better than me?" Whether I was managing a McDonald's restaurant, sitting…

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Read more about the article Lyric Problems: Carly Rae Jepsen’s “Call Me Maybe”

Lyric Problems: Carly Rae Jepsen’s “Call Me Maybe”

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:October 13, 2017
  • Post category:Lyric Problems/Music
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Carly Rae Jepsen's 2016 hit song "Call Me Maybe" was a favorite of mine during the summer and fall of that year as it packed floors at weddings where I…

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Read more about the article “Don’t you dare…” are words most frequently uttered by morons

“Don’t you dare…” are words most frequently uttered by morons

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:October 12, 2017
  • Post category:History/Politics/Religion/Words
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This is a tweet from Pastor Greg Locke, an outspoken, mouth-breathing conservative who opposes the rights of gay, transsexual, and transgender Americans and has gone so far as to call…

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Read more about the article This is not the Jesus you learned about in Sunday School

This is not the Jesus you learned about in Sunday School

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:October 11, 2017
  • Post category:Religion

The odd thing about America that so many Republicans (including the alt-right) desire is that it would absolutely reject Jesus if he were still alive today. After all, Jesus was…

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Read more about the article Why I say unpopular things

Why I say unpopular things

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:October 10, 2017
  • Post category:Autobiography/Film/Musicals
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I recently caused a bit of an uproar by admitting that I have never seen The Sound of Music because it looks incredibly boring.  When I wrote these words on…

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Read more about the article Feline barrier to creativity

Feline barrier to creativity

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:October 9, 2017
  • Post category:The Writing Process
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I'm desperately trying to wrap up the first draft of a new novel and a round of edits on a nonfiction book on storytelling. Both are due to my editors…

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Read more about the article Signs should not have attitudes. They should also be grammatically correct.

Signs should not have attitudes. They should also be grammatically correct.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:October 8, 2017
  • Post category:Words
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This is a sign in the parking lot of a local Starbucks. It's a stupid sign. Signs should inform and instruct. They shouldn't have an attitude, and this one does.…

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