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Melting ice sucks, but projectiles to the head are bad, too.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:November 26, 2016
  • Post category:Quandry
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There’s been much fear and consternation over the potential loss of the polar bears as a result of the rapid melting of polar ice. Many environmentalists have adopted the polar…

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Serious solution if Trump attempts to enact a Muslim registry

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:November 25, 2016
  • Post category:History/Politics
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Hopefully this will not happen. It's probably a lie or a false innuendo or just plain bluster.But if Trump actually follows through with his campaign promise to register Muslims, we'll all…

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Read more about the article No thanks to give on this Thanksgiving

No thanks to give on this Thanksgiving

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:November 24, 2016
  • Post category:Autobiography

One of the problems with being a reluctant atheist is that there is no one to thank for much of my good fortune. I was born a white, straight male…

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Deep thoughts in the early morning hours regarding an important consumer product

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:November 23, 2016
  • Post category:Family
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First words spoken by my daughter at 6:14 this morning:"Daddy, when I have a baby someday, I'm going to make sure that I have plenty of diapers in the house.…

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Things I Do #3: I talk to dead trees.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:November 22, 2016
  • Post category:Things I Do
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I speak to the stumps of long lost trees that I once loved. I tell them how much I miss their leaves and shade and majesty. Yes, I speak to these…

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Republican Senators, Congresspeople, and interns have something oddly in common

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:November 21, 2016
  • Post category:History/Politics
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Here is the photo of the Republican Senators and members of Congress following the election: It reminds me of the photo taken by Paul Ryan this summer of Republican interns,…

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Humility is lovely and oftentimes lacking in this world

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:November 20, 2016
  • Post category:Idea
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I've been performing onstage for more than five years and producing shows for more than three, and here is something that has become abundantly clear to me:Humility is a quality…

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Read more about the article A perfect explanation of our President-elect’s thin skin

A perfect explanation of our President-elect’s thin skin

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:November 20, 2016
  • Post category:History/Politics
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Substitute "toilet paper" with "Donald Trump's skin" in this bit by Ellen DeGeneres and you will have a perfect description of the man's inability to accept feedback or criticism of…

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Shakespeare’s words seem rather appropriate even today

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:November 19, 2016
  • Post category:History/Politics
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The description of no one in particular seems incredibly apropos in this historical moment.

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Pausing the action preserved my chest, my career, and my freedom

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:November 18, 2016
  • Post category:Autobiography
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It turns out that I tend to be exceptionally calm and collected when under pressure. I'm not sure why this is the case. Perhaps my previous experience with pressure packed,…

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