Matthew Dicks – Page 336

I have a story on The Moth Radio Hour and podcast this week!

Post author:Matthew Dicks
Post published:December 24, 2015
Post category:Moth Storytelling
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I'm thrilled to have a story featured on The Moth Radio Hour and Moth podcast this week. It's a holiday story about my car accident two days before Christmas when I…

An essential quote for parents and teachers who are struggling with discipline

Post author:Matthew Dicks
Post published:December 23, 2015
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One of my lifelong ambitions is to make it into Bartlett’s Familiar Quotations or the Oxford Dictionary of Quotations. In an effort to assist the editors of that admirable tome,…

Boy vs. Girl: Episode 7: Babysitters, chivalry and taking out the trash

Post author:Matthew Dicks
Post published:December 23, 2015
Post category:Boy Vs. Girl Podcast
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In the sad and unlikely event that you haven't subscribed to our podcast Boy vs. Girl in the iTunes store or wherever you get your podcasts (Overcast is my personal…

A possible cure for writer’s block

Post author:Matthew Dicks
Post published:December 22, 2015
Post category:Family The Writing Process
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I have thankfully never suffered from writer's block, but if you do, perhaps you could try this innovative means of writing in hopes of curing it:Write naked.I can't say that…

I’ve switched from PC to Mac. I have six complaints.

Post author:Matthew Dicks
Post published:December 21, 2015
Post category:Web/Tech
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About a month ago, I switched from PC to Mac. This was a momentous change for me. Terrifying and frustrating. Like landing on an alien planet. It was also necessary. My PC…

Tableside preparation of guacamole is stupid. For many reasons.

Post author:Matthew Dicks
Post published:December 20, 2015
Post category:Food and Drink
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I don't like avocados. As a result, I also don't like guacamole. So perhaps the following statements are tinged with bias. Or perhaps I am more objective about this matter…

Connor the Unicorn is missing. It’s freakin’ annoying.

Post author:Matthew Dicks
Post published:December 19, 2015
Post category:Autobiography Family MEMOIRS OF AN IMAGINARY FRIEND items
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My daughter has a whole host of imaginary friends, who she calls "pretend friends." We hear about them a lot less than we did a couple years ago, but they…

Goals for 2016: Tell me what to do.

Post author:Matthew Dicks
Post published:December 18, 2015
Post category:New Year's Resolutions
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There's about two weeks left in the year, so it's time for me to begin deciding upon goals for 2016.For the last four years, I have posted my goals on…

Target Practice – Seasons: Winter 2015

Post author:Matthew Dicks
Post published:December 17, 2015
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My humor column in the 2015 winter edition of Seasons magazine features a moment that few students on the planet have ever been able to experience, at my expense.