Matthew Dicks – Page 346

Increased degree of difficulty is not appreciated

Post author:Matthew Dicks
Post published:June 4, 2017
Post category:The Writing Process
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Writing a novel is hard enough. I really don't need this added nonsense.

Didn’t exist in 2005

Post author:Matthew Dicks
Post published:June 3, 2017
Post category:Web/Tech
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Twelve years ago, the world was without these 15 technologies. It was truly a different world not that long ago. iPhone iPad Kindle YouTube Uber Podcasts Airbnb Android Google Maps…

RIP Uncle Harry

Post author:Matthew Dicks
Post published:June 2, 2017
Post category:Family
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My great-uncle Harry passed away this week. Yes, his name was Harry Dicks. Not even Harold Dicks. Straight up Harry. Growing up, I lived next door to Uncle Harry. He…

Resolution update: May 2017

Post author:Matthew Dicks
Post published:June 1, 2017
Post category:New Year's Resolutions
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PERSONAL HEALTH 1. Don’t die. Not even close to death this month. 2. Lose 20 pounds. I gained two pounds in May, mostly because my schedule kept me from the…

My friends know me better than I do. Also, my ophthalmologist doesn’t know me at all.

Post author:Matthew Dicks
Post published:May 31, 2017
Post category:Autobiography
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I got in a fight with my ophthalmologist. More of a tiff, really. I hadn't been to an ophthalmologist in 20 years. The last time I went, I was given…

I don’t like the way I look.

Post author:Matthew Dicks
Post published:May 30, 2017
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I wore a suit last week for a formal affair. No tie, of course. I don't strap decorative nooses around my neck anymore, but I did wear dress pants, a…

Productivity: Don’t insist on the best

Post author:Matthew Dicks
Post published:May 29, 2017
Post category:Uncategorized

There are two types of decision-makers in this world: Satisficers make a decision once their minimum criteria are met. As soon as they find a hotel or ice cream or…

Fear not. This is not an example of bigotry as I initially thought. It’s simply stupidity.

Post author:Matthew Dicks
Post published:May 29, 2017
Post category:History/Politics
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Behold. The White House published this photograph of First Lady Melania Trump and the other spouses of NATO leaders at the Royal Castle of Laeken in Brussels during the recent NATO…

Our cats are not perfect.

Post author:Matthew Dicks
Post published:May 28, 2017
Post category:Autobiography Family
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Cats are smart. So damn smart. This is Tobi, one of our two new cats, cuddling with my kids and with his brother, Pluto. In my son's case, he was…

You’re standing on a cliff, too…

Post author:Matthew Dicks
Post published:May 27, 2017
Post category:Autobiography
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I was explaining to someone how my constant push to accomplish more, do more, and succeed more is the result of my belief that I am always and forever standing…