I choose to remember my Aunt Diane in a way I never got to see her.
My Aunt Diane passed away yesterday. A sudden and unexpected loss. Diane—sister to my father—was one of seven children who once lived on a sprawling piece of land in Blackstone,…
The Two-Day Rule: A means by which I have become more productive and trusted.
When I'm upset — angry or enraged or disappointed or annoyed — the rule I try to live by is this: Stop. It turns out that the words or actions…
Verbal sparring: Don’t allow your opponent (Trump) prescribe beliefs to you
A bit of advice to all of the journalists and news anchors who are interviewing Donald Trump (or any other politician): When Trump makes a wildly false assertion and then…
One man. Two dozen women. A bunch of interesting questions.
This summer I'll be spending a week teaching at Miss Porter's School, a boarding and day school for girls located in Farmington, CT. This only makes sense. From 1996 to…
Shorter is almost always better
I am and will always be an admirer of anyone who understands that the shorter sermon, the shorter meeting, the shorter training session, and the shorter story are almost always…
Best tweet ever
I've been using Twitter since 2008. My handle is @MatthewDicks. Jump on a platform early enough and your name is always available. I get much of my news from links…
Incompetent, racist, or both?
I just don't get it. Last summer, it was Paul Ryan taking a selfie with a sea of white Republican interns. Last November it was Mike Pence taking a selfie…
I don’t like teachers who act like jerks
Q. My third-grade son recently came home in tears, saying he didn’t want to go to school anymore because he was punished for talking during silent reading. The teacher kept…
I made an old lady cry. I asked if I was wrong. Readers responded.
After an avalanche of responses to the post about the incident in which I made an old woman cry in a McDonald's, I have some thoughts if you're interested: 1.…
Things I Do #7: I cut corners
In my relentless, obsessive desire to get ahead and be productive, I purposely try to cut every corner in every hallway to shorten the distance between two points and perhaps…
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