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Read more about the article Unfair assumption #30: CVS shopping carts were not made to be filled.

Unfair assumption #30: CVS shopping carts were not made to be filled.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:February 28, 2017
  • Post category:Unfair assumptions
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CVS customers who have a carriage full of items have forgotten the purpose of a grocery store. They also create lines miles long.

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Read more about the article Good ideas are a dime a dozen. Never settle.

Good ideas are a dime a dozen. Never settle.

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  • Post published:February 27, 2017
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I often say that the worst thing a person can do is find a good idea and not strive for a great idea. Settling for good means you will never…

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Read more about the article The Education Secretary is knowingly endangering children

The Education Secretary is knowingly endangering children

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  • Post published:February 26, 2017
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Education Secretary Betsy DeVos opposed Donald Trump's reversal of Obama's transgender restroom policy because she worried that the reversal would hurt and potentially endanger children in schools. When faced with…

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Read more about the article Tiny moments like this is why I teach

Tiny moments like this is why I teach

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  • Post published:February 25, 2017
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My students were reading the first scene of Hamlet yesterday, trying to determine the meaning of the language using background knowledge and context clues. In the first scene, Horatio says…

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Read more about the article Do you dine properly or dine like heathens?

Do you dine properly or dine like heathens?

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:February 24, 2017
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Prior to the pandemic, and hopefully again soon, Elysha and I would often go to dinner with our friends, David and Shera.   They are some of our favorite dinner companions.…

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Read more about the article I was stupid when I was young.

I was stupid when I was young.

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  • Post published:February 24, 2017
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My daughter Clara — age 8 — in the midst of eating breakfast and watching Blues Clues, just asked me who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2016. "Are they…

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Read more about the article The glory and might of a good old fashioned pillow fight

The glory and might of a good old fashioned pillow fight

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  • Post published:February 23, 2017
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Back in the early 1990's, when I was living in Attleboro, MA, with my best friend, Bengi, in a home we affectionately called The Heavy Metal Playhouse, we engaged in…

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Read more about the article Men who grumble about jeans and sweaters are stupid.

Men who grumble about jeans and sweaters are stupid.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:February 22, 2017
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Back in December, I wrote a piece about the stupidity of forbidding jeans in the workplace. Just a couple of days ago, I wrote a piece about the stupidity of…

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Read more about the article The world has certainly evolved in the last 20 years

The world has certainly evolved in the last 20 years

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:February 21, 2017
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1997: Never, ever get into a stranger's car. Never arrange to meet people from the Internet in real life. 2017: Literally summon strangers from the Internet to get in their…

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Read more about the article 5 things to remember when bemoaning the proliferation of casual dress in America.

5 things to remember when bemoaning the proliferation of casual dress in America.

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  • Post published:February 20, 2017
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The next time you bemoan (or hear someone bemoan) the proliferation of casual dress in Americans today, please remember these five things: For centuries, clothing was specifically used to identify…

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