Matthew Dicks – Page 357

I lost a “friend” this week in an interesting, baffling, and amusing way

Post author:Matthew Dicks
Post published:January 27, 2017
Post category:Quandry
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A few years ago, I met a man in a workshop that I conducted for would-be authors on finding a literary agent. He was earnest, enthusiastic, and hopeful. He liked…

Something to think about as Trump closes our borders to refugees

Post author:Matthew Dicks
Post published:January 26, 2017
Post category:History/Politics Religion
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I’m fairly certain I would hate this person if we met

Post author:Matthew Dicks
Post published:January 25, 2017
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Falling under the heading "Only in Brooklyn" is this correction from last year:

One person is listening. Perhaps more, but at least one. I’m so pleased.

Post author:Matthew Dicks
Post published:January 24, 2017
Post category:Autobiography Sports TED
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I was asked by many people on Monday morning about the AFC Championship Game that I attended on Sunday night. One of the most frequently asked questions was: "What time…

Things I Do #5: We say my name first

Post author:Matthew Dicks
Post published:January 23, 2017
Post category:Autobiography

My longest and best friend, Bengi, and I met behind the counter of a McDonald's restaurant in Milford, MA in 1987. For a moment, he didn't like me, but then…

Psychology of true friends

Post author:Matthew Dicks
Post published:January 22, 2017
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My friend Andrew — a golfing fanatic — ruptured his Achilles tendon while playing basketball last week. It's going to be a long road to recovery. Three months in a…

The Today Show: Educational television at its best

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Post published:January 21, 2017
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I no longer wear a necktie unless specifically required to do so. They are ridiculous artifices of the past and literally (and perhaps figuratively) nooses around the neck of anyone…

Our President is a sex offender or pretends to be a sex offender.

Post author:Matthew Dicks
Post published:January 20, 2017
Post category:History/Politics
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I have many thoughts on this historic Inauguration Day, but here is one that I will carry with me for the next four years: Our President — who has not…

A short-sighted and fairly presumptuous name

Post author:Matthew Dicks
Post published:January 19, 2017
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I've recently learned that Occidental College was named for being the westernmost institution of higher learning in the United States at the time of its establishment in 1887. Occidental (from…

I might know more about education than Trump’s nominee for Education Secretary.

Post author:Matthew Dicks
Post published:January 18, 2017
Post category:Teaching
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Betsy DeVos is Donald Trump's nominee for Education Secretary. Here are some facts that emerged from yesterday's Senate confirmation hearing: She called the public school systems a "dead end" even…