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Read more about the article Itching for a fight

Itching for a fight

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:July 8, 2024
  • Post category:Uncategorized

I was dropped off by an Uber driver in Scottsdale, Arizona, well after midnight, in a dark, sketchy place about a mile from my hotel. The driver pointed at a…

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Read more about the article Charlie and his pal

Charlie and his pal

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:July 7, 2024
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The boy loves the cat. The cat loves the boy. I'm not sure who loves who more, which is probably precisely how every relationship should be. Either way, it is…

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Read more about the article I want less Chipotle

I want less Chipotle

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:July 6, 2024
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Customers have recently been accusing Chipotle of skimping on food portions and have started a trend of filming Chipotle employees as they built out their burrito orders in an effort…

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Read more about the article Working with the Federal Bureau of Investigation

Working with the Federal Bureau of Investigation

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:July 5, 2024
  • Post category:Uncategorized

For the past year, I've had the honor of working with the FBI's hostage negotiation unit, teaching them to tell better stories and deploy some of my communication strategies in…

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Read more about the article A singular moment of perfection

A singular moment of perfection

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:July 4, 2024
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Father's Day. Charlie and I are playing golf. He's played maybe a dozen times and is starting to get serious about the game. He's hitting the ball consistently, asking good…

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Read more about the article “Tommy” and more

“Tommy” and more

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:July 3, 2024
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Elysha, Charlie, a friend, and I went to see "Tommy" - the Tony Award-winning musical based on The WHo's 1969 album of the same name -  on Broadway on Saturday.…

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Read more about the article My odd, unexpected history with proms

My odd, unexpected history with proms

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:July 2, 2024
  • Post category:Uncategorized

A couple of weeks ago, I performed onstage in New York for The Story Collider, an organization that seeks to help scientists share stories about their work, at its annual…

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Read more about the article Resolution update: June 2024

Resolution update: June 2024

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:July 1, 2024
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Every month, I report the progress of my yearly goals to monitor progress (or the lack thereof) and hold myself accountable.   The following are the June 2024 results and…

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Read more about the article Dating advice from someone who has not dated in two decades

Dating advice from someone who has not dated in two decades

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:June 30, 2024
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I haven't dated in 20 years. Elysha and I started dating back in the spring of 2004. We moved in together during the summer of that same year. On December…

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Read more about the article Stupidity with the phone

Stupidity with the phone

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:June 29, 2024
  • Post category:Uncategorized

I saw this sign as I pulled into the garage for an oil change yesterday. The garage has long, open pits designed to be driven over so that mechanics can…

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