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Read more about the article Hindsight is rarely 20/20, so stop saying otherwise.

Hindsight is rarely 20/20, so stop saying otherwise.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:October 29, 2015
  • Post category:History/Politics/Words
  • Post comments:1 Comment

We need to stop saying that hindsight is 20/20. If this were true: My friend from high school wouldn't have married a seemingly endless string of deadbeats. The United States…

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Read more about the article We encourage children to seek truth and knowledge in this world except when it comes to this.

We encourage children to seek truth and knowledge in this world except when it comes to this.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:October 28, 2015
  • Post category:Religion
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A friend of mine posted this to Twitter a while back. If any religion was real, we'd set kids loose in search of truth rather than trying to indoctrinate them…

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Read more about the article Look what you can do with a full head of hair.

Look what you can do with a full head of hair.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:October 27, 2015
  • Post category:Family
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Oh, how I long for the days when I had enough hair to have this level of hat head. Not really, but still, it's cute. Right?

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Read more about the article Verbal sparring: “A bad day” is not an excuse to behave badly.

Verbal sparring: “A bad day” is not an excuse to behave badly.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:October 26, 2015
  • Post category:Verbal Sparring
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You don't get to treat people poorly because you're having "a bad day." A bad day may cause you to be more emotional or temperamental than normal, but it doesn't…

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Read more about the article 3 petty bits of nonsense that should never bother you (unless you are equally petty)

3 petty bits of nonsense that should never bother you (unless you are equally petty)

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:October 25, 2015
  • Post category:Critic
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1. Friends or relatives who name their baby the same name or a similar name as your child You don't own the name. You didn't invent the name. The name…

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Read more about the article Music is not the most important part of my job as a wedding DJ.

Music is not the most important part of my job as a wedding DJ.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:October 24, 2015
  • Post category:DJ
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Last night I wrapped up my 19th year as a wedding DJ. When we first launched the business back in 1997, I thought music would be the most important part…

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Read more about the article My daughter betrayed me. I’ll say it doesn’t hurt, but truthfully, it hurts a lot.

My daughter betrayed me. I’ll say it doesn’t hurt, but truthfully, it hurts a lot.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:October 23, 2015
  • Post category:DJ/Family
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My daughter, who is in first grade, told her friends at school that I was a DJ. Her friends, most sensibly, were impressed. They made the motion that DJs make…

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Read more about the article Is this real?

Is this real?

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:October 23, 2015
  • Post category:Uncategorized
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I really, really hope so.

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Read more about the article Little girl makes little boy’s dream come true.

Little girl makes little boy’s dream come true.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:October 22, 2015
  • Post category:Family
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It's nice to have a big sister who is willing to build you a jet pack that you can wear around the house.

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Read more about the article The Moth: Sex and Frozen Corn

The Moth: Sex and Frozen Corn

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:October 21, 2015
  • Post category:Autobiography/Moth/Quandry/Storytelling
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The first gift that my daughter ever received was a stuffed ear of corn from our friend, Justine. It's been sitting on the corner of her bookshelf for the last…

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