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Read more about the article Her biggest fan

Her biggest fan

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:March 16, 2014
  • Post category:Family

I had no idea how joyous a big sister singing to a little brother could be.

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Read more about the article My little farm boy

My little farm boy

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:March 15, 2014
  • Post category:Family

Having spent the first eight years of my life (prior to my parents divorce) living on a horse farm and next door to a dairy farm, I found this moment…

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Read more about the article Productivity tip #3: No one cares (or even notices) what you look like.

Productivity tip #3: No one cares (or even notices) what you look like.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:March 14, 2014
  • Post category:Productivity Tip

I ran into a friend at the grocery store on Saturday morning. After exchanging pleasantries, he said, “I admire you. I could never leave the house like that.” “Like that”…

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Read more about the article Wes Anderson loves yellow, orange and brown. I do not.

Wes Anderson loves yellow, orange and brown. I do not.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:March 14, 2014
  • Post category:Film

I am not a fan of Wes Anderson’s films. I suspect that it’s because I’m an auditory learner who remembers almost everything he hears but almost nothing he sees. My…

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Read more about the article Speak Up!

Speak Up!

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:March 13, 2014
  • Post category:Speak Up

Tickets for our upcoming Speak Up storytelling show on March 29 at Real Art Ways in Hartford are now on sale through the Real Art Ways website. If you plan…

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Read more about the article Worst lawyer commercial ever made

Worst lawyer commercial ever made

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:March 13, 2014
  • Post category:Recommended Reading/Viewing

No, it’s not the best. Don’t even joke about it.

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Read more about the article The possible closing of a school is hard enough already. Compassion and sensitivity should be the order of the day.

The possible closing of a school is hard enough already. Compassion and sensitivity should be the order of the day.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:March 12, 2014
  • Post category:Critic

For the last four years, my daughter has been a student at Noah’s Ark, Temple Beth Israel’s daycare and nursery school. In that time, our family has come to respect…

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Read more about the article Clara’s deep thoughts while reading Neil Gaiman’s Instructions

Clara’s deep thoughts while reading Neil Gaiman’s Instructions

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:March 12, 2014
  • Post category:Books/Family

Comments uttered in whispers: “I trust my story.” “I always betray my heart with my tongue.” 

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Read more about the article Pressure is a privilege

Pressure is a privilege

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:March 11, 2014
  • Post category:Autobiography/Books/DJ/Teaching

Author Susan Schoenberger posted this quote to her Twitter feed: "Pressure is a privilege." - Billie Jean King as heard on Fresh Air. I love this idea. It’s so true.…

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Read more about the article Can’t imagine where she gets this.

Can’t imagine where she gets this.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:March 11, 2014
  • Post category:Family

My wife was trying to play a princess game with our daughter, Clara, but she was having a hard time following the script that Clara had already written in her…

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