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Read more about the article My daughter used a hammer and built a car. She’s already more competent than her dad.

My daughter used a hammer and built a car. She’s already more competent than her dad.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:February 5, 2014
  • Post category:Family
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I didn’t even touch a hammer until I was ten years-old. I can barely use one today. I can barely change a light bulb. In fact, I’ve had a friend…

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Read more about the article The Spiderman Principle of Meetings and Presentations

The Spiderman Principle of Meetings and Presentations

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:February 4, 2014
  • Post category:Idea

Kevin Smith’s approach to addressing any audience is the same as mine. He writes in his recent memoir that anytime a person is speaking to a group of people, in…

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Read more about the article If Dennis is a dentist, what is a Dicks?

If Dennis is a dentist, what is a Dicks?

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:February 3, 2014
  • Post category:Quandry/Science
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You may have heard about this research, which seems to suggest that your name can influence your future career choice. If your name is Dennis, you are more likely to…

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Read more about the article Friends should not be allowed to retire if they’re going to have this much fun.

Friends should not be allowed to retire if they’re going to have this much fun.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:February 3, 2014
  • Post category:Idea
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Friday morning. 7:48 AM. I’m pulling into the parking lot at work. It’s 14 degrees. Slush and puddles fill the parking lot. The ground is covered with snow. I have…

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Read more about the article I am stupid and sensual

I am stupid and sensual

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:February 2, 2014
  • Post category:Autobiography
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A female reader in Spain referred to me as “Estúpido y sensual.” Stupid and sensual. I’m not entirely sure how she arrived at these descriptors, but I’ll choose to look…

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Read more about the article Quite possibly the single greatest parenting moment ever

Quite possibly the single greatest parenting moment ever

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:February 2, 2014
  • Post category:Family
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The video is grainy, and it doesn’t look like much, but when five year-old and 20 month-old are cleaning up their toys together, singing a clean up song and rejecting…

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Sheryl Sandberg made me feel like a misfit

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:February 1, 2014
  • Post category:Autobiography/Critic
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I’ve watched Sheryl Sandberg’s TED Talk which inspired her book, Lean In, but I have yet to read the actual book, so it would be foolish of me to criticize…

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Read more about the article Much improved without me

Much improved without me

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:February 1, 2014
  • Post category:Family
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Yesterday I posted my new favorite photo of my daughter, Clara, wearing a straw hat, her mother’s boots, her lucky pants and her beloved pony short. My only complaint was…

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Read more about the article Resolution update: January 2014

Resolution update: January 2014

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:February 1, 2014
  • Post category:New Year's Resolutions
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1. Don’t die. I kick ass at not dying. 2. Lose ten pounds. Three pounds lost in January. 3. Do at least 100 push-ups and 100 sit-ups five days a…

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Read more about the article My new favorite photo of my girl

My new favorite photo of my girl

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:January 31, 2014
  • Post category:Family
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Straw hat. Unicorn shirt. Lucky tights. Mommy’s boots. Stupid lug standing in the background, but still.

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