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Read more about the article Starting early

Starting early

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:March 19, 2014
  • Post category:Family/Web/Tech
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To think that I didn’t begin using a computer until I was eighteen years old, and I was an early adopter.   I have students who have great difficulty using a…

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Read more about the article Parenting does not suck. It’s just that some people suck at life.

Parenting does not suck. It’s just that some people suck at life.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:March 18, 2014
  • Post category:Family/Idea
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Slate’s Ruth Graham recently wrote a piece entitled “My Life is a Walking Nightmare.” Why Do Parents Make Parenting Sound So God-Awful? Graham does not have children but experiences the…

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Read more about the article Toys don’t mean as much when you’re not allowed to play indoors.

Toys don’t mean as much when you’re not allowed to play indoors.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:March 17, 2014
  • Post category:Autobiography/Quandry
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My siblings and I did not take good care of our toys. We did not keep track of pieces. We were never careful with fragile parts. We smashed and crashed…

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Read more about the article A different kind of sibling love

A different kind of sibling love

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:March 17, 2014
  • Post category:Family
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I just can’t imagine that my brother and sister and I were ever as copacetic as my children are when we were little. Yes, my kids are sitting atop a…

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

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