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Read more about the article Every Daddy’s dream

Every Daddy’s dream

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:August 31, 2013
  • Post category:Family
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A smiling, little boy with a golf club in hand, wearing an RJ Julia Booksellers tee-shirt and riding a fire truck. Perfection in its purest form.

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Read more about the article Unbridled enthusiasm

Unbridled enthusiasm

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:August 30, 2013
  • Post category:Family/Teaching
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I’m always a little excited about the new school year, but that excitement is always tempered by the fact that it spells the end of my summer vacation. This is…

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Read more about the article So close to joy!

So close to joy!

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:August 30, 2013
  • Post category:Sports
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Can you believe this? So close to losing. So close to deserved heartbreak. So close to unbelievably joyous schadenfreude.

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Read more about the article Left handers rejoice! Ink smears be gone!

Left handers rejoice! Ink smears be gone!

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:August 29, 2013
  • Post category:Teaching/The Writing Process
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My friend (and fictional character), Mrs. Gosk, has a tradition of giving me a new pen at the onset of every new school year. This year she has outdone herself,…

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Read more about the article I still want my $25,000 back, damn it.

I still want my $25,000 back, damn it.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:August 29, 2013
  • Post category:Autobiography/Current Affairs
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George Zimmerman has asked that the state of Florida to reimburse him for up to $300,000 for expenses he incurred while successfully defending himself in court after shooting and killing…

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Read more about the article If you’re still upset about a forgotten wedding gift, the blame my lie in your genetic code.

If you’re still upset about a forgotten wedding gift, the blame my lie in your genetic code.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:August 28, 2013
  • Post category:Critic
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From a New York Times piece entitled When You Can’t Forget the Gifts You Didn’t Get: In the hierarchy of social transgressions, the wedding-gift omission, for some, is a sin…

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Read more about the article Shortcomings and Flaws: 2013

Shortcomings and Flaws: 2013

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:August 28, 2013
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A reader once accused me of being materialistic after I wrote about my lack of a favorite number, specifically criticizing me for saying that when it comes to my salary,…

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Book lover today. Reader tomorrow.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:August 27, 2013
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She can't actually read much yet, but she has all of the proper reading behaviors, and she loves books. She looks like a reader. The words aren't from behind.

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Not quite me.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:August 27, 2013
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A friend sent me this, saying it made him think of me. “Me?” I asked. “Not you,” he said. “The exact opposite of you.” This made a lot more sense…

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Little Elton John

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:August 27, 2013
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Is it me, or is there a definite resemblance?

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