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No kisses for Mommy

Post author:Matthew Dicks
Post published:July 2, 2013
Post category:Family
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I whispered to my daughter, "Go kiss Mommy on the cheek. It'll make her so happy." My daughter's response: "She's already happy." This may be true, but it was beside…

Read more about the article Unfair assumption #12: People who purchase and use amateur fireworks lack intelligence and do not value their fingers appropriately.

Unfair assumption #12: People who purchase and use amateur fireworks lack intelligence and do not value their fingers appropriately.

Post author:Matthew Dicks
Post published:July 1, 2013
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People who purchase and use amateur fireworks lack intelligence and do not value their fingers appropriately. This unfair assumption may have more to do with my fear of exploding objects,…

Resolution update: June 2013

Post author:Matthew Dicks
Post published:July 1, 2013
Post category:New Year's Resolutions
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In an effort to hold myself accountable, I post the progress of my yearly goals at the end of each month on this blog. The following are the results through…

13 things that make me happy

Post author:Matthew Dicks
Post published:June 30, 2013
Post category:Autobiography
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Former acquisitions editor Jennifer Pooley wrote a post on her blog entitled “13 things that make me happy.” Nothing on her list actually makes me happy (#1 comes the closest,…

First marks

Post author:Matthew Dicks
Post published:June 29, 2013
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My son, Charlie, made his first marks on paper while waiting for our meals at a local restaurant. Perhaps this is just the beginning. Maybe he will be following in…

Sperm, sticks and downright douchebaggery

Post author:Matthew Dicks
Post published:June 28, 2013
Post category:Current Affairs
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TIME recently posted a piece entitled A Dozen Random Goods & Services Selling Unusually Well Right Now. A few were particularly notable to me. American SpermIn Canada, Australia, the United…

Father-son discussion

Post author:Matthew Dicks
Post published:June 28, 2013
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I’m sure that we will have some serious and unpleasant discussions in the future, but the conversations that my son and I have today aren’t too bad, especially when only…

“In The Night Kitchen” relies on the penis for its success and notoriety.

Post author:Matthew Dicks
Post published:June 27, 2013
Post category:Books Critic Recommended Reading/Viewing
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This reading of In the Night Kitchen got a lot of attention on the Internet last week with the passing of James Gandolfini. And Gandolfini delivers a spectacular reading of…

In the wake of the Supreme Court’s DOMA ruling, I can’t help but accentuate the negative

Post author:Matthew Dicks
Post published:June 26, 2013
Post category:Critic History/Politics
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I think it says a lot about me that as happy as I am about the Supreme Court’s ruling striking down the Defense of Marriage Act, I take infinitely more…