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Read more about the article No way, Jose.

No way, Jose.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:August 16, 2013
  • Post category:Words
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Sometimes the less correct word choice is the better word choice. Case in point:  AP Style tip: Velcro is a trademark for nylon material that can be pressed together for…

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Read more about the article Best prisoner’s dilemma ever

Best prisoner’s dilemma ever

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:August 15, 2013
  • Post category:Recommended Reading/Viewing
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This is a classic case of the prisoner’s dilemma. Though it is incredibly unorthodox, I think it’s played brilliantly.

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Read more about the article Credit this blog for last night’s Moth StorySLAM victory

Credit this blog for last night’s Moth StorySLAM victory

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:August 14, 2013
  • Post category:Moth/Storytelling
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When I started blogging in 2004, people thought it was silly. They believed that it represented an unpolished, unprofessional form of writing that would go unread and unnoticed and eventually…

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Read more about the article You know that you’ve hit the big time when…

You know that you’ve hit the big time when…

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:August 14, 2013
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Elysha pointed out that the toy that my son was playing with (which she picked up in a consignment shop last week) was Gordon from Sesame Street. Just imagine what…

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Read more about the article Neither true nor universally acknowledged

Neither true nor universally acknowledged

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:August 13, 2013
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My wife’s favorite first line from literature comes Pride and Prejudice: “It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in…

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Read more about the article Don’t text and drive.

Don’t text and drive.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:August 13, 2013
  • Post category:Film/Recommended Reading/Viewing
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This amazing and devastating documentary from legendary director Werner Herzog should be required viewing for anyone who drives a car and owns a cell phone. I don’t text and drive.…

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Read more about the article Susan Cain is right about most things, but she is wrong about death

Susan Cain is right about most things, but she is wrong about death

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:August 12, 2013
  • Post category:Critic/Idea
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Author Susan Cain posted this in response to her reading from the Book of Ecclesiastes: I don’t know why everyone talks about the fear of death. I love life, but…

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Read more about the article Which would you prefer: The super supportive or hyper-critical spouse?

Which would you prefer: The super supportive or hyper-critical spouse?

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:August 11, 2013
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My wife and I attended a storytelling performance recently. A guy in his late twenties took the stage and told a story. He made great efforts to be funny but…

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Read more about the article Elaborate prom proposals are happening. Promposals, they call them. They are stupid.

Elaborate prom proposals are happening. Promposals, they call them. They are stupid.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:August 10, 2013
  • Post category:Autobiography/Critic/Recommended Reading/Viewing
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I am the veteran of the prom season. In my youth, I attended a total of seven proms. I attended both my junior and senior proms with my high school…

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Read more about the article I use the word “bigot” instead of “homophobic.” You should, too. Here’s why.

I use the word “bigot” instead of “homophobic.” You should, too. Here’s why.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:August 9, 2013
  • Post category:Critic/Words
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A reader noted my tendency to use the words bigot and bigotry in lieu of homophobia or homophobic when describing an idiot who is prejudiced against or hates homosexuals. Observant…

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