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Read more about the article There may be things that are fun to squeeze, but this umbrella ain’t one of them.

There may be things that are fun to squeeze, but this umbrella ain’t one of them.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:May 15, 2013
  • Post category:Critic/Words
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I don’t hate this new umbrella design. I just don’t think it solves an existing problem. I just don’t think people are suffering from an inability to text in the…

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Read more about the article The secret to my success

The secret to my success

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:May 14, 2013
  • Post category:Idea
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Befriend as many great and talented people who are also willing to tolerate me and my friendship as possible. Then stand close to them. Mention their names in conversation often.…

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Read more about the article Small victories on the golf course

Small victories on the golf course

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:May 14, 2013
  • Post category:Sports
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Professional golfer Lee Westwood missed the ball completely at last weekend’s Player’s Championship. Yes, he had to hit a tree in order to miss, but still, he missed the ball.…

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Read more about the article How To Be A Grownup in 10 Steps

How To Be A Grownup in 10 Steps

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:May 13, 2013
  • Post category:Books/Idea
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Kelly Williams Brown's book Adulting: How to Become a Grown-Up in 468 Easy(ish) Steps is reportedly “the most helpful guide to becoming a successful adult you'll ever find.” Publisher’s Weekly…

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Read more about the article 107 Federal Street back in business

107 Federal Street back in business

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:May 13, 2013
  • Post category:Autobiography/Recommended Reading/Viewing
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My sister and I write a blog together about our childhood called 107 Federal Street (our childhood home address). It’s my underhanded way of mining my sister for stories about…

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Read more about the article Speak Up date announced!

Speak Up date announced!

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:May 13, 2013
  • Post category:Speak Up/Storytelling
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Please mark your calendars! Our next Speak Up storytelling event will take place on Saturday, September 28 at 7:00 PM at Real Art Ways in Hartford, CT. We are currently…

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Read more about the article I’m not spiteful. I’m “aggressively moralistic.”

I’m not spiteful. I’m “aggressively moralistic.”

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:May 12, 2013
  • Post category:Autobiography/Idea
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For a long time, I have claimed that spite is one of the best reasons to do anything. I’ve cited examples in which authors and scientists have used spite to…

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Read more about the article The perfect Mother’s Day gift or the worst Mother’s Day gift of all time? I’m not sure.

The perfect Mother’s Day gift or the worst Mother’s Day gift of all time? I’m not sure.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:May 12, 2013
  • Post category:Books/Family
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I bought my wife a cookbook for Mother’s Day. It was a book that my daughter and son were going to give her as their gift. I was extremely proud…

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Read more about the article Always re-configuring her environment

Always re-configuring her environment

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:May 11, 2013
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Read more about the article Jack’s magic beans have a better chance of working than this.

Jack’s magic beans have a better chance of working than this.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:May 11, 2013
  • Post category:Autobiography/Science
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I live in a perpetual state of existential crisis. Though I may have been born this way, I suspect that two near-death experiences and an armed robbery that left me…

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