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Read more about the article Speak Up storyteller: Diana Spechler

Speak Up storyteller: Diana Spechler

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:November 8, 2013
  • Post category:Speak Up/Storytelling
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Our next Speak Up storytelling event is on Saturday, November 9, at 8:00 at Real Art Ways in Hartford. Tickets can be purchased online here or purchased at the door,…

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Read more about the article Nothing better than a compliment and schadenfreude sandwich

Nothing better than a compliment and schadenfreude sandwich

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:November 7, 2013
  • Post category:Autobiography
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I have a 34 year-old colleague who thought that: I was younger than him. Our 30 year-old colleague was older than both of us.  The combination of compliment and schadenfreude…

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Read more about the article The joy of Halloween has returned, even without the eggs.

The joy of Halloween has returned, even without the eggs.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:November 7, 2013
  • Post category:Family
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Since graduating from high school, Halloween has taken a slow, inexorable slide toward mediocrity. Take away the candy, the eggs, the toilet paper, the soap and the seemingly endless array…

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Read more about the article The peril of Pop Tarts

The peril of Pop Tarts

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:November 6, 2013
  • Post category:Food and Drink
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I can’t eat Pop Tarts anymore, even though I love them with all my heart. I can’t buy a box of Pop Tarts because it’s impossible to eat just one…

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Read more about the article Joaquin Phoenix is her uncle!

Joaquin Phoenix is her uncle!

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:November 6, 2013
  • Post category:Family
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Astounding news, discovered only because New York magazine just happened to be lying on the table during lunch. Oddly enough, it was this image that attracted my daughter to the…

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Read more about the article Speak Up storyteller: Micaela Blei

Speak Up storyteller: Micaela Blei

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:November 6, 2013
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Our next Speak Up storytelling event is on Saturday, November 9, at 8:00 at Real Art Ways in Hartford. Tickets can be purchased online here or purchased at the door,…

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Read more about the article Speak Up storytellers: James Bengiovanni

Speak Up storytellers: James Bengiovanni

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:November 6, 2013
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Our next Speak Up storytelling event is on Saturday, November 9, at 8:00 at Real Art Ways in Hartford. Tickets can be purchased online here or purchased at the door,…

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Read more about the article Speak Up storytellers: Plato Karafelis

Speak Up storytellers: Plato Karafelis

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:November 6, 2013
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Our next Speak Up storytelling event is on Saturday, November 9, at 8:00 at Real Art Ways in Hartford. Tickets can be purchased online here or purchased at the door,…

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Read more about the article My children ruined my Patriots game day perfection.

My children ruined my Patriots game day perfection.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:November 5, 2013
  • Post category:Family/Sports
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Attending Sunday’s Patriots-Steelers game was pretty great. In addition to an outstanding game, our tailgate party was about a dozen strong, including a couple friends who I hadn’t seen in…

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Read more about the article You’re making your insomnia worse. Get out of bed and do something great.

You’re making your insomnia worse. Get out of bed and do something great.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:November 5, 2013
  • Post category:Idea/Science
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Author Nichole Berneir tweeted the following last week: One thing that made a tremendous difference in my productivity & happiness a year ago: Instead of fighting insomnia, get up and…

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