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Read more about the article Little biker dude

Little biker dude

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:October 3, 2013
  • Post category:Family
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He can’t pedal yet (or even reach the pedals), but that isn’t stopping him from loving his tricycle. We may have a future biker on our hands.    

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Read more about the article I want credit for not being a jerk. Is that too much to ask?

I want credit for not being a jerk. Is that too much to ask?

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:October 2, 2013
  • Post category:Autobiography/Idea
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I am known amongst my friends for my tendency to take credit (and sometimes demand it) for exercising restraint. A person irritates or annoys me, and rather than firing off…

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Read more about the article My daughter’s inaccurate self portrait

My daughter’s inaccurate self portrait

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:October 2, 2013
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I love it, but I have to say, it doesn’t look anything like her.

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Read more about the article Marital advice courtesy of a Moth StorySLAM victory

Marital advice courtesy of a Moth StorySLAM victory

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:October 1, 2013
  • Post category:Moth/Storytelling
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A friend and I attended The Moth’s StorySLAM at the Bitter End last night. He’s about 15 years younger than me, and while we waited in line outside the club,…

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Read more about the article A recap of this weekend’s Speak Up event, plus an update on the future of Speak Up

A recap of this weekend’s Speak Up event, plus an update on the future of Speak Up

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:September 30, 2013
  • Post category:Speak Up/Storytelling
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Thanks to everyone who came out to Speak Up on Saturday night. The event was an enormous success, with an enthusiastic, standing-room only audience of more than 200 people. Real…

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Read more about the article She’s in preschool and already criticizing God

She’s in preschool and already criticizing God

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:September 30, 2013
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As a reluctant atheist, it will be interesting to watch how my children’s belief in God develops. Part of my hopes that they are able to find the faith that…

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Read more about the article The kind of love that I was probably too much of a jerk to experience firsthand

The kind of love that I was probably too much of a jerk to experience firsthand

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:September 29, 2013
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I can’t help but wonder if my sister and I ever spent time like this when we were little. I don’t think so, which makes me so sad for me…

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Read more about the article The Patriots are proof-positive that perspective is hard, if not impossible

The Patriots are proof-positive that perspective is hard, if not impossible

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:September 28, 2013
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A friend and fellow Patriots season ticket holder sent this to me yesterday in one of the weekly email exchanges that we have prior to every game. I thought it…

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Read more about the article Assuming a supervisory role

Assuming a supervisory role

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:September 28, 2013
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I told Clara that we needed to find the remote control if she wanted to watch Arthur. “Can you help me find it? I asked. “Sure,” she said. “You go…

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Read more about the article A good old fashioned book mobile!

A good old fashioned book mobile!

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:September 27, 2013
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Look what we found in the midst of a poorly advertised festival in downtown Hartford last weekend: An actual book mobile! Operated by Penguin Books, it was a joy to…

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