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Read more about the article Happy 70th anniversary

Happy 70th anniversary

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:March 22, 2013
  • Post category:Family
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My Aunt Diane has informed me that today would have been my grandparents 70th anniversary. Albert Mandeville and Irene Rondeau were married at Precious Blood Church in Woonsocket, Rhode Island…

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Read more about the article Do Not Read List

Do Not Read List

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:March 22, 2013
  • Post category:Books
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I can’t remember the last time I was anti-book, but in this case, I agree wholeheartedly.

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Read more about the article Standing up! First time!

Standing up! First time!

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:March 22, 2013
  • Post category:Family
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The big guy pulled himself up for the first time last week. Part of me was so damn proud of him. A bigger part of me wanted to knock him…

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Read more about the article I’m back.

I’m back.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:March 21, 2013
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Sorry, dear reader, for my recent absence. Rest assured it was the result of a lack of ideas or two days of oversleep or even death. I mention the death…

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Read more about the article I invited Bill Clinton and Oprah to our wedding. Their response was not surprising.

I invited Bill Clinton and Oprah to our wedding. Their response was not surprising.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:March 18, 2013
  • Post category:Autobiography/Current Affairs
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Last week lesbian student Kirsten Bledsoe asked actress Mila Kunis to be her date for her college cotillion via YouTube. She is still waiting for a response. When Elysha and…

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Read more about the article The bogeyman goes straight. But he’s still a bogeyman to me.

The bogeyman goes straight. But he’s still a bogeyman to me.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:March 18, 2013
  • Post category:Autobiography
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Two years ago I wrote about the Blackstone Valley sniper on this blog. In a post entitled Childhood Bogeyman Returns, I wrote: When I was a kid, my town and…

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Read more about the article Two favorite songs? Is that even possible?

Two favorite songs? Is that even possible?

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:March 17, 2013
  • Post category:Music
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A client for an upcoming wedding told me that his mother’s two favorite songs are The Isley Brother’s Twist and Shout and Bob Dylan’s Forever Young. Two songs. I can’t…

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Read more about the article I was forced to parent like a lunatic for a night. It wasn’t pretty.

I was forced to parent like a lunatic for a night. It wasn’t pretty.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:March 17, 2013
  • Post category:Critic/Family
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On Friday night we spent the night in New York City at a friend’s apartment. They are vacationing in Florida and were kind enough to let us stay at their…

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Read more about the article Mommy and Charlie clapping

Mommy and Charlie clapping

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:March 16, 2013
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It’s the simple things, like watching my son and wife clapping, that I will try to hold onto in my mind as long as I can.

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Read more about the article Competitive, creative to-do listing: Which do you think is best?

Competitive, creative to-do listing: Which do you think is best?

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:March 16, 2013
  • Post category:Idea/Quandry
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I used to think that this to-do list was the best ever. In response to its greatness, I produced a series of my own creative to-do lists. The first one…

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