Matthew Dicks – Page 527

I will judge you. You should judge me.

Post author:Matthew Dicks
Post published:September 5, 2013
Post category:Critic Current Affairs History/Politics
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I would not support Anthony Weiner for dog catcher in a town without dogs. However, I have no problem with his decision to involve himself in this heated exchange with…

Step 4: Do anything but “ENJOY!”

Post author:Matthew Dicks
Post published:September 4, 2013
Post category:Critic Idea Words
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I can’t stand it when the final step in a series of instructions is something like “Enjoy” or “Have fun!” It belittles the rest of the list. It undermines the…

Early morning despair

Post author:Matthew Dicks
Post published:September 4, 2013
Post category:Family
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How can I leave my house in the morning with anything but abject despair knowing that I am leaving this behind? Sincerely. My children have ruined my mornings.

Do all book critics start out this way?

Post author:Matthew Dicks
Post published:September 3, 2013
Post category:Books Quandry
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I’d much rather see my son become an author like his Daddy than the book critic that seems to be his natural inclination. Nothing wrong with book critics, but I…

Proverb 1.4

Post author:Matthew Dicks
Post published:September 3, 2013
Post category:Proverbs
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Any man who says that he is going to "get in trouble" with his wife over something he has said or done must hand over his penis immediately. We “get…

Proverb 1.3

Post author:Matthew Dicks
Post published:September 2, 2013
Post category:Proverbs
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There is a irrefutable correlation between the number of photographs that a person takes of food and the likelihood that he or she will become my dinner during an apocalypse.

The boy and the girl at the General Store

Post author:Matthew Dicks
Post published:September 2, 2013
Post category:Family
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We stopped at the General Store on the way to the in-law’s house. Elysha and Charlie went inside to purchase some exceptionally overpriced lunch meat. I plopped my daughter down…

Sentimentality has its benefits.

Post author:Matthew Dicks
Post published:September 1, 2013
Post category:Family Idea
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I’m not a sentimental person when it comes to physical objects. I rarely attach meaning to things, even when given to me for specific reasons and by specific people. Truthfully,…

Resolution update: August 2013

Post author:Matthew Dicks
Post published:September 1, 2013
Post category:New Year's Resolutions
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In an effort to hold myself accountable, I post the progress of my yearly goals at the end of each month on this blog. The following are the results through…

Best prank ever

Post author:Matthew Dicks
Post published:August 31, 2013
Post category:Recommended Reading/Viewing
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I pride myself on some outstanding pranks over the years. True moments of embarrassment and surprise perpetrated on my closest friends and colleagues. Nothing has ever come close to this.…