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Read more about the article Politics of Competitive Board Gaming Among Friends

Politics of Competitive Board Gaming Among Friends

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:February 11, 2013
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You’re going to love this. I promise. It’s as if characters from any one of my novels were ripped from the pages and brought to life.

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Read more about the article Sticking the in-laws in an elaborate doghouse just might be the perfect solution

Sticking the in-laws in an elaborate doghouse just might be the perfect solution

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:February 10, 2013
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Five years ago I tried to convince my in-laws to buy the house next door to us. It would’ve been perfect. Small, inexpensive and a stone’s throw from my front…

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Read more about the article Time is entirely subjective. Just ask a toddler who has been asked to wait one minute.

Time is entirely subjective. Just ask a toddler who has been asked to wait one minute.

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  • Post published:February 10, 2013
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It’s long for the Internet but well worth it.

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Read more about the article Before you start thinking that this storm is anything like ‘78…

Before you start thinking that this storm is anything like ‘78…

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:February 9, 2013
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I was seven years old during the Blizzard of ‘78, and I will never forget it. I lived in Blackstone, Massachusetts at the time, within one of the most impacted…

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Read more about the article The end of wet dog smell is just the beginning

The end of wet dog smell is just the beginning

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  • Post published:February 9, 2013
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Brace yourself for the most amazing video of 2013. Featuring the most amazing product of 2013. Just imagine the applications: Apply to your dog’s fur on a rainy daySurreptitiously apply…

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Read more about the article Don’t eat the poor lobster.

Don’t eat the poor lobster.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:February 8, 2013
  • Post category:Food and Drink

About 200 years ago, the lobster was regarded by most Americans as a filthy, bottom-feeding scavenger unfit for consumption by civilized people. Frequently ground up and used as fertilizer, the…

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Read more about the article Gold diggers begone!

Gold diggers begone!

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:February 7, 2013
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"Money impresses lazy girls. For those who work hard, a man with money is just a bonus, not a ladder" - Unknown No, he shouldn’t even be a bonus. A…

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Read more about the article Should I hope that my children struggle as much as I did?

Should I hope that my children struggle as much as I did?

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  • Post published:February 7, 2013
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The Atlantic recently ran a piece entitled Why Parents Need to Let Their Children Fail. Written by a teacher, it describes a recent study that examined overparenting, a phenomenon characterized…

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Read more about the article She loved me first for my storytelling

She loved me first for my storytelling

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:February 5, 2013
  • Post category:Autobiography/Storytelling

I’ve been working on a story for The Moth about the beginning of my relationship with my wife and some of the more uncharacteristically awkward and foolish decisions that I…

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Read more about the article Save money. Choose only imaginary friends.

Save money. Choose only imaginary friends.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:February 5, 2013
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First it was Best Western. Now this.

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