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Read more about the article Safety warnings ignored at risk to Lamby

Safety warnings ignored at risk to Lamby

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:August 29, 2012
  • Post category:Family
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Apparently my daughter has chosen to ignore the recent Bumbo seat safety recall. I found this in the living room today: How do I tell her that the sunglasses won’t…

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Read more about the article Impromptu driving range

Impromptu driving range

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:August 29, 2012
  • Post category:Moth/Sports
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For someone who loves golf and entrepreneurism as much as me, I thought this was impressive: While waiting in line for a Moth StorySLAM last week in SoHo, I watched…

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Read more about the article The lowest forms of human communication

The lowest forms of human communication

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:August 28, 2012
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The following are the four lowest forms of human communication, in no specific order. I’m willing to consider additions to the list, so please feel free to offer me your…

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First haircut accomplished.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:August 28, 2012
  • Post category:Family
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After allowing our daughter’s hair to grow past her waist, my wife and I decided that it was time for my daughter’s first haircut. We expected it to go poorly.…

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Read more about the article This is not supposed to be a complicated game.

This is not supposed to be a complicated game.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:August 27, 2012
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My daughter doesn’t understand tag. She thinks that the person who is “It” is the one who is supposed to be chased. She points her finger at me, shouts, “You’re…

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Read more about the article Alex Pareene’s takedown of Andy Borowitz’s humor in Salon is a joke.

Alex Pareene’s takedown of Andy Borowitz’s humor in Salon is a joke.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:August 27, 2012
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Alex Pareene wrote a take down of humorist Andy Borowitz that I found so infantile that I felt obliged to write a take down of his take down here, even…

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Read more about the article The many faces of Charles Wallace

The many faces of Charles Wallace

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:August 26, 2012
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Read more about the article Personal competition gets stuff done

Personal competition gets stuff done

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:August 26, 2012
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A post on Time Management Ninja entitled Be More Productive by Making Your Life a Game struck a chord with me. While I do not adhere strictly to the premise…

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Read more about the article The most critical lessons that I teach my students each year

The most critical lessons that I teach my students each year

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:August 25, 2012
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As I prepare to re-enter the classroom next week for another year of teaching, I was thinking about some of the most important lessons that I will attempt to impart…

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Read more about the article She expects me to read her mind

She expects me to read her mind

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:August 25, 2012
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This morning my daughter was making up a new song about a “twirly swing” at the park. She was in the midst of creation, inventing the lyrics and the melody…

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