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A rare glimpse at a master teacher at work

Post author:Matthew Dicks
Post published:May 23, 2012
Post category:Science Teaching
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Hans Rosling is an incredible teacher. One of the best I have ever seen. I was completely mesmerized by his TED Talk despite my initial lack of interest in the…

Go to bed!

Post author:Matthew Dicks
Post published:May 22, 2012
Post category:Books Family
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Our new favorite video. It involves Clara and a book, of course.

Deathbed regrets revisited: 2012

Post author:Matthew Dicks
Post published:May 22, 2012
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Two years ago, in response to a piece listing the most frequent death bed regrets of the dying, I listed what I thought would be my most likely death bed…

I don’t like hot drinks. I may be a thermal taster. Kind of like a superhero.

Post author:Matthew Dicks
Post published:May 21, 2012
Post category:Food and Drink
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I don’t drink coffee, which places me in an extreme minority, at least among my friends and colleagues. I also do not drink tea or even hot chocolate. For years,…

Ranking Stephen King’s 62 books: Some minor quibbling on my part

Post author:Matthew Dicks
Post published:May 21, 2012
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Vulture recently ranked Stephen King’s 62 books. Not an easy task, and overall, I think they did a surprisingly good job. I have read all but one of King’s books…

A rare moment of recollection

Post author:Matthew Dicks
Post published:May 20, 2012
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On our brother and sister blog, I responded to my sister’s recent post about our childhood babysitting misadventures and had an opportunity to correct her recollection of an event that…

This is absolutely true for men. Not so sure about women.

Post author:Matthew Dicks
Post published:May 20, 2012
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I saw this quote on Twitter last week, posted by a woman: “Men socialize by insulting each other, but they really don't mean it. Women socialize by complimenting each other,…

Three bits of wedding advice at the beginning of wedding season

Post author:Matthew Dicks
Post published:May 19, 2012
Post category:Idea
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The wedding season has begun. Last week my DJ partner and I worked our first wedding of the year. As the reception came to a close, I had a few…

Smart men thinking stupid things about death

Post author:Matthew Dicks
Post published:May 18, 2012
Post category:Critic Words
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I love both of these guys, but I couldn’t disagree with them more on this subject. "There are so many beautiful things which I will have to leave when I…

I threw cases of French fries against walls to relieve stress.

Post author:Matthew Dicks
Post published:May 18, 2012
Post category:Autobiography Idea
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I found this new business idea rather intriguing: Donna Alexander is the founder of the aptly-named Anger Room, probably the only business in the world that begs you to break…

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A rare glimpse at a master teacher at work

Go to bed!

Deathbed regrets revisited: 2012

I don’t like hot drinks. I may be a thermal taster. Kind of like a superhero.

Ranking Stephen King’s 62 books: Some minor quibbling on my part

A rare moment of recollection

This is absolutely true for men. Not so sure about women.

Three bits of wedding advice at the beginning of wedding season

Smart men thinking stupid things about death

I threw cases of French fries against walls to relieve stress.

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