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Read more about the article It seems fairly obvious but perhaps it’s not: You can’t “become” rich if you’re already rich.

It seems fairly obvious but perhaps it’s not: You can’t “become” rich if you’re already rich.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:September 28, 2012
  • Post category:History/Politics
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Mitt Romney: “When I was a boy, I used to think that becoming rich and becoming famous would make me happy. Boy was I right!” I know this video was…

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Read more about the article Reindeer cake

Reindeer cake

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:September 28, 2012
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My daughter’s baby dolls celebrated Baby Teddy’s birthday this evening. In a disturbing turn of events, Baby Reindeer, a staple in my daughter’s menagerie of stuffed friends, was served as…

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Read more about the article I’d rather be lucky than be dead.

I’d rather be lucky than be dead.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:September 27, 2012
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I have a friend for whom everything seems to work out fine regardless of the circumstances. No matter the trouble he may find himself in, the universe invariably intervenes and…

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Read more about the article Should children be permitted to attend funerals?

Should children be permitted to attend funerals?

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:September 27, 2012
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Earlier this week, I joined a panel on the Huffington Post’s online television network to discuss the appropriateness of children attending funerals for deceased friends and relatives. Here is the…

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Read more about the article Ninjas to the rescue. Seriously.

Ninjas to the rescue. Seriously.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:September 26, 2012
  • Post category:Autobiography/Film/Idea
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I enjoy the movies a lot, but I have begun to enter movie theaters with great trepidation, knowing that it takes just one moron to ruin the experience. The idiots…

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Read more about the article My daughter does not like chicken but is an apparent medical expert

My daughter does not like chicken but is an apparent medical expert

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:September 26, 2012
  • Post category:Family
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My three year old daughter had a fever last night. She refuses to take any medicine, and as a three year old, it’s difficult, if not impossible, to force her…

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Read more about the article Little girl in her big girl bed

Little girl in her big girl bed

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  • Post published:September 25, 2012
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It turns out that my daughter’s transition from the crib to a bed was not only effortless but provided me with unforgettable images like these. Though she’s only three years…

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Read more about the article Unfair assumption #2: Smokers are not as smart as nonsmokers.

Unfair assumption #2: Smokers are not as smart as nonsmokers.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:September 25, 2012
  • Post category:Science/Unfair assumptions
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Smokers are not as smart as nonsmokers. Considering the addictive nature of nicotine and the deliberate manipulation of nicotine levels by tobacco companies. this was an assumption that never seemed…

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Two new clinical studies find something that everyone already knew

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:September 24, 2012
  • Post category:Science
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The New York Times (and many other media outlets) have reported on two new randomized clinical trials published in The New England Journal of Medicine that found that removing sugary…

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Read more about the article Another fan of Charlie’s feet

Another fan of Charlie’s feet

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  • Post published:September 24, 2012
  • Post category:Family
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My wife thinks our son’s tiny feet are cute as hell. She is not alone. Most women, and especially mothers, are surprisingly obsessed with baby feet. Charlie’s feet are often…

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