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Read more about the article Too much like Daddy

Too much like Daddy

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:April 10, 2012
  • Post category:Family
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She’s only three years old, but she is already exhibiting some of my least favorable qualities: Wife: You should try the green ice cream. I bet you'd like it. Daughter:…

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Read more about the article Gratitude journal: Dancing in the kitchen

Gratitude journal: Dancing in the kitchen

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:April 10, 2012
  • Post category:Family/Gratitude Journal
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Tonight I am grateful for the ten minutes of after dinner-dancing that my daughter and I did in the kitchen at her bequest. The music, selected by my wife, included…

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Read more about the article When was I supposed to tell him that she is pregnant?

When was I supposed to tell him that she is pregnant?

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:April 9, 2012
  • Post category:Quandry
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I saw my friend, Gary, last week. He’s an engineer at Pratt and Whitney, and he served as a judge in my annual science fair. I have known Gary for…

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Read more about the article Gratitude journal: Plentiful Easter

Gratitude journal: Plentiful Easter

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:April 9, 2012
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Tonight I am grateful for many things: Great friends who have a knack of making us feel like family on days like today. My daughter’s spontaneous and unprecedented sharing of…

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Read more about the article Ant killer turned ant savior

Ant killer turned ant savior

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:April 8, 2012
  • Post category:Family
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Our home has been invaded by ants. Today one was crawling across the table. My three year old daughter, Clara, spotted it first. Then my wife, Elysha, saw it. She…

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My Wikipedia dream

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:April 8, 2012
  • Post category:Web/Tech
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It’s my dream that someday I will click on the Wikipedia app on my phone, and the featured article of the day will be the same article that brought me…

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Gratitude journal: Peanut free Easter candy

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:April 8, 2012
  • Post category:Family/Food and Drink/Gratitude Journal
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Tonight I am grateful to Tootsie Roll Industries, the makers of Andes Candies and Junior Mints, for specifically stating on their packaging that these products are manufactured in facilities that…

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Instagram Budo

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:April 7, 2012
  • Post category:MEMOIRS OF AN IMAGINARY FRIEND items
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Someone posted this to Instagram yesterday. It’s a photograph of the back cover of the UK edition of Memoirs of an Imaginary Friend, enhanced by one of Instagram’s filters. I…

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Read more about the article Waiting for Daddy

Waiting for Daddy

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:April 7, 2012
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My daughter spent the night with friends last week while we attended a 90th birthday celebration for my wife’s grandmother in the city. It was Clara’s first overnight stay with…

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Read more about the article Gratitude journal: WordPress

Gratitude journal: WordPress

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:April 6, 2012
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Tonight I am grateful to WordPress, the website and blogging platform that I now use.  Thanks to the good folks at Foliovision, I recently migrated my blog from TypePad to…

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