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Read more about the article It’s a girl!

It’s a girl!

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:April 2, 2012
  • Post category:Family
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At least that’s what my daughter thinks. She refuses to even acknowledge the possibility that her future sibling could be a boy.  Note her use of distraction and the the…

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Read more about the article Gratitude journal: The denial of ice cream

Gratitude journal: The denial of ice cream

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:April 1, 2012
  • Post category:Gratitude Journal
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Tonight I am grateful that I did not grow up in Park Slope in 2012 where lunatic parents are attempting to ban ice cream trucks from the public parks because…

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Read more about the article Resolution update: March 2012

Resolution update: March 2012

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:April 1, 2012
  • Post category:New Year's Resolutions
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A mixed bag this month. Outstanding progress on some fronts and pathetic results on others. Not sure how to feel about it. 1. Don’t die. Unless I am currently starring…

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Read more about the article Anti-Barney rhetoric proves to be effective

Anti-Barney rhetoric proves to be effective

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:April 1, 2012
  • Post category:Television
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My wife and I think Barney and Friends is a dumb television show. Granted we have never actually watched the program, but we can just tell.  In an effort to…

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Read more about the article Gratitude journal: Location location location

Gratitude journal: Location location location

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:April 1, 2012
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Tonight I find myself grateful for my location. I live in Newington, CT, two towns over from the state capitol of Hartford and in the relative center of the state.…

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Read more about the article I will marry you: 3 things to look for when hiring a wedding officiant

I will marry you: 3 things to look for when hiring a wedding officiant

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:March 31, 2012
  • Post category:Autobiography/Idea
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From a New York Times piece entitled The Officiant Among Us: FOR generations, getting married meant solemnly standing before an authority figure charged with upholding the rules of civil society…

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Read more about the article The Pteranodon song

The Pteranodon song

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:March 31, 2012
  • Post category:Family/Music
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My daughter loves dinosaurs and she loves music, so a combination of the two was inevitable, albeit slightly bizarre. And very cute.

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Read more about the article Gratitude journal: Surprise

Gratitude journal: Surprise

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:March 30, 2012
  • Post category:Gratitude Journal/MEMOIRS OF AN IMAGINARY FRIEND items
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Tonight I am grateful for the potential for surprise that fills my life as an author. Today my agent informed me that we had received an offer from a French…

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Read more about the article Memoirs of an Imaginary Friend: An audio preview

Memoirs of an Imaginary Friend: An audio preview

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:March 30, 2012
  • Post category:MEMOIRS OF AN IMAGINARY FRIEND items/Publishing/SOMETHING MISSING Items
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The first two chapters of the audio version of Memoirs of an Imaginary Friend are available for preview here. The book is narrated by Matthew Brown, which seems apropos considering…

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Read more about the article Gratitude journal: A stolen kiss

Gratitude journal: A stolen kiss

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:March 29, 2012
  • Post category:Family/Gratitude Journal
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Tonight I am grateful for a stolen kiss, which wasn’t really stolen considering it was requested that I steal it. After putting Clara in her crib, I asked for a…

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