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Read more about the article Gratitude journal: The cat-saving, stain-removing, near-miraculous SpotBot

Gratitude journal: The cat-saving, stain-removing, near-miraculous SpotBot

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:February 19, 2012
  • Post category:Gratitude Journal
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Tonight I am grateful for the Bissell SpotBot, which has saved our cat’s life on numerous occasions, including today.  Owen is prone to vomiting, as cats are wont to do,…

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Read more about the article Why learning to write well matters.

Why learning to write well matters.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:February 19, 2012
  • Post category:Critic/Teaching/Words
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There is a policy in my classroom that requests submitted in writing receive greater consideration than those that are not. Also, the quality of the writing has a direct impact…

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Read more about the article Gratitude journal: The Cadbury Crème Egg

Gratitude journal: The Cadbury Crème Egg

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:February 18, 2012
  • Post category:Food and Drink
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Tonight I am grateful for the Cadbury Crème Egg. It is a perfect piece of candy in terms of its components, composition, and seasonality. And I take the consumption of…

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Read more about the article Movie crusade update

Movie crusade update

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:February 18, 2012
  • Post category:Film
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In regards to my crusade to ban infants from all movie theaters comes this small update: It would appear that AMC Loews closest to my home (Plainville, CT) has policy…

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Read more about the article Not cool.

Not cool.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:February 18, 2012
  • Post category:Autobiography
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As I occasionally pick away at my memoir, I stumble upon facts from my life that do not seem as surprising or glaring until they stare back at me from…

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Read more about the article Gratitude journal: A lack of sensitivity

Gratitude journal: A lack of sensitivity

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:February 17, 2012
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Tonight I am grateful for the general lack of sensitivity amongst my closest friends. I have not always been the most careful person when it comes to my words, and…

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Read more about the article Falik took the bathroom. What should Dicks name?

Falik took the bathroom. What should Dicks name?

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:February 17, 2012
  • Post category:Current Affairs/Quandry
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William Falik is my kind of guy. In honor of his father’s 100th birthday, he donated $100,000 dollars to Harvard Law School in order to provide financial assistance to students…

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Read more about the article Gratitude journal: My daughter’s illiteracy

Gratitude journal: My daughter’s illiteracy

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:February 16, 2012
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Eventually I would like my three-year old daughter to become a more than proficient reader, but tonight I found myself exceedingly grateful that she could not read a single word…

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Read more about the article Weeping, I tell you. WEEPING.

Weeping, I tell you. WEEPING.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:February 16, 2012
  • Post category:Film
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One more note on my Valentines Day movie experience: The trailer for the new 3-D release of Titanic preceded our film. Halfway through the trailer, I heard a sudden weeping…

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Read more about the article Baby-in-the-movie follow-up and the start of a new crusade

Baby-in-the-movie follow-up and the start of a new crusade

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:February 16, 2012
  • Post category:Film
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I contacted the manager of the theater where my wife and I saw The Descendants on Valentines Day. I explained our experience in detail and spoke for quite a while…

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