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Read more about the article Corrections

Corrections

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:February 4, 2024
  • Post category:Uncategorized

For the record, this New York Times story from 2009 on famed news anchor Walter Cronkite, known for his adherence to the facts, is comprised of exactly 1,000 words. The…

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Read more about the article Why I Hate Wes Anderson films

Why I Hate Wes Anderson films

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:February 3, 2024
  • Post category:Uncategorized

The reason why I don't like Wes Anderson films is a simple one: I want to forget that I'm watching a movie. I want to get lost in the story.…

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Read more about the article Self confidence looks like this

Self confidence looks like this

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:February 2, 2024
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Thin-skinned monsters roam the Earth. They are the kind of people who fall apart at the slightest criticism. Can't make fun of themselves. Can't stand being the butt of any…

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Read more about the article Resolution update: January 2024

Resolution update: January 2024

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:February 1, 2024
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Every month, I report the progress of my yearly goals to monitor progress (or the lack thereof) and hold myself accountable.   The following are the results from January 2024.…

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Read more about the article I deserve better

I deserve better

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:January 31, 2024
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One of my students said that I'm "a wretched man with lifeless eyes." Later that day, I told Clara what my student said. Her response: "Only sometimes." Children are terrible.

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Read more about the article Three best parenting decisions

Three best parenting decisions

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:January 29, 2024
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Last week, I posted my lessons learned after 15 years of parenting. Today, I'll add this (upon request from the parent of a newborn and a pregnant mother): The Three…

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Read more about the article Scouting in 2024

Scouting in 2024

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:January 28, 2024
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Charlie is away this weekend, camping with the Scouts. He's actually sleeping in a cabin, so I don't really think of it as camping. In my hundreds of nights spent…

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Read more about the article St. Paul’s All Women City Council

St. Paul’s All Women City Council

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:January 27, 2024
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Have you heard the news out of St. Paul, Minnesota? For the first time in the capital city's history, the people of St. Paul have elected an all-female City Council.…

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Read more about the article 36 Lessons Learned While Parenting

36 Lessons Learned While Parenting

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:January 26, 2024
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My daughter celebrated her fifteenth birthday yesterday - January 25. Happy birthday, Clara. When she turned two years old, I posted a list of lessons learned from two years of…

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Read more about the article Messages from readers sometimes even surprise me

Messages from readers sometimes even surprise me

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:January 25, 2024
  • Post category:Uncategorized

There's nothing unusual with someone: Purchasing Storyworthy - my book on storytelling Reading to the end of chapter 2 Downloading The Moth app Listening to the latest episode from the…

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