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Rethinking my assault on the institution of coffee

Post author:Matthew Dicks
Post published:July 8, 2011
Post category:Critic Food and Drink
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A follow-up to my attack on the institution of coffee from yesterday: A reader on Goodreads responded to my post with the following: “Coffee is also a ritual, a comfort.…

My personal assault on the institution of coffee

Post author:Matthew Dicks
Post published:July 7, 2011
Post category:Critic Food and Drink
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I am constantly annoyed by the Facebook updates, Twitter posts and verbal declarations regarding the need for coffee, the desire for coffee and the importance of coffee in everyday life.…

An end to their blasted chirping

Post author:Matthew Dicks
Post published:July 7, 2011
Post category:Autobiography
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A couple days ago I met with an arborist to assess the possible pruning of the trees in my backyard. He told me that earlier in the day, he had…

Smothered by love

Post author:Matthew Dicks
Post published:July 7, 2011
Post category:Family
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At least it’s someone else’s cat getting mauled by my daughter for once.

Redundant, and therefore stupid, ad copy.

Post author:Matthew Dicks
Post published:July 6, 2011
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I don’t think that McDonald’s understands the meaning of the word savor. Couldn’t “Relax and enjoy” characterize the word savor rather effectively? So this ad copy essentially reads: For every…

Don’t let your child move back home. Period.

Post author:Matthew Dicks
Post published:July 6, 2011
Post category:Autobiography Idea
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According to a Department of Labor poll, some 85% of college students will be moving back home at some point in their lives. I’m stunned. And frankly disappointed. Yes, I…

I only enjoy reality television when it’s imported from Korea

Post author:Matthew Dicks
Post published:July 6, 2011
Post category:Recommended Reading/Viewing Television
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I haven’t watched any of these singing or talent shows since the first season of American Idol, but this clip from the Korean version of one of those shows is…

Hands off my little girl, buster!

Post author:Matthew Dicks
Post published:July 5, 2011
Post category:Family
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When my wife sends me photos of my daughter from an afternoon of fun, I don’t expect them to be littered with images of some blond-haired interloper who appears to…

Check out my body. Regularly.

Post author:Matthew Dicks
Post published:July 5, 2011
Post category:Quandry
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Over the last week I have heard two stories about men who discovered cancer in their bodies through freak accidents. In the first, a spectator was hit in the head…

This movie poster might be better than the book and the film. And the movie is great.

Post author:Matthew Dicks
Post published:July 4, 2011
Post category:Books Film Recommended Reading/Viewing
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Best movie poster ever. If you can’t tell why, tilt your screen down. Then say, “Whoa.” If you haven’t seen the movie, stop reading immediately and go do so. You…

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Rethinking my assault on the institution of coffee

My personal assault on the institution of coffee

An end to their blasted chirping

Smothered by love

Redundant, and therefore stupid, ad copy.

Don’t let your child move back home. Period.

I only enjoy reality television when it’s imported from Korea

Hands off my little girl, buster!

Check out my body. Regularly.

This movie poster might be better than the book and the film. And the movie is great.

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