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Read more about the article Toilet for the win

Toilet for the win

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:March 3, 2024
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Years ago, on the way to Florida, my best friend and I played the “Best of All-Time” game, in which competitors must argue for the best of all time in…

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Read more about the article Cinemetic quandaries

Cinemetic quandaries

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:March 2, 2024
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When Darth Vader is chasing Luke Skywalker down the trench of the Death Star in Star Wars: A New Hope, he notes that “the Force is strong with this one.”…

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Read more about the article Resolution update: February 2024

Resolution update: February 2024

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:March 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 February 2024.…

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Read more about the article Teach people how to deal with you

Teach people how to deal with you

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:February 29, 2024
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I was speaking to a business associate last week. She and I exchange a great deal of work regularly. We have quite a few ongoing projects at the moment. Amid…

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Read more about the article JD Salinger: Bullets, bombs, and a book

JD Salinger: Bullets, bombs, and a book

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:February 28, 2024
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A client recently told me that he can only write at a particular time of the day and only on certain days. This was not the result of a tight…

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Read more about the article Love and hate can coexist

Love and hate can coexist

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:February 27, 2024
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Is it possible to both love and hate an idea simultaneously? Yes, it is. A group of citizens from Valdez, Alaska, is attempting to raise $125,000 to install a life-sized…

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Read more about the article Another memory of Danny

Another memory of Danny

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:February 26, 2024
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My friend, Danny, passed away a little while back. On Saturday, I attended his memorial service. I expressed my condolences to his children and brother and said goodbye to my…

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Read more about the article Fourteen years later, I am still right

Fourteen years later, I am still right

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:February 25, 2024
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Fourteen years ago, Elysha and I had a disagreement over a crock pot. We had recently bought our home and were merging our belongings, and the issue of my crock…

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Read more about the article “Separate but equal” still alive and well in Hollywood

“Separate but equal” still alive and well in Hollywood

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:February 24, 2024
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I'm listening to a lot of interviews in the campaign season for the Oscars: Actors, actresses, and directors are putting their names in the zeitgeist, hoping to garner more votes.…

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Read more about the article Meetings are terrible. Also correctable.

Meetings are terrible. Also correctable.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:February 23, 2024
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Data from the newsletter "8 Bits Make a Byte" from my good friends at Bedrock Data Solutions: 55 million meetings per week / 11 million per day / 1 billion…

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