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Read more about the article If only they were real…

If only they were real…

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:April 26, 2011
  • Post category:Family
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If only my daughter’s new washer and dryer were real, my wife’s life would be so much easier, because Clara loves to pretend to do the laundry.   My wife…

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Professional best man for hire

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:April 26, 2011
  • Post category:Idea
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New job idea: Professional best man. While I meet many outstanding best men in my role as a DJ, I also meet many who are too nervous to deliver the…

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Read more about the article Super Grover to the rescue

Super Grover to the rescue

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:April 25, 2011
  • Post category:Family
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My daughter refused to take a nap today. After spending about 30 minutes playing in her crib, she began calling for Super Grover to rescue her from her nap. “Super…

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Read more about the article Can the wisdom of the near-death experience be passed on without the experience itself?

Can the wisdom of the near-death experience be passed on without the experience itself?

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:April 25, 2011
  • Post category:Autobiography/Quandry
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Having survived two near-death experiences and faced death at the end of a gun, I understand Ric Elias’s TED Talk with great precision. I’ve found someone who truly understands how…

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Read more about the article Thanks you, Laura Numeroff and Felicia Bond, for saving me from my own stupidity

Thanks you, Laura Numeroff and Felicia Bond, for saving me from my own stupidity

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:April 25, 2011
  • Post category:Books/Family
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My daughter experienced her first Easter egg hunt yesterday. While she slept in the early hours of Sunday morning, I came downstairs and hid the ten candy-filled eggs. My initial…

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Read more about the article Subtly ignored

Subtly ignored

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:April 24, 2011
  • Post category:Food and Drink/Quandry
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Elysha and I enjoy Five Guys Burgers and Fries quite a bit. Actually, we like the burgers a lot but no longer order the fries. They’re okay, but nothing great.…

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Read more about the article Top 10 post-wedding thoughts

Top 10 post-wedding thoughts

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:April 24, 2011
  • Post category:Critic/Idea/Music
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Last night’s wedding was the first of the year.  Amidst the mixing of music and making announcements came the following random thoughts: _______________________________________________ 1. I have no respect for a…

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Read more about the article You are probably a better judge of “interesting or unusual” than me

You are probably a better judge of “interesting or unusual” than me

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:April 23, 2011
  • Post category:MEMOIRS OF AN IMAGINARY FRIEND items/Quandry
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I am working on an author questionnaire for my publisher and must answer the following question: Tell us anything about you as a working writer that you think might be…

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Read more about the article Full contact yoga?

Full contact yoga?

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:April 23, 2011
  • Post category:Idea
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You know that Living Social is a successful business model when I purchase their “20 yoga lessons for $20” deal. Me. Yoga. I know. I was told that improved flexibility…

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Read more about the article You made that look easy, George. Well played, sir.

You made that look easy, George. Well played, sir.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:April 23, 2011
  • Post category:History/Politics/Recommended Reading/Viewing
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Sucks when one of your core issues gets turned on its head and your find yourself suddenly sleeping with the enemy. 

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