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This list totally sucks

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:May 11, 2011
  • Post category:Food and Drink/Science
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Here is a list of the eight most common stroke triggering behaviors, excluding persistently high blood pressure.    Coffee consumption (10.6%)Vigorous physical exercise (7.9%)Nose blowing (5.4%)Sexual intercourse (4.3%)Straining to defecate…

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Read more about the article Daytime television at its best

Daytime television at its best

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:May 11, 2011
  • Post category:Television
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I can’t decide which is worse: The toy, which is simply horrifying. The behavior of the host, which was utterly bizarre. Her face, which looks like it is being held…

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Matthew Dicks: Under arrest

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:May 10, 2011
  • Post category:Current Affairs
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Great. Someone who shares my name has been arrested and booked at the Polk Country Jail in Des Moines, Iowa for failure to pay child support. You’d think my name is difficult…

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Read more about the article The rejection of a nickname should be a red flag

The rejection of a nickname should be a red flag

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:May 10, 2011
  • Post category:Quandry
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A man’s choice about his name says a lot about him. Some names are destined for nicknames, and those that reject these predetermined, perfectly palatable nicknames in favor of their…

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Read more about the article Lessons from Irving and Franzen

Lessons from Irving and Franzen

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:May 10, 2011
  • Post category:Books/MEMOIRS OF AN IMAGINARY FRIEND items/SOMETHING MISSING Items/UNEXPECTEDLY, MILO related/Words
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A number of interesting thoughts from John Irving and Jonathan Franzen from their appearance at The Connecticut Forum. John Irving’s favorite word is penis, and he claims it to be…

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Creative, cruel and clever

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:May 9, 2011
  • Post category:Teaching
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One of my students named my bald spot Jerry today. “Hi Mr. Dicks,” she said.  “Hi, Jerry.” Sometimes their cruelty can be so damn cute.

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Read more about the article Kids make me sound stupid

Kids make me sound stupid

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:May 9, 2011
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Last week I wrote about my opinion of the the celebrations following Osama Bin Laden’s death, and while I still believe that my assertions are correct, these kids sound a…

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Read more about the article It’s never enough.

It’s never enough.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:May 9, 2011
  • Post category:History/Politics
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Cecil Rhodes, former Prime Minister of the Cape Colony of South Africa and founder of the De Beers Mining Company, the Rhodes Scholarship program and the state of Rhodesia (later…

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Read more about the article Not a happy day

Not a happy day

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:May 8, 2011
  • Post category:Autobiography
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Mother’s Day is a difficult day for me, as I expect it is for many. For most of my life, Mother’s Day was an opportunity to tell my mother that…

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Read more about the article Significant fringe benefits

Significant fringe benefits

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:May 8, 2011
  • Post category:Teaching
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Tonight Elysha and I had dinner with Allison, a former student who was in my class for second and third grade. After dinner she helped me choose the date for…

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