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Read more about the article I don’t care about stuff.

I don’t care about stuff.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:April 19, 2011
  • Post category:Autobiography/Quandry
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I am a person who desires little and places little value on material possessions. I purposefully avoid all designer labels with the exception of shoes (I have yet to find…

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Read more about the article The definition of self-indulgence

The definition of self-indulgence

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:April 18, 2011
  • Post category:Critic
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I am always in favor of having a party, but this is quite possibly the stupidest celebration that I have ever seen. Ask your doctor to place the results of…

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Read more about the article My ugly golf swing

My ugly golf swing

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:April 18, 2011
  • Post category:Autobiography/Sports
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My friend, Scott, is an excellent golfer. He hits the links about three times a year, uses the same driver from ninth grade and is quite capable of shooting under…

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Read more about the article Feminine hygiene products meet SOMETHING MISSING

Feminine hygiene products meet SOMETHING MISSING

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:April 18, 2011
  • Post category:Idea/Marketing and Publlicity/SOMETHING MISSING Items
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Ever think that your feminine hygiene product could use a little more pizazz? Kotex did, and that’s why they are sponsoring a design contest that allows you to “Make your…

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Read more about the article Plastic beats paper

Plastic beats paper

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:April 17, 2011
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Last week, this section of my local grocery store displayed the bestselling fiction and nonfiction of the week.  It has been replaced by a display of gift cards for places…

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Tough beyond measure

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:April 17, 2011
  • Post category:Family
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My sister is hardcore. My sister was hit by a car in 2005 while trying to run across the highway at night. Thrown fifty feet through the air, the only…

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Read more about the article Wouldn’t you rather watch me clip my toenails?

Wouldn’t you rather watch me clip my toenails?

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:April 16, 2011
  • Post category:Critic/Current Affairs
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MSNBC will run twenty hours of royal wedding coverage on the day that what’s-his-name and what’s-her-name get married. My initial reaction was disgust at a news agency for turning itself…

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Read more about the article A dramatic reading of Gwyneth Paltrow’s cookbook

A dramatic reading of Gwyneth Paltrow’s cookbook

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:April 16, 2011
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As I work on a semi-autobiographical book on productivity, I will keep this video in mind and attempt to avoid the pitfalls of self-indulgence:

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Read more about the article Killer tornados not OK

Killer tornados not OK

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:April 15, 2011
  • Post category:Words
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I’ve never liked the abbreviation for Oklahoma. Abbreviations should never spell words that could later be misconstrued as the actual word. Case in point: Today’s headline from the Daily Beast…

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I do not understand teenagers who fail to rebel

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:April 15, 2011
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My wife tells me that a former student, now in college, is engaged to get married. I raise my eyebrows, surprised at the early age in which she has decided to…

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