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Read more about the article US Weekly a mystery to me

US Weekly a mystery to me

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:February 23, 2011
  • Post category:Current Affairs/Magazines/Newspapers
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This was the magazine cover that I was staring at yesterday while waiting in line at the supermarket. Here’s the good news: I did not recognize the woman on the…

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Read more about the article I can’t die at my desk unnoticed. Oh well.

I can’t die at my desk unnoticed. Oh well.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:February 23, 2011
  • Post category:Current Affairs/Teaching
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Teaching isn’t the easiest or the best paying job, but I have always wanted to teach and am happy that I chose this profession. In addition to the daily joys…

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Read more about the article When your country is one thousand years old, things can get quite complicated

When your country is one thousand years old, things can get quite complicated

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:February 22, 2011
  • Post category:History/Politics
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With the sale of my new book to a British publisher, I felt it was time to finally understand one of the great mysteries of life: United Kingdom versus Great…

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Read more about the article Techno-toddler

Techno-toddler

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:February 22, 2011
  • Post category:Family/Web/Tech
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My two-year old daughter, who cannot pronounce the letter L in the word please and is not potty trained, picked up my wife’s iPhone and brought it over to the…

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Read more about the article This ain’t my childhood library

This ain’t my childhood library

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:February 22, 2011
  • Post category:Books/Quandry
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When I was a kid, my local library did not look like this:     Since when did libraries become equipped with germ-laden toys for children to fight over while their…

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My house is a veritable palace

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:February 21, 2011
  • Post category:Autobiography
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I was complaining about my house yesterday. The first floor windows are dreadful and in serious need of replacement. It was so cold in my office that I can see…

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Every boy loves Nessie

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:February 21, 2011
  • Post category:Quandry
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I will be extremely upset if incontrovertible evidence of the Loch Ness Monster is unearthed after I die. Every boy on the planet wants the Loch Ness Monster to be…

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Read more about the article I want this guy on my team

I want this guy on my team

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:February 20, 2011
  • Post category:History/Politics
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Regardless of your position (and I don’t pretend to know enough about the Wisconsin budget situation to possess an informed opinion), you have to admire Wisconsin state representative Gordon Hintz’s…

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Read more about the article Obama and Dicks simpatico

Obama and Dicks simpatico

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:February 20, 2011
  • Post category:History/Politics
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It took me more than two weeks, but I finally sat down to watch President Obama’s live interview with Fox’s Bill O’Reilly prior to the Super Bowl. I didn’t think…

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Read more about the article ESPN was listening

ESPN was listening

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:February 20, 2011
  • Post category:Sports
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One day after I criticize ESPN for a stupid design decision, they promote their front page video with this image:  Much, much better.

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