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Read more about the article More on shoe removal

More on shoe removal

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:October 16, 2010
  • Post category:Weblogs
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The Internet is a pretty astounding place. Earlier this week I wrote a post about homeowners asking guests to remove their shoes. I said that I found this to be…

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Read more about the article A tale of two weddings

A tale of two weddings

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:October 16, 2010
  • Post category:Autobiography
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My wife and I attended two very different weddings last weekend. The wedding where I worked as a minister and a DJ took place in Simsbury.  The ceremony was held…

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Read more about the article Look under the back panties

Look under the back panties

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:October 15, 2010
  • Post category:Autobiography
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I convinced my friend’s four-year old twin boys that she had hidden their driver’s licenses in her underwear drawer under her black panties (because all four-year olds have driver’s licenses…

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She is much too thin

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:October 15, 2010
  • Post category:Critic
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This past week I heard no less than four women complain about another woman being too thin. They reminded me of New Yorker writer Ariel Levy mentioning Cindy McCain’s size…

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Read more about the article The phone sucks. Voice mail is slightly more palatable, and now, it’s easily accessible.

The phone sucks. Voice mail is slightly more palatable, and now, it’s easily accessible.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:October 14, 2010
  • Post category:Web/Tech
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I despise the phone. In a recent survey of incoming calls to my phone (26 in all over a period of eight days), more than half of these calls were…

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No more neckties

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:October 14, 2010
  • Post category:Autobiography/Critic
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I often think of tradition in terms of aliens. If aliens landed on the planet right now, what would they think of the activities in which we are now engaged?…

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It’s your house and your rules, but I don’t have to like them.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:October 13, 2010
  • Post category:Autobiography/Critic
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Slate’s Emily Yoffe offers advice to a woman who would like visitors to remove their shoes upon entering her home. In the words of the advice-seeker: “How do I let…

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Confessions of an Elmo addict

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:October 12, 2010
  • Post category:Television
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Ever since my daughter began watching Sesame Street, I’ve noticed a few things, including the following: 1. I have probably watched a total of three hours of Sesame Street in…

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Read more about the article A rock and a hard place

A rock and a hard place

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:October 12, 2010
  • Post category:Autobiography
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I was playing basketball today with a bunch of guys much younger than me, including several kids from the local high school. There are times on the court when tempers…

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Read more about the article Words of marital wisdom

Words of marital wisdom

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:October 11, 2010
  • Post category:Autobiography/Critic/Idea
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Maria McBride, the wedding style director at Brides Magazine, describes the enchantment with the 10/10/10 wedding date as this: “You cross your fingers and hope it lasts a lifetime.” Therefore,…

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