I recently completed the three-night run of my solo show, "You're a Monster, Matthew Dicks" at Theater Works in Hartford. I now find myself in that strange space where I…

While visiting the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum earlier this month, Elysha found a typo on a plaque. Goldilocks planets orbit their stars at just the right distance -…

Every month I report the progress of my yearly goals in order to monitor progress (or the lack thereof) and hold myself accountable.   The following are the results from…

Someone asked me about my recent weight loss and how it was accomplished. In truth, many people have asked me about my recent weight loss, but just one person this…

Earlier this year, my student took an interesting approach to Wordle. Clever. Right? And depending on your disposition, funny, too. At least I thought so. But also a good lesson…

I took the kids to the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History during our time in Washington, DC. It's not my favorite museum. Like the Natural History Museum in New York…

In 2002, golfer Brian Harman held a one-stroke lead entering the final hole of the U.S. Open Junior Championship. He hit his next shot into the water and would go…

Here's my vision: I'm driving down Starr Boulevard in my town of Newington, CT. I come to a traffic light and stop. I remove my phone, click on the app,…

Storytelling has taken me to some unexpected places. Most recently, the Federal Bureau of Investigation. I'll be doing some work with the FBI in the coming months, pertaining specifically to…

During our recent visit to the Smithsonian Natural History Museum in Washington, DC, the kids and I had the chance to see the famous Hope Diamond up close. If you…