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Read more about the article Kitty cat love

Kitty cat love

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:December 19, 2010
  • Post category:Family
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Sometimes Elysha threatens to throw Owen out of our bedroom window. Moments like these assure me that she she’s all talk and no action.  

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My books read like Clifford the Big Red Dog. At least at first.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:December 18, 2010
  • Post category:Books/Family/The Writing Process
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The original, 1963 version of Clifford the Big Red Dog is written like the first draft to one of my novels. The plot does not begin until two–thirds of the…

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Read more about the article A little weird or immeasurably cool?

A little weird or immeasurably cool?

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:December 18, 2010
  • Post category:Quandry
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My wife says that she would not be opposed to living next to skinny-dippers, but it would depend upon what they looked like. I’m not sure what to think of…

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Read more about the article WOW.

WOW.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:December 17, 2010
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Read more about the article I probably like this a lot more than I should

I probably like this a lot more than I should

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:December 17, 2010
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My wife and I have a fairly progressive policy on the giving of holiday cards. Our card is always late and always digital. While we adore receiving Christmas cards from…

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Read more about the article Facebook Fail

Facebook Fail

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:December 17, 2010
  • Post category:Autobiography/Teaching
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A former colleague passed away this week. We worked together for about six years, and while we never became close friends, he was the first teacher to greet me as…

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Read more about the article A couple of winners

A couple of winners

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:December 16, 2010
  • Post category:Autobiography
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My wife and I received our state pension statements today. For the first time in more than six years, one of us (Elysha) decided to actually examine the information. In…

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Best worst insult

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:December 16, 2010
  • Post category:Words
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One of my good friends recently insulted someone using what I believe is the worst (meaning best) insult of all time: “He sucks at life.” It really says it all. …

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Read more about the article Beauty squared

Beauty squared

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:December 15, 2010
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It’s fuzzy, and the coloring isn’t great in the top right-hand corner, and it’s not perfectly framed, but this is currently my favorite photo of my daughter. And as an…

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Should I be a little nicer in 2011?

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:December 15, 2010
  • Post category:Quandry
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I’ve started working on my New Year’s resolutions for the coming year. Some of them will simply be repeats of the previous year. Any goal that I did not achieve…

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