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An end of the world “I told you so”

Post author:Matthew Dicks
Post published:October 6, 2010
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I’ve been experiencing a reoccurring dream of a nuclear holocaust. It’s a pretty sucky dream. I find myself constantly saying goodbye to my wife and daughter just before we are…

Killing pigeons and swimming in sync are both dumb

Post author:Matthew Dicks
Post published:October 6, 2010
Post category:Critic Sports
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With the Olympics less than a year away, I have a couple complaints that I would like the IOC to consider: First, I do not support the inclusion of any…

Unacceptable, even in a restroom

Post author:Matthew Dicks
Post published:October 5, 2010
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This placard is posted in the men’s room of AC Peterson’s, a local restaurant and ice cream parlor. Do you see what I see? The half-exposed drill hole on the…

Graduation blues

Post author:Matthew Dicks
Post published:October 5, 2010
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I saw one of my former students last week, and she informed me that she is attempting to finish high school a year early by squeezing in summer classes and…

If you have to announce it to the world…

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Post published:October 5, 2010
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I saw a vanity plate today with the word CREATIVE on it. I ask you: Is there anything less creative than expressing your creativity by tagging your car with the…

Men would never put up with this Tupperware party nonsense

Post author:Matthew Dicks
Post published:October 4, 2010
Post category:Critic Quandry
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My friend is scheduled to attend one of those Tupperware-type parties next week, where someone tries to sell the attendees a kitchen gadget, styling cream or knitting accouterments. My question: Why…

The reverse crank call

Post author:Matthew Dicks
Post published:October 4, 2010
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I promised a reader that I would share this story about my experience with Bob’s Furniture, a Connecticut-based discount furniture store with several locations throughout the state. Fifteen years ago,…

Connecticut automotive eccentricities

Post author:Matthew Dicks
Post published:October 3, 2010
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I’ve been in Connecticut for seventeen years now, almost as long as I lived in Massachusetts, and long enough to think of myself as a resident of this place rather…

Is good food enough?

Post author:Matthew Dicks
Post published:October 3, 2010
Post category:Critic Food and Drink
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Elysha and I went to Mo’s Midtown this morning for breakfast. The food was good, and Elysha actually likes their pancakes a lot, but these are several subtle oddities about…

Did we need to see the veins?

Post author:Matthew Dicks
Post published:October 2, 2010
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My wife and I took Clara apple-picking at Karabin Farms. I cannot recommend this place enough. Hay rides, apple cider donuts, farm animals and lots and lots of low hanging…