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Read more about the article Canine critic

Canine critic

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:September 25, 2010
  • Post category:Autobiography
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When you have clever and amusing friends babysitting your dog, you get updates like this: Kaleigh had a good night. Hung out with us and watched Glee. She found it…

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Bring it on

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:September 25, 2010
  • Post category:Idea
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You thought the Super Talon was cool? How about this handy piece of furniture? Admittedly I keep an aluminum baseball bat beside my bed and have plotted escape plans with…

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Read more about the article Worst movie dialogue ever

Worst movie dialogue ever

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:September 24, 2010
  • Post category:Critic/Film
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I recently watched the movie Four Weddings and a Funeral. I saw it years ago, but this film is timeless. Sadly, the excellence of the movie is tarnished by one…

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Read more about the article No murder in my heart

No murder in my heart

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:September 22, 2010
  • Post category:Autobiography/Quandry
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Yesterday, I almost threw away a plastic bag containing labels marked with my daughter’s name. A few days before, I nearly ran a silver knife through the dishwasher. In both…

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Read more about the article No middle ground

No middle ground

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:September 22, 2010
  • Post category:Science
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The University of Edinburgh released a study that measured the intelligence of adult brothers and sisters and found no significant difference in the average IQ between the sexes. However, they…

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Read more about the article Can you have too much choice?

Can you have too much choice?

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:September 21, 2010
  • Post category:Critic/Food and Drink
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A new Aldi’s grocery store has opened about a mile from my home. The foundation is being poured this week. I must ask:  Do we need a new grocery store?…

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Read more about the article My name affords exponentially more options

My name affords exponentially more options

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:September 21, 2010
  • Post category:Music/Quandry
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Lynyrd Skynyrd was named after their PE teacher named Leonard Skinner.  The band chose the name in mocking tribute to Skinner’s enforcement of the hair length policy at their high…

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Read more about the article Too clever for its own good

Too clever for its own good

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:September 20, 2010
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I know a lot of kids who would love this book, and I know even more parents who would never, ever buy it for their child. See the disconnect?

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Read more about the article Assigning personal belief at birth

Assigning personal belief at birth

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:September 20, 2010
  • Post category:Quandry/Religion
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In light of a recent post on my loss of faith comes this intriguing quote from Richard Dawkins which I have a hard time imagining anyone disagreeing with on a…

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Read more about the article Raise your hand if you think that lush eyelashes have anything to do with beauty.

Raise your hand if you think that lush eyelashes have anything to do with beauty.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:September 20, 2010
  • Post category:Quandry
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There was a segment on the Today Show recently about products that women can apply to this eyelashes in order to grow them “longer, thicker and more lush.” Lush? Since when…

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