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Read more about the article In preparation for the summer book tour

In preparation for the summer book tour

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:May 28, 2010
  • Post category:Appearances
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This summer, I will be appearing at bookstores throughout New England and New York in order to promote my second book, UNEXPECTEDLY, MILO.  Last year I appeared in about two…

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Clara behind the camera

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:May 27, 2010
  • Post category:Family
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My daughter got her hands on Elysha’s iPhone and took this photograph of herself, her first self-portrait. I’m completely obsessed with it.

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Read more about the article High-five

High-five

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:May 26, 2010
  • Post category:Web/Tech
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My wife has been trying to bring back the high-five ever since I’ve known her. She’s also been trying to rid the world of bumper stickers, but that’s a story…

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The devil is in the details

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:May 26, 2010
  • Post category:Film
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Twenty five years later and there are still Easter eggs to find in Back to the Future. This one blew my mind.

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Read more about the article My little book lover

My little book lover

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:May 26, 2010
  • Post category:Autobiography/Books

My daughter, Clara, has an uncommon love for books. She’s sixteen months old and is utterly fascinated by them. Tonight I watched her remove a book from your toy box…

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Read more about the article Three biggest mistakes that parents make

Three biggest mistakes that parents make

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:May 25, 2010
  • Post category:Teaching

In speaking with a friend about her son today, she asked: Based upon your teaching, what are the three biggest mistakes that you see parents make. I answered without hesitation:…

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Read more about the article The annoying gadget guy

The annoying gadget guy

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:May 25, 2010
  • Post category:Critic

There are three kinds of guys in this world. There is the guy who does not care about or own gadgets. There is the guy who loves gadgets but does…

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Read more about the article My life

My life

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:May 24, 2010
  • Post category:Autobiography/SOMETHING MISSING Items/UNEXPECTEDLY, MILO related
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Carol Goldberg wrote a piece in last week’s Sunday Hartford Courant about upcoming books by Connecticut authors, and UNEXPECTEDLY, MILO was included on her list. I’m honored to have my…

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Read more about the article The rest of the story

The rest of the story

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:May 23, 2010
  • Post category:Autobiography/Music

By request, the rest of the highlights of my lip-syncing career: In 1989, Bengi, Coog, and I headed to Salisbury Beach in northern Massachusetts to create a lip-syncing music video…

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Read more about the article Memories I’d like to forget

Memories I’d like to forget

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:May 22, 2010
  • Post category:Autobiography/Music
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While playing Sweet Child O’ Mine at last night’s wedding, Bengi and I reminisced about a time when we were seventeen years old. We were both in high school, working…

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