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Read more about the article 2010: Products I can’t live without

2010: Products I can’t live without

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:May 17, 2010
  • Post category:Web/Tech
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Inspired by a list created by Kevin Rose, which was inspired by Michael Arrington’s list, I thought it would be fun to track my favorite products over time. Here is my 2010…

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Read more about the article Great moments in academia #2

Great moments in academia #2

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:May 16, 2010
  • Post category:Autobiography/Books
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I had three great academic moments in college. Last week I wrote about the first. Today I write about the second. It was my second year at Trinity College and…

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Read more about the article Spite and anger make it happen

Spite and anger make it happen

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:May 15, 2010
  • Post category:Recommended Reading/Viewing/Web/Tech
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In the past year, I’ve pondered launching a blog dedicated to the signs that restaurants use on their restroom doors and a blog dedicated to 101 uses for an odd…

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Read more about the article A lack of support

A lack of support

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:May 15, 2010
  • Post category:Quandry/SOMETHING MISSING Items
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On a recent trip to Florida, I was visiting with some of my wife’s relatives.  Over lunch and dinner, they would inquire about my book, asking questions about plot and…

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Read more about the article Shivering or sweaty

Shivering or sweaty

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:May 14, 2010
  • Post category:Quandry
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Have you noticed that when dressed for formal occasions, women wear less clothing than at almost any other time in their lives, despite the fact that they are always cold?…

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Read more about the article Amusement rides a little too realistic

Amusement rides a little too realistic

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:May 14, 2010
  • Post category:Autobiography
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In 2001, I went on vacation to Disney World. Prior to leaving, a surgeon examined my knee, which spontaneously bled from time to time since my car accident in 1988.…

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Read more about the article Road kill punch

Road kill punch

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:May 13, 2010
  • Post category:Autobiography/Idea
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In my younger days, I dated a girl who attended North Adams State College, now known as Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts. In those days, the school was known for…

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Read more about the article You can be yourself, but only if you wear a tie

You can be yourself, but only if you wear a tie

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:May 12, 2010
  • Post category:Autobiography/Critic
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Last night I was helping a kid put on his tie prior to a concert. “But I don’t want to wear a tie,” he moaned as I slipped it over…

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Read more about the article Betsy Claypool more interesting than Betsy Ross

Betsy Claypool more interesting than Betsy Ross

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:May 12, 2010
  • Post category:Books/Critic/History/Politics
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Less than a week after I take a shot at Betsy Ross and her “sewing achievement” (angering more than I expected) comes BETSY ROSS AND THE MAKING OF AMERICA, which…

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Read more about the article Some of us don’t need anymore drama

Some of us don’t need anymore drama

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:May 11, 2010
  • Post category:Autobiography
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From Derek Sivers blog: Kurt Vonnegut, who happens to be my hero, reasoned that people crave drama in their lives because the typical story arc for a real life person…

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