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Nonprofit?

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:June 12, 2023
  • Post category:Uncategorized

Here's some news to me: The PGA Tour is a nonprofit, meaning, of course, that it does not pay taxes. Even though it ended 2021 with $4.5 billion in assets…

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Controversial? No.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:June 11, 2023
  • Post category:Uncategorized

CNN reports, "Starbucks is going full steam ahead with its controversial line of olive oil-infused coffee drinks, expanding one of its biggest new product launches in years to many more…

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Read more about the article Easy for you. Impossible for me.

Easy for you. Impossible for me.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:June 10, 2023
  • Post category:Uncategorized

I surprised Elysha with flowers on Sunday. I bought flowers for Clara in celebration of her dance recital, and I bought flowers for two of Elysha's former students who were…

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Martha Stewart: The swimsuit model

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:June 9, 2023
  • Post category:Uncategorized

Martha Stewart - age 81 - appeared on the cover of this year's Sports Illustrated's annual swimsuit issue. Since she appeared in the magazine in early May, I've heard three…

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Read more about the article Bruce Springsteen, Tom Petty, and beginnings

Bruce Springsteen, Tom Petty, and beginnings

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:June 8, 2023
  • Post category:Uncategorized

Bruce Springsteen once said that his goal is to overwhelm his audience in the first five minutes of his concerts. After that, he says, he's got them for the rest…

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Read more about the article Like father, like son.

Like father, like son.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:June 7, 2023
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Charlie plays second base for his Little League team. I noticed that when there's a baserunner on second, he often chats the player up quite a bit. "I saw you…

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Curiosity pays off again and again

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:June 6, 2023
  • Post category:Uncategorized

More than a decade ago, I began studying the financial markets simply because I was curious. I'd read books like Good to Great and become interested in why some businesses…

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Pride Month here. Bigotry there.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:June 5, 2023
  • Post category:Uncategorized

It astounds me that during Pride Month, I live in a region of the country - New England - where flying the pride flag at the elementary school where I…

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They love reading, and it’s my fault.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:June 4, 2023
  • Post category:Uncategorized

Charlie came downstairs early on Saturday morning, picked up a book, sat down on the couch with the cat, and spent nearly an hour reading. His weekend was dawning, and…

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Russian

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:June 3, 2023
  • Post category:Uncategorized

Behold. The Russian cover for my novel "The Other Mother." I like it a lot. My Russian friend says it's very Soviet in style. My students thought it looked like…

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