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Freaking out?

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

A vice president of marketing tells me that he is “freaking out” over some of the choices in a deck design for a new product launch. The problem: Words matter.…

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Peanut butter and pickle sandiwch?

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:May 3, 2023
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This weekend, the New York Times cooking section published a recipe for a peanut butter and pickle sandwich.  When I saw it, I initially thought it was a joke. A…

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I did not go to war with the tailor, which was surprising.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:May 2, 2023
  • Post category:Uncategorized

I went to a tailor last week with three suits in need of adjustment for an upcoming formal event. They all needed to be adjusted to one degree or another.…

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Resolution update: April 2023

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:May 1, 2023
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Every month I report the progress of my yearly goals in order to monitor progress (or the lack thereof) and hold myself accountable.   The following are the results from…

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Read more about the article Bille Eilish started out very small. Just like the rest of us.

Bille Eilish started out very small. Just like the rest of us.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:April 30, 2023
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Singer and songwriter Billie Eilish has sold 41.5 million digital singles and 5 million albums. She's won seven Grammy Awards, two American Music Awards, three MTV Video Music Awards, a…

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Loving my own work

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:April 29, 2023
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Someone sent this passage to me via social media. I read it and thought: "Wow. This is great. Whoever forwards this to me really gets me. I wonder who wrote…

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What promise, millennials?

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:April 28, 2023
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Jessica Grose writes an opinion piece in the New York Times entitled: "Millennials are hitting middle age — and it doesn’t look like what we were promised." Promised? What exactly…

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Pilot announcement

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:April 27, 2023
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I had just settled into my seat, preparing for the second leg of my flight from Hartford to Victoria, British Columbia, when the pilot emerged from the cockpit and introduced…

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Goldfish might be gold

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:April 26, 2023
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While flying to British Columbia a couple of weeks ago, I heard this message over the intercom while sitting in the airport: "Would the passenger who left their goldfish at…

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Charlie to camp. Clara to the stage.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:April 25, 2023
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Big weekend for our family. A weekend of firsts and more. On Friday night, Charlie left for his first weekend of camping with the Boy Scouts. It was a big…

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