grin and bare it
A blog by Matthew Dicks
How many dead children do we need before we finally take action?
There will come a day when enough children are murdered for our nation to finally move forward with sensible, reasonable, meaningful gun reform. There is no question of this. Murder enough little kids…
Read MoreHow a storyteller helps a corporation
I’m often asked – yesterday, in fact – about what I do when I’m consulting with a corporation, an advertising agency, or a business owner. More specifically, how can a storyteller like me help a…
Read MoreMy letter to Steven Spielberg
When I was 11 or 12 years old, I saw ET the Extraterrestrial in The Stadium in Woonsocket, RI. Like every other human being on the planet, I loved it. But despite my love, I…
Read MoreA little bit of gold
Charlie’s baseball team – and therefore Charlie – won yesterday with a game-winning walk with the bases loaded. Final score 8-7. Charlie walked twice, scored twice, and hit the cutoff man with a throw from…
Read MoreFind the L-6
Bestselling author Michael Lewis discusses expertise on his current season of is podcast Against the Rules. He makes the point that if you need a solution to a problem, you must go down at least…
Read MoreCharlie, the Celtics, and Chernobyl
Charlie and I were watching the Celtics playoff game last night. The Celtics took a huge lead early on and thankfully refused to give it up, so Charlie grabbed his iPad, keeping one eye on…
Read MoreWealth breeds wealth
Thanks to Amazon’s success, CEO Jeff Bezos is the richest person in the world, worth $207 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. It’s an impressive accumulation of wealth, but it’s good to remember that it began…
Read MoreAsk about allergies first
My family and I went to dinner last week at the 11o Grill in Canton, CT. Before taking our orders, the server asked, “Are there any food allergies we should be aware of?” Clara is…
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