grin and bare it
A blog by Matthew Dicks
Overreacting to a little pee
They drained the reservoir, all 7.8 million gallons, because a man peed in it. About 1:30 AM on Wednesday, city of Portland water officials say, a 21-year-old man was caught on camera urinating in one…
Read MoreThe people who will die first in a zombie apocalypse
People who pre-wipe gym equipment Women who wear sweatpants with the word Juicy on the butt Anyone who prefers calling roadside assistance rather than changing their own flat tire People who shout when they are…
Read MoreThe Bruins win! It’s kind of depressing.
For the first time since the year of my birth, the Boston Bruins have won the Stanley Cup. This, in combination with the Miami Heat’s recent defeat to the Dallas Mavericks, has officially removed the…
Read MorePicture equals words
Very cool. And unthinkable just a few years ago.
Read MorePure genius!
My two-year old just made her first text-to-self connection. Teachers will understand how big a deal this is. My wife was reading her Make Way for Ducklings, and tonight they read the section of the…
Read MoreThree lessons learned from Dicks
One of my Twitter followers pointed out (in response to the recent post about my last name) that not everyone has suffered at the hands of the surname Dicks. He sent me the link the…
Read MoreIt’s not the song (which is great), but the time and station that matter most
Have you seen Neil Patrick Harris’s opening song to this year’s Tony Awards? It’s outstanding, even with Brooke Shield’s blatant attempt to ruin it. But you know what I liked best about the performance? Imagining…
Read MoreCowardly punks deserve to lose the NBA championship
From Tim McMahon’s story, posted on ESPN: Dirk Nowitzki’s sinus infection and the ensuing storyline apparently was a source of amusement for Miami Heat superstars Dwyane Wade and LeBron James before Game 5. As they…
Read MoreThe letter E and the letter F
My two-year old, Clara, handed my wife the letter E from her plastic alphabet set and said, “This is an E. It says eee.” Elysha and I were cautiously optimistic. Even a blind squirrel finds…
Read More“A friend in need is a friend indeed” is more complicated than it appears.
A friend in need is a friend indeed. I have always been under the impression that this proverb has a derogatory connotation. I thought it meant that when someone is in trouble and in need,…
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