grin and bare it
A blog by Matthew Dicks
Too cool for school
My daughter had a fever, so she stayed home from school last week. My wife sent me these photos from her day off. She looks terribly sick. Huh? I think she might have been playing…
Read MoreSarah Palin teaches 5 important life lessons
First, if you haven’t heard Sarah Palin’s account of Paul Revere’s ride and her subsequent defense of it, please watch. You be the judge. Five important life lessons to learn from this latest debacle: 1.…
Read MoreMind is playing tricks on me. On purpose.
Earlier in the night, I had a dream about one of those toy guns that shoots a flag on a stick that says BANG! In my dream, someone had given my daughter the gun, and…
Read MoreGenius or insanity
This is real. Don’t ask me how you breathe. I still don’t know how. And I don’t nap, nor do I abide by naps, so this isn’t exactly a product designed for me. But it’s…
Read MoreA serious lack of air pressure
Clara’s grandfather taught her how to blow on dandelion fluff. She was not very good at it yet, but it made for an adorable photo.
Read MoreThe Moth: Help me tell my story
Regular readers of this blog may be aware my list of 2011 New Year’s resolutions. Resolution #14 reads: Participate in The Moth as a storyteller, at a live show or on their radio broadcast. More…
Read MoreShame on you, humanity
I lived through a time when cell phones were so new, so expensive and such status symbols that fake cell phones were bought by people who wanted to be able to drive around and be…
Read MoreMy life trajectory in Sesame Street terms
At first I loved Ernie because there was no Elmo to love and my brother was most definitely a Bert. My brother could have been the prototype for Bert. My brother might have been Bert in…
Read MoreStaying busy instead of sleeping
In addition to lying about a poopy diaper and calling for help from her various plastic friends, my daughter likes to spend the time in her crib wisely. Rather than taking a nap, here is…
Read MoreOld school with a fever
When my daughter was an infant, it was not uncommon for her to fall asleep atop my wife. It happened almost every day at one point or another. But that hasn’t happened in a long…
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