grin and bare it
A blog by Matthew Dicks
Genius 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…
Read MoreSingular and centered
On Saturday night we celebrated the birthday of my wife’s Uncle Bob at a pizza place in the Berkshires. This painting, which stretched across much of the wall above our table, garnered a great deal…
Read MoreResolution update: May 2011
1. Lose 23 pounds, bringing me down to my high school track and field weight. Down eleven pounds since the beginning of the year. Twelve to go. 2. Do at least 50 100 200 push-ups…
Read MoreDisappointed that billions haven’t died?
More fallout from the failed Rapture: Expert Rapture predictor Harold Camping’s public relations manager moved his family from California to Ohio a month before the supposed Rapture in order to wait for the end of…
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