grin and bare it
A blog by Matthew Dicks
Puddle jumping
Clara was jumping in puddles yesterday. She loves jumping in puddles. She actually begins talking about the puddles at the first sign of rain. Yesterday she insisted that I jump as well, identifying specific puddles…
Read MoreNot the best tribute to firefighters
When I was about ten-years old, I was awakened from my bed by a firefighter. Rather disconcerting, I can assure you. Our chimney was on fire. Several people stopped their cars along the side of…
Read MoreThe damning and the damned
In almost every relationship, there is one person who is always ready to exit the house and one person who is not. In almost all relationships, these roles never change. One person is ready every…
Read MoreI wished minor injury on my daughter. Am I a bad father?
I was in the playroom at the museum yesterday with my daughter. There’s a short slide in the room, no more than three feet long, made to look like it was carved from stone, and…
Read MoreThe single redeeming moment from a classically bad 1980’s sitcom
I’ve never heard of the 1980’s sitcom Day by Day, but from what I can tell, it was undeniably stupid (even though it was created by Andy Borowitz). But it is apparently well known for…
Read MoreHillary Clinton is sexually suggestive?
You’ve seen the now-iconic photo of US officials being updated on the Bin Laden raid. Right? But have you seen this version of the photograph, published in Di Tzeitung, the ultra Orthodox Hasidic Jewish newspaper.…
Read MoreJune 25: Be there.
From one of my agent’s colleagues. I intend on participating. I hope you do as well. _______________________________ Hi everyone, I’ve gotten sick of reading the bookstore obituaries in the publishing news, so I’m starting a…
Read MoreNo nightmares. Just swinish jurisprudence.
I’ve been having some uncommonly awful nightmares the last few nights, which have been good on one level because they force me out of bed around 3:30 or 4:00 in the morning, thus making my…
Read MoreCigarettes and corn dogs make me feel great
No matter how poorly I have eaten during the day, or how unhealthy I may be feeling, or how much weight I have put on during the previous week, I always feel better about myself…
Read MoreBathroom sculpture
My daughter has begun to show interest in the bathroom. About a week ago, she interrupted dinner to announce that she wanted to use the potty, and so we placed her atop the toilet, and…
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