grin and bare it
A blog by Matthew Dicks
Zelda fangirl
The Legend of Zelda is more than 25 years old. In honor of the iconic video game, I offer this brief anecdote: There are hundreds, if not thousands, of reasons why I love my wife,…
Read MoreWhich honk is the right honk?
The traffic light changes to green. The car in front of me does not move. I’m not angry or even annoyed. This can happen to anybody. I just want him to move. I want to…
Read MoreMy stock tip of the day
I don’t watch the Oscars, and I very much wanted a Twitter application last night that would block any tweet containing the word Oscar, but it’s worth noting that although I did not watch, I…
Read MoreA literary reference fifteen years in the making
In 1997 I took an English class that featured the writing of Anne Askew, a sixteenth century English poet who was persecuted as a heretic. She is the only woman on record to have been…
Read MoreSexist pig ladies
Madeline Albright on being a female Secretary of State and a diplomat: “There is a great advantage to being a woman. I think we are better at personal relationships and have the ability to tell…
Read MoreMy future poetry collection begins here
I’m thinking of assembling the poems that I have written over the years into a collection that my agent can then sell for millions of dollars because poetry is super popular and exceptionally profitable and…
Read MoreIn-law visitation
My in-laws travel with a lot of technology.
Read MoreTemper your parental and marital advice based upon the bell curve
My friend, Tom, watched this TED Talk and thought of me. The talk centers on what the Rufus Griscom and Alisa Volkman call “the four taboos of parenting.” One deals with the propensity of women…
Read MoreImperfect beauty
The photo is unfocused, grainy, poorly framed, and poorly lit, but I think that might make it better than if it had been done well. I love this photograph of my daughter. I see utter…
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