grin and bare it
A blog by Matthew Dicks
Mammoths, octopi and a whole bunch of spoons
Three random observations: 1. Anyone who criticizes Alanis Morissette’s song “Ironic” for its lack of irony is an intellectual douchebag. It’s a four minute pop song. It need not be held up to a literary…
Read More6 reasons for a lack of motivation
I have a brilliant friend who is unmotivated. Check that. The guy has a good job that he does well. He owns his own home and has a retirement plan in place. He has his…
Read MoreHow Swedish Fish got their name
I brought a bag of Swedish Fish to the Patriots final regular season game two weeks ago. New England was playing the Miami Dolphins, and the symbolism behind eating fish while the Patriots pummeled the…
Read MoreWe might need to back off the praise a bit
Clara: Kitty cat cute! Elysha: Do you know who is the cutest of all? Clara: Clara cutest! Elysha: That’s right!
Read MoreI cannot do business with someone who exhibits such questionable decision making
I was approached by a guy at the bridal show today who was wearing a New York Yankees cap. He wanted to know a little bit more about my DJ company. “I’m a Yankees fan…
Read MoreTeddy bear killers
Last night’s apocalyptic dream took an interesting turn: A previously unknown stuffed animal contagion jumped species, went airborne and infected human beings, killing anyone coming in exposed to a stuffed animal within a day. Pretty…
Read MoreA demanding girl
As we were putting Clara to bed last night, she requested her first official hug from Daddy. Though we’ve hugged one another several thousand times, including the glorious hugs and kisses that I receive every…
Read MoreA day late, a couple of marbles short
This is Rush Limbaugh’s Tucson, Arizona billboard, taken down at 9:30 AM on Monday morning. Similar to Sarah Palin’s attempt to expunge her much maligned gun sight website (much maligned long before the shooting), the…
Read MoreA call to arms
In preparing for this week’s dreadful bridal show, I stumbled upon this New York Times article about the recent trends in bride and bridesmaid wedding preparations. Brides providing Botox to their bridesmaids. Women asking their friends…
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