grin and bare it
A blog by Matthew Dicks
Anatomy of a toddler’s conversation
This just happened a minute ago. I transcribed it word for word. _____________________________ Clara (enters room): Uh oh. Mommy: Uh oh what? Clara: Uh oh Clara. Mommy: Why oh oh? Clara: I fell. Mommy: You…
Read MoreFrazzled moms making a bad name for competent mothers everywhere
Am I wrong or did the New York Times just devote 2,000 words to a handful of women who lack time management skills and allow self-imposed guilt to interfere with their daily lives? Seriously. The…
Read MoreBats with bombs
I just finished reading Bill Bryson’s At Home: A Short Histroy of Private Life. I love everything that Bryson writes, and this was no exception. Bryson is one of the very few authors whose…
Read MoreThe forgotten freedom of adulthood: Stop disappointing the childhood version of yourself and do something ridiculous
It’s strange that a vast majority of Americans favor the four day work week yet somehow we cannot make this happen. Sometimes I think we forget that we are adults, capable of altering our lifestyle…
Read MoreResolution update: November 2010
In an effort to achieve my yearly goals, I post my monthly progress here. Below are my sixteen New Year’s resolutions and my progress thus far. 1. Lose seventeen more pounds, bringing my weight down…
Read MoreMy favorite works of fiction
A while back, I was asked to list my favorite favorite books of all time. Since I was asked at a public reading, I couldn’t exactly ignore the request, and so I named my first…
Read MoreWorst things ever
The protagonist in the book that I am currently writing lists these as the worst things ever: 1. Waiting 2. Not knowing 3. Not existing It’s not my list, mind you, but I think it’s…
Read MoreTalk Soup: A solution to my cultural blindness?
In the past three days, I have failed to understand cultural references related to a celebrity chef, a Kardashian person (made from someone old enough to be my father), and (I think) the woman engaged…
Read MoreRoyal wedding stupidity
Here’s the most disturbing aspect of the attention that Prince Whoever (Harry? William? I’m thankfully not sure) and his future princess are receiving in light of their recent engagement: I have not seen a single…
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