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A blog by Matthew Dicks

Stupid Saint Patrick’s Day

By Matthew Dicks | March 17, 2010

My mother’s birthday was on March 17, so Saint Patrick’s Day never meant a lot to me.  I’m glad.  I’ve come to detest Saint Patrick’s Day, and contrary to popular opinion, it’s not simply because…

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Sunset of my DJ career

By Matthew Dicks | March 17, 2010

With the sale of my second book, it now appears that my career as a DJ is coming to an end. With a new daughter at home and a more profitable use of my time,…

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World War II in under two minutes

By Matthew Dicks | March 16, 2010

Urban Dictionary provides a definition for World War II that I love.  I’ve cleaned it up a bit before posting it here: Germany invades Czechoslovakia. Britain and France tell them to knock it off. Germany…

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A blogging dilemma

By Matthew Dicks | March 16, 2010

When I am finished writing a post on this blog, many things happen.  First, I reference the post in my Twitter feed, in order to drive readers to my blog.  That Twitter post feeds into…

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Conformity

By Matthew Dicks | March 16, 2010

PSYBLOG recently posted an article about conformity, a topic that means a lot of me.  The protagonist in my current manuscript is something of a non-conformer, and according to one friend who I spoke to…

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Simplicity

By Matthew Dicks | March 15, 2010

I don’t drink coffee.  I don’t like the taste and don’t like hot drinks.  They cause me to overheat. Despite my aversion to the drink, I also took a stand against coffee at an early…

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Little boys in restrooms

By Matthew Dicks | March 14, 2010

I wish that parents would stop sending their four-to-eight year old sons into the public restrooms on their own.  I can’t tell you how many times I find myself alone in a restroom with a…

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Two-dimensional parades

By Matthew Dicks | March 14, 2010

I am sitting here, listening to my wedding guest complain about the quality of the broadcast of the Hartford Saint Patrick’s Parade today. Though I am refraining from commenting, I want to shout, “It was…

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Old school television

By Matthew Dicks | March 13, 2010

When I was growing up, channel 56 in Boston ran a contest in between afternoon cartoons in which one lucky viewer could play an on-the-air video game over the phone for cash and prizes. Cross-hairs…

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The price of an e-book

By Matthew Dicks | March 12, 2010

While I continue to wonder why the six major publishing houses don’t get together and produce their own game-changing e-book reader that they control, I also think it’s critical that they do a better job…

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