grin and bare it
A blog by Matthew Dicks
Making my own karma
I may still be sick, but I can still be a jerk when the need arises. After a visit to the doctor today (where I was stuck with needles three times before they managed to…
Read MoreWhat is an alternative lifestyle anymore?
Okay, I like The Spin Cycle Cafe, a combination cafe, bar and laundromat in town. My newest book, CHICKEN SHACK, which I am in the process of finishing and selling, features a combination funeral home…
Read MoreCell phones make for more creative writing
Over the past three days, as I’ve suffered from the most unholy of stomach viruses (losing eleven pounds in the process), I’ve spent a great deal of time lying on the couch, watching old, bad…
Read MoreIt’s a sewing accomplishment
Grasping for straws only makes you and your cause appear more pathetic. Case in point: I was listening to the Stuff You Missed in History Class podcast, and the topic was Did Betsy Ross actually…
Read MoreNo secrets required
A quote from Nora Ephron, via her mother: When you slip on a banana peel, people laugh at you. But when you tell people that you slipped on a banana peel, it’s your laugh, so…
Read MoreSay no to Fiji
Please stop drinking Fiji water. Please. At a recent conference on water scarcity and climate change, participants were offered Fiji water. Jen Phillips of Mother Jones writes: Fiji, need we remind you, is an island…
Read MoreIt should not be this hard…
If you’re not going with the traditional Men and Women signifiers, you’ve got to get it right. Mother and Dad? Not Mother and Father? Or Mom and Dad? I’m thinking of launching a website that…
Read MoreDon’t try to define dignity for me. Just tell me that I smell and kill me.
I was recently discussing living wills with a friend when decisions related to long-term care arose. Specifically, we were discussing our wishes in the event that we are someday hooked up to a ventilator or…
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