grin and bare it
A blog by Matthew Dicks
I love it when my pithy observation is actually real
A reader of this blog had some valuable insight in relation to my last post on skin care. It turns out that I was right. Men’s skin is superior to women’s skin! Check it out:…
Read MoreSkin care gone awry
One of the greatest sources of amusement for me is the amount of product, money and time that women spend on skin care. In an effort to maintain clear skin, I know women who spend…
Read MoreI don’t have a relationship with my electric toothbrush, but I still use it daily
I recently heard Alice Waters, well known restaurateur, explain to Bill Maher that she does not use a microwave because “I don’t have a relationship with that machine.” And Maher let that ridiculous, nonsensical statement…
Read MoreIf the word “common” is in the name…
If it’s so common (and it is) why is it in a zoo? I had just as much chance as seeing one of these birds in the tree beside the caged one.
Read MoreDueling with my literary agent
This morning I wrote the last words of CHICKEN SHACK, finishing the book in almost exactly one year. After getting up to pee and grab a cookie, I sat back down and began the revision…
Read MoreCan’t stand a snob
I learned today that the lack of applause between movements in a classical music performance is a 20th century convention, and it is the result of snobbery. In Beethoven, Mozart, or Bach’s day, applause between…
Read MoreGreat moments in academia: #1
I had three great academic moments in college. The first: I majored in English while in college, with a concentration in creative writing. My focus was upon fiction, but during my senior year, professor Hank…
Read MoreYou are probably not real
According to some researchers, there is at least a twenty percent chance that we are currently living in a computer simulation. In fact, if you accept a pretty reasonable assumption of Oxford University’s Dr. Nick…
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