grin and bare it
A blog by Matthew Dicks
Conformity
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…
Read MoreSimplicity
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…
Read MoreLittle boys in restrooms
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…
Read MoreTwo-dimensional parades
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…
Read MoreOld school television
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…
Read MoreThe price of an e-book
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…
Read MoreA brief history of my favorite musicians
I thought it might be fun to track the history of my favorite bands or musical acts of all-time. Perhaps you could share yours as well. Here goes: My first favorite band was The Rolling…
Read MoreResolution Update: February 2010
In an effort to achieve my yearly goals, I post my monthly progress here. I’m eleven days late in posting, but I’ve been busy. It slipped my mind. Below are my sixteen New Year’s resolutions…
Read MoreI told you so
Yesterday I declared myself the king of “I told you so,” and two friends agreed wholeheartedly. Issue some dire warning about my future or some half-baked assurance based upon your own experience, and l will…
Read MoreMost popular at the the moment
One of the websites that I like best is the New York Times Most Popular page, where you can get links to the most emailed and most blogged stories from the Times, ranked in order. …
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