grin and bare it
A blog by Matthew Dicks
Imponderables
I recently asked the following questions, to which I have yet to receive an answer: 1. Under the category of useless features, why do air conditioners have remote controls? How many changes to the temperature…
Read MoreAudio books: The good, the bad and the silly
When I was twenty years old, my best friend, Bengi, suggested that I begin listening to audio books during my one hour drive from Attleboro, MA to my job on Cape Cod. Feeling that I…
Read MoreNever again
I refuse to purchase a greeting card wrapped in cellophane ever again. Not because it’s the green thing to do (which it is) or to save cash (which it would). It is simply a rejection…
Read MoreHudson recommends SOMETHING MISSING
It never gets old. Walking through Fort Lauderdale International Airport, we walk by a Hudson Booksellers. On the front table, in one of the best locations possible in terms of visibility, I spotted SOMETHING MISSING…
Read MoreStuck in the minority
Late in the fall, I spent the afternoon in Northampton with my wife, my daughter, and my in-laws. We had a delightful lunch and spent the afternoon time touring the town, peaking into stores and…
Read MoreUpcoming events
Next month I will be speaking at my hometown library as part of a program that is geared at offering an education in writing and publishing to anyone interested in attending. Local author Peter Cimini…
Read MoreThe butterflies were nice. The signage was better.
I spent the afternoon at Butterfly World in Coconut Beach, Florida, and while the butterflies, hummingbirds and flowers were delightful (my daughter adored the whole experience), it was the signage that I found most entertaining. …
Read MoreWhy my wife will never allow me a Freebie List
There is an amusing tradition amongst spouses that each can create a Freebie List of people who they are allowed to date in the event that the opportunity ever presents itself. Actors and actresses, sports…
Read MoreTough to be a woman. Impossible to live without women.
I just overheard a phone call that expresses the essence of man and woman. Wife’s friend wants to have lunch with her and her husband. From what I can glean, this is one of those…
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