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It’s easy to criticize what people do. It’s often what people don’t do that matters more, yet these inactions are often ignored. So leave me alone, you inactive, moronic toadstools.

By Matthew Dicks | February 18, 2015 | Comments Off on It’s easy to criticize what people do. It’s often what people don’t do that matters more, yet these inactions are often ignored. So leave me alone, you inactive, moronic toadstools.

I was recently sitting at my desk in my classroom, drinking a Diet Coke while correcting papers. A colleague walked in, and as we wrapped up our conversation, she commented on the soda that I was drinking. “You know, Diet Coke really isn’t good for you. You drink way too much. You should think about…

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Possible lessons to be learned from Weezer’s unexpected path to success

By Matthew Dicks | May 28, 2014 | Comments Off on Possible lessons to be learned from Weezer’s unexpected path to success

Weezer’s first album, The Blue Album, was a multi-platinum success. I liked it very much. The record industry expected that their second album, Pinkerton, would perform similarly, but when it was released, Pinkerton received mixed reviews from critics and was voted the third worst album of the year by Rolling Stone readers. Despite the poor…

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