new year | Matthew Dicks

Dick Clark is dead. He is sorely missed.

By Matthew Dicks | January 1, 2017 |

My wife and I watched Mike Birbiglia’s movie Don’t Think Twice last night. Excellent film. Gillian Jacob’s performance was especially good. At 11:57, we switched over to network television to watch the ball drop. We watched as a female singer (later identified as Mel B) pretended to beg off Carson Daly’s pleas to perform. The two…

Resolution update: May 2012

By Matthew Dicks | June 6, 2012 |

I am six days late in posting my mostly lack of progress in terms of my yearly goals. On a positive note, I still have more than half of the year to complete these goals. On a less than positive note, I have been a pathetic disappointment thus far. 1. Don’t die. Done. 2. Lose…