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Read more about the article I performed stand up comedy for the first time for one very important reason.

I performed stand up comedy for the first time for one very important reason.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:November 22, 2017
  • Post category:Autobiography/Comics/Idea
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Last year, a friend asked me to try stand up comedy with him. I said no and moved on with my life.But knowing I had to follow my "Say yes to…

Continue ReadingI performed stand up comedy for the first time for one very important reason.
Read more about the article One person is listening. Perhaps more, but at least one. I’m so pleased.

One person is listening. Perhaps more, but at least one. I’m so pleased.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:January 24, 2017
  • Post category:Autobiography/Sports/TED
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I was asked by many people on Monday morning about the AFC Championship Game that I attended on Sunday night. One of the most frequently asked questions was: "What time…

Continue ReadingOne person is listening. Perhaps more, but at least one. I’m so pleased.
Read more about the article Perhaps a near-death experience is a good thing. At least one therapist seems to think so.

Perhaps a near-death experience is a good thing. At least one therapist seems to think so.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:July 6, 2016
  • Post category:Autobiography/Idea
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A mental health therapist recently said this in a comment to a post on the blog: "I frequently try to bring on an existential crisis in a client to help…

Continue ReadingPerhaps a near-death experience is a good thing. At least one therapist seems to think so.
Read more about the article Saying yes to Santa Claus and everything else

Saying yes to Santa Claus and everything else

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:December 15, 2013
  • Post category:Autobiography

I dressed up as Santa Claus yesterday in order to entertain a room full of children at a neighborhood Christmas party. A colleague hosts the party each year, and about…

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