grin and bare it
A blog by Matthew Dicks
Tattle tails cause even more problems
When you complain about a colleague’s behavior to a supervisor with the intention or even suspicion that the boss will then speak to your colleague about the complaint, you’ve done a very stupid thing. Exceptions…
Read MoreA back bend changed my life
I told the story of my first backbend at Speak Up last night. If you missed the show, you missed a good one. Here’s what I wrote on May 5, 2018, about the moment, including…
Read MoreAcademy Awards for other people
I think the Academy Awards are great. Acting is great. The movies are great. Even movie popcorn is great. I love it all. Truly. My life is better because of great filmmaking. Yet I also…
Read MoreCrocuses are back!
First crocuses of the spring. Every year they emerge from the same spot on our front lawn. I adore these tiny purple flowers. They are lovely. but it’s what they symbolize that I love most:…
Read MoreOpportunity taken. Outcome outstanding.
This is a parking sign in the lot behind TheaterWorks in Hartford, CT, where I performed my solo show this summer and last week in “Matt and Jeni Are Unprepared.” I love this sign. I…
Read MoreStar Trek stinks
Sometimes I encounter a person who claims Star Trek is better than Star Wars. While there are many, many ways to refute this utterly ridiculous claim, I like to point to this video clip. It…
Read MoreConfidence is key. Also elusive.
The more I work with people—students and adults—the more convinced I’ve become that confidence is the most important quality a person can possess. Confidence is often the difference between performing well and stumbling along. It’s…
Read MoreMuseum of Endangered Sounds
The Museum of Endangered Sounds is a website dedicated to preserving the sounds made famous by my favorite old technologies and electronic equipment. Dot matrix printers. Dial-up internet. The Windows 95 startup music. All the…
Read MoreBackronyms!
I learned a new word this week thanks to one of my favorite newsletters, Numlock News: Backronym Definition: An acronym deliberately formed from a phrase whose initial letters spell out a particular word or words…
Read More