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Tony Hicks
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Dad, writer ... supermodel
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If anyone needs tin foil for their hat, give me a call.
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#tinfoilhat #obsessive #ADHD
If the U.S. runs out of tin foil, I’m your man
Doing stupid things obsessively just makes me a good American
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September 30, 2026 at 2:54 PM
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How much for the Halloween memories?
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#Halloween #downsizing #downsize #stuff #moving
Selling off the Halloween memories
How’s fifty bucks too much for decades of memories?
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September 24, 2026 at 3:50 PM
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I may throw everything I own into the neighbor's yard. Except these beauties. Please read my Substack post. #moving #clutter #stuff #pizza
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September 18, 2026 at 6:13 PM
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Moving sucks. Until you start finding cool toys. #startrek #trekkers #startrekTOS #WilliamShatner @WilliamShatner
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Day 3 of the boiling hell that is moving: My day technically began shortly after midnight when I went downstairs without turning on the light and tripped over a bass drum in my kitchen. That's what ...
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September 17, 2026 at 4:47 PM
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Today's chapter of: Moving. My Own Personal Hell.
#moving #relocating #movingishell #reallife #hellonearth

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Yesterday I was supposed to move two desks downstairs with my daughter. They’re hers, so I figured I’d invite her to help. We picked up the first one, only to discover it's made of concrete, but was ...
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September 16, 2026 at 5:24 PM
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Doing daily dispatches on Substack the next few weeks about my moving hell. I don't know where I'm going, I don't know what to do with my stuff, my back aches and I think I'm getting a toothache. Yes!
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September 15, 2026 at 4:14 PM
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Weird times out there.
#weird #weirdness #Athletics #Facebook #Books
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There’s a lot of weird circulating out there
Weird used to mean good, instead of scary and confusing
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September 13, 2026 at 4:14 PM
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How did one dog treat fare against three years of rage?
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Three years of ornery wiped out by one dog treat
The snarling beast helped turn me into a cat person. We’ll see what happens next time.
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September 10, 2026 at 3:48 PM
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Come see me at Rakestraw Books in Danville on Sunday, from 2 to 3 p.m., selling my book and trying to be your friend. #books #bookstagram #author #recovery #recoveryispossible
September 8, 2026 at 2:50 PM
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Why it's time to assemble your AI apocalypse go bag. #ai #JDVance #theend #apocalypse #disaster
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September 7, 2026 at 3:33 PM
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Weird stuff at a Marvel movie: someone next to me knowing WTH they're talking about. #spidermanfan #spiderman #marvelcinematicuniverse #marvel #MCU
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My daughter speaks Spider-Man
No flamboyant suits or eating gamma rays. How is she a Marvel superscientist?
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September 3, 2026 at 2:21 PM
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RIP to the man the world needs now ...#TimCurry #RHPS #RockyHorrorPictureShow
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We need Dr. Frank-N-Furter more than ever
Tim Curry gave the weirdos, nerds and outsiders a safe place to mingle on Friday nights
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August 30, 2026 at 3:51 PM
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Everything you might want to know about Martinez history, written by moi. @CCCounty @contracostalib @cityofmartinez #California #Californiahistory
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A Look Back at Martinez’s First 150 Years as a City ... And Then Some
From gold to wheat to wine to oil and water, many forces shaped its evolution. Here’s a brief history ahead of city’s 150th birthday bash set for Saturday at the waterfront
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August 29, 2026 at 7:02 PM
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I wrote a column about Dolly Parton during the pandemic. Dolly was no fascist.
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Insert Foot: Know the difference between Dolly Parton and fascism | RIFF
There’s Dolly Parton. Then there’s the rest of us. There's a way to help people with emphathy, or a way to live without it.
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August 26, 2026 at 1:48 AM
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Please come out at 2 p.m. Sept. 13 to Rakestraw Books in Danville. I'll bring candy. #books #BooksWorthReading #bookworm @danvillesanramon.com @danvillesanramon.com @joltinjoe123.bsky.social
August 25, 2026 at 3:30 PM
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Regrets? I've had a few. One was breaking a two-decade-old promise this week. #daughters #30s #dads #girldad #suburbs
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My version of (Swedish) hell on earth
I kept my promise for more than 20 years ... until last week. And it was bad
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August 23, 2026 at 3:14 PM
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My cat heroically dodged death.
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Me and a cat, dodging the grim reaper
Sweet Weirdo Max really is the best boy, and will be for a few more years
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August 16, 2026 at 3:56 PM
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Make my birthday better, buy yourself a present (very clever, right?). "Lying Drunk" is available from Barnes & Noble at bit.ly/46xoaJJ or Amazon at a.co/d/cYNCUPp).
You can also follow my Substack page at adhicks99.substack.com
I'm at Rakestraw Books in Danville Sept. 13.
#book #books #authors
August 15, 2026 at 5:01 PM
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Why would I trust AI to speak for me while I'm sleepin? #AI #artificialintelligence #brain #future
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Why do I want AI speaking for me while I sleep?
I can't create a digital mind when I'm still losing this one
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August 14, 2026 at 3:41 PM
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My story on the awesome Point San Pablo Harbor
#richmond #contracostacounty #eastbay
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This hidden Richmond neighborhood offers more than floating homes and roaming goats
Point San Pablo Harbor, once dilapidated, is a blossoming entertainment hub with a restaurant, bar, event space and live music.
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August 10, 2026 at 7:14 PM
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What are your favorite musical moments?
#music #TheBeatles #rockandroll @Kiss #MichaelJackson
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Tiny musical moments that change everything
There are favorite songs, then there are the musical bursts making them memorable
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August 10, 2026 at 2:48 AM
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When something wonderful turns murderous.
#summer #summertime #teenagers #PGE #weather
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When hot days were a great thing
Funny how something so good becomes nihgtmarish later
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August 6, 2026 at 3:27 PM
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I'll be at Rakestraw Books in Danville at 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 13 for "Author-palooza."
I'll join 4-5 other writers, each with books (since I'm probably moving I may try to sneak in a few household items I need to sell).
See you Sept. 13.
August 4, 2026 at 5:43 PM
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I'll be at Rakestraw Books in Danville at 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 13 for their local Author-palooza.
I'll join 4-5 other authors with books (since I'm probably moving I may try to sneak in a few household items I can sell) #bookish #bookstagram #books #recovery #recoveryispossible
August 4, 2026 at 5:12 PM
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If you already love it, maybe you need more. #music #band #bands #playmusic
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Music can save you without you knowing it
Most everybody listens, but try playing it and see what happens
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July 30, 2026 at 2:23 PM