USA Today: “Cubs Prospect Arrested With 21 Pounds of Meth in Team Duffel Bag”
A haiku:
Peanuts, crackerjack?
What else is at the snack bar
At the old ball game?
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Month: March 2021
What is Dave wearing today? Dave is wearing a light blue polo shirt and gray shorts.
How does Dave feel today? Dave is so-so.
What are the factors affecting Dave’s mood today? Dave is in a mini-rut.
Did Dave do anything special with the pups today? Dave gave the doggos a little steak with dinner.
What is Dave wearing today? Dave is wearing a purple polo shirt and gray shorts.
How does Dave feel today? Dave is blasé.
What are the factors affecting Dave’s mood today? Dave is just trying to keep his head down till the weekend is here again.
Has Dave finished the Zak Snyder edit of Justice League yet? Dave has only seen the first fourth of the re-edited film, so there are still 19 hours to go.
What is Dave wearing today? Dave is chillin’ in a Bucs T-shirt and brown shorts.
How does Dave feel today? Dave is very happy and proud!
What are the factors affecting Dave’s mood today? Dave’s little girl, Lucy the Wonderpup, turned 8 years old today.
How did the Complimentary Spouse and Dave celebrate the special day with Lucy? Britt and Dave treated Lucy and her brother to ice cream (the type made for dogs). Lucy also got birthday cards from Britt, Dave, and Linus, and e-cards from grandma and grandpa.
What is Dave wearing today? Dave is wearing a University of Alabama polo shirt1, tan shorts, University of Alabama socks, and a University of Alabama zip-up sweatshirt.
How does Dave feel today? Dave is ready for the weekend to really begin.
What are the factors affecting Dave’s mood today? Dave is finally done with his nonprofit board meeting, and he’s ready for the Crimson Tide to play the first of (I hope) many March Madness games.
How does Dave feel at the end of a six-hour board meeting? Dave needs a rum.
1 Not the same one as yesterday, in case you were wondering.
Let’s get rid of the word “homophobia.” The word “phobia” comes from the Greek word for “fear.” That’s why the fear of enclosed spaces is claustrophobia, the fear of spiders is arachnophobia, and the fear of the number 13 is triskaidekaphobia.1
Homophobia isn’t rooted in fear. It’s rooted in hate. Fear doesn’t explain the denigration of an entire group of people or the denial of equal rights. Hate does these things.
Fear is anxiety. Hate is anger.
Fear is apprehension. Hate is hostility.
Fear is a reaction to the unknown. Hate is active animus.
I don’t know what word or phrase should replace “homophobia,” but I know this misleading term needs to be thrown out. The sooner the better.
1 A fear of Nabisco wheat crackers should be triscuitaidekaphobia.
What is Dave wearing today? Dave is wearing a University of Alabama polo shirt, khakis1, red Pluto2 socks, and Stan Smiths.
How does Dave feel today? Dave is productive.
What are the factors affecting Dave’s mood today? Dave is actually working at a real desk today, instead of at the kitchen table surrounded by the world’s barkiest dogs.
Does Dave have any exciting weekend plans? Dave has a board meeting all day Saturday, and he and the Complimentary Spouse will watch Alabama play basketball that evening. On Sunday, he might attempt to sit through all four hours of the Synder Cut of Justice League.
1 Believe it or not, he’s not wearing shorts.
2 The Disney dog, not the planet.3
3 Yes, Pluto is a planet. Suck it, Neil deGrasse Tyson.
What is Dave wearing today? Dave is wearing a Buccaneers polo shirt and tan shorts.
How does Dave feel today? Dave is flustered and frustrated.
What are the factors affecting Dave’s mood today? Someone just gave Dave a 40-page PDF to review by tomorrow morning, and it’s impossible to read because it’s plastered with comments from the previous reviewer. Comments on PDFs resemble little Post-It notes — they sit on top of the text and obscure what’s underneath.
How critical is it for Dave to review this PDF? The first sentence Dave read didn’t have a predicate so, yeah, a review is very much in order.
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Everybody Loves Haiku!
Opportunity
Or more indecisiveness?
Which will win this time?
Britt was in Denver
To see sister, niece, nephew.
I was very bored.
More than one haiku?
They’re haiku. Just like with moose,
Don’t tack on an -s.
What is Dave wearing today? Dave is wearing a gray Mickey Mouse polo shirt and brown shorts.
How does Dave feel today? Dave is somewhat relaxed.
What are the factors affecting Dave’s mood today? Dave is having a pretty easy today, and he’s looking forward to his book club tonight.
What book is Dave reading for his book club? Dave is reading Drive by Daniel Pink. The book explores the idea that internal satisfaction, not money or other rewards, is the primary driver of motivation. Dave thinks this is especially true about the Daily Dave, his little blogging experiment that’s being done for fun, not profit.