Month: September 2021

What is Dave wearing today? Dave is wearing a college T-shirt and tan shorts. 

What is one thing that’s making Dave happy today? Dave surprised himself by remembering the opening lines to Coleridge’s Kubla Khan: In Xanadu did Kubla Khan / A stately pleasuredome decree / Where Alph the sacred river ran / Through caverns measureless to man / Down to a sunless sea.

What is Dave’s inspirational thought for the day? Dave says life is sometimes a complicated poem — you can find beauty in it even if you don’t understand it.

Why the hell did Dave think about Kubla Khan today? Dave heard Frankie Goes to Hollywood’s “Relax” earlier today.¹ It comes from the album “Welcome to the Pleasuredome.”

¹ It’s a song about gay sex. I saw it performed live on Top of the Pops in 1984.^2
2 I should specify that I saw the song performed live on Top of the Pops.

What is Dave wearing today? Dave is wearing an orange Ybor City T-shirt and light brown shorts. 

What is one thing that’s making Dave happy today? Dave currently is watching Mary Tyler Moore reruns with the Complementary Spouse and two sleeping dogs. 

What is Dave’s inspirational thought for the day? Dave says it’s okay to put a conversation on pause if you need time to think about things and a decision doesn’t have to be made immediately. 

Did Dave have his dinner delivered by robot tonight? Indeed, Dave did. He and Britt went to a new pho place and a robot brought dinner to the table. Don’t be too impressed: it looked less like C-3PO and more like an Ikea bookshelf atop a large Roomba. 

What is Dave wearing today? Dave is supporting the Disney Industrial Complex by wearing a Mickey Mouse T-shirt.

What is one thing that’s making Dave happy today? Dave went for a walk at sunrise on Bayshore. Here’s a picture he took:

What is Dave’s inspirational thought for the day? Dave says to take lots of photos from different angles. You might be surprised by what you discover from a different perspective.

What did Dave think of the first episode of Foundation? Dave enjoyed it. During the scene on the space elevator, Dave turned to the Complimentary Spouse and asked “how many frequent flier miles do you think you’d get on that?”

What is Dave wearing today? Dave is lounging on the sofa in a polo shirt and shorts.

What is one thing that’s making Dave happy today? Dave had lunch with someone he hasn’t seen in person for more than 18 months.

What is Dave’s inspirational thought for the day? Dave says you don’t have to justify your existence.

What’s Dave’s favorite type of mustard? Dave’s go-to is Colman’s English mustard. It’s the most important ingredient when he makes a turkey sandwich. Here’s how to make your own: First, toast two slices of bread. Slather some Colman’s on one piece and then layer on some turkey and cheese. Assemble the sandwich and microwave it for about 20 seconds to get the cheese a little melty. Voilà! It just doesn’t taste the same with any other type of mustard. Enjoy!

What is Dave wearing today? Dave is wearing an Alabama polo shirt and khaki shorts.

What is one thing that’s making Dave happy today? Dave got a haircut this morning.

What is Dave’s inspirational thought for the day? Dave says don’t get mad if the fourth floor of the TPA parking deck is full and you have to park on the sixth floor. It’s a short elevator trip either way.

What did Dave and the doggos do today? Dave, Lucy, and Linus napped while watching reruns of the Golden Girls. It was a perfect Saturday.

What is Dave wearing today? Dave is wearing a black striped polo shirt and a pair of light golden-colored shorts.

What is one thing that’s making Dave happy today? Dave got his new phone today. He can’t wait to go out and test the camera.

What is Dave’s inspirational thought for the day? Dave says to surround yourself with people who appreciate who for you are, not what you can do for them.

What nickname has Dave and the Complimentary Spouse given Linus? Dave and Britt are calling Linus the Devil’s Cabana Boy. This comes from a Simpsons episode.

What is Dave wearing today? Dave is rooting for the home team in a Bucs polo and off-white shorts.

What is one thing that’s making Dave happy today? Dave paid homage to René Magritte this morning.

What is Dave’s inspirational thought for the day? Dave says it’s healthy to be goofy and suggests you write something on a banana.

What is Dave’s favorite Simpsons quote? Dave changes his mind frequently on this topic, but his favorite quote right now is Homer chanting “you don’t win friends with salad” in a conga line.

What is Dave wearing today? Dave is wearing a blue button-down short sleeve shirt and gray shorts.

What is one thing that’s making Dave happy today? Dave tied his tie perfectly this morning for an important meeting.

What is Dave’s inspirational thought for the day? Dave says to do things that energize you with people who inspire you whenever you can.

What did Dave have for dinner? Dave ate homemade meatloaf. By the way, whenever you see “homemade” on this blog, just assume that the Complimentary Spouse did the cooking. Dave doesn’t know how to make anything more complicated than ice cream soup.

What is Dave wearing today? Dave is wearing a pale blue polo shirt and off-white shorts.

What is one thing that’s making Dave happy today? Dave saw “Fulfilling your basic kneads since 1981” on the side of a bakery delivery truck earlier today.

What is Dave’s inspirational thought for the day? Dave says your feelings are just feelings. They’re not reality.

What is Dave’s favorite flavor of Hostess cupcake? Dave says orange is the only acceptable flavor of Hostess cupcake.

What is Dave wearing today? Dave is wearing a white dress with “Tax the Rich” written on the back.

What is one thing that’s making Dave happy today? Dave is relieved that a call he was dreading wasn’t as bad as he had anticipated.

What is Dave’s inspirational thought for the day? Dave says to always return the shopping cart to the corral.

Did Dave treat himself to anything today? Yes, Dave had some boba tea.