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The Four Questions Are not Right, but They’re OK

What is Dave wearing today? Dave is wearing his orange Ybor City T-shirt and a pair of shorts.

What is making Dave happy today? Dave’s morning run was for the birds. In particular, this bird:

What is Dave’s inspirational thought for the day? Dave recently read the following:

All you have to do is pay attention: Lessons always arrive when you are ready, and if you can read the signs, you will learn everything you need to know in order to take the next step.

Paulo Coelho

Why did 213 show up on Dave’s caller ID? Dave said it’s just one of his friends down on 54th Street. Don’t be so suspicious, Whitney.

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The Four Questions Are Working on Their Night Cheese

What is Dave wearing today? Dave is wearing various articles of clothing.

What is making Dave happy today? The Complimentary Spouse made Dave some Nutella brownies.

What is Dave’s inspirational thought for the day? Dave says to play Queen’s “Don’t Stop Me Now” when you need to reset your mood.

What T-shirt did Dave wear on his morning run? Dave wore his “Sea Level Is for Slackers” T-shirt from the 2019 Bolder Boulder — even though he was running at sea level. This was an egregious sartorial faux pas and Dave expects to be rejected by polite society.

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The Four Questions Keep Pushing My Love Over the Borderline

What is Dave wearing today? Dave is wearing a T-shirt and shorts because, you know, Florida.

What is making Dave happy today? Dave made a chicken pot pie and it came out great. He used the same recipe as last month’s turkey pot pie. Today’s pie was just as tasty and a bit more virtually appealing.

What is Dave’s inspirational thought for the day? Dave saw this quote earlier today in the Calm app:

What did Dave and the Complimentary Spouse eat after their chicken pot pie? Britt and Dave had apple pie. In the future, all food will be consumed in pie form.

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The Four Questions Would Prefer to Meet All Three Ghosts at Once and Get It Over With

What is Dave wearing today? Dave got dressed up for a nice Christmas lunch at the Columbia today. In Florida, “dressed up” means a button-down shirt-sleeve shirt and a pair of shorts.

What is making Dave happy today? Dave currently is watching A Muppet Christmas Carol, which, staying true to the Dickens novel, features singing rats.

What is Dave’s inspirational thought for the day? Dave says to articulate your objectives:

Gonzo: “I Am Here To Tell The Story.”

Rizzo: “And I Am Here For The Food.”

What are some of Dave’s favorite things about A Muppet Christmas Carol? The patter between Gonzo and Rizzo is hilarious, and the rat bookkeepers singing “heat wave!” when threatened with unemployment always cracks Dave up.

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Go Ask The Four Questions When They’re Ten Feet Fall

What is Dave wearing today? Dave is wearing a polo shirt and a pair of shorts. Like every other day.

What is making Dave happy today? The Complimentary Spouse made dinner for Dave tonight, and then the watched the new Matrix movie.

What is Dave’s inspirational thought for the day? Dave says you need to buy cards and presents for the dogs too.

What did Dave see in the supermarket? Dave found a brand of wine made just for him:

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If You’re not Reading The Four Questions in German, You’re not Getting the Real Versteckte Bedeutung of It

What is Dave wearing today? Dave is wearing a short-sleeve floral button-down shirt and a pair of jeans.

What is making Dave happy today? Dave had breakfast at la Segunda, hung out with the Complimentary Spouse and watched 30 Rock all day, and is now watching football.

What is Dave’s inspirational thought for the day? Dave says you’re allowed to have an extra gingerbread cookie (or two) during the holidays.

Did Dave see a funny tweet today? Dave came across this:

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The Four Questions Can Do This All Day

What is Dave wearing today? Dave is staying warm with a Lightning 3/4 zip pullover and a pair of jeans.

What is making Dave happy today? Dave finished watching Hawkeye, which was enjoyable. Come along and listen to the lullaby of … the post-credit scene.

What is Dave’s inspirational thought for the day? Dave found the following tweet — make sure you embiggen the image, as the message is completely wrong if you don’t see the first word!

What will Dave do over the next four work-free days? Dave’s to-do list includes movies and Chinese food. It is, of course, Christmastime for the Jews.

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The Ninth Wonder of the World!

The Complimentary Spouse and I put up our Christmas tree last night, and can you guess who our favorite Disney character is? Hint: We call him Jumbo Jr., not the horrible nickname given to him by bullies.

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Here The Four Questions Go Again on Their Own

What is Dave wearing today? Dave looks gorgeous in a purple polo shirt and a pair of shorts.

What is making Dave happy today? Dave’s parents are visiting.

What is Dave’s inspirational thought for the day? Dave says to set aside a little time each day to read something enjoyable. “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy” is a good option.

What happened to all of Dave’s meetings today? Dave doesn’t know! As he attended the first meeting of the day, he received notifications that his other meetings were all rescheduled till after the holidays. Thus, the first meeting of the day became the only meeting of the day. Pure euphoria.

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The Four Questions Think They’re the Pope of Chili Town

What is Dave wearing today? Dave is wearing an Alabama polo shirt and shorts. It’s still warm enough for shorts in Florida.

What is making Dave happy today? Dave meditated on Bayshore as the sun rose. This view didn’t suck:

What is Dave’s inspirational thought for the day? Dave saw the street art below on Twitter. If you can’t see the whole image, click to embiggen.

Why didn’t Dave do The Four Questions yesterday? Dave had to meet with the Pope of Chili Town, and the meeting ran longer than expected. (Real answer: He was probably watching old Simpsons episodes and just forgot.)