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The Four Questions Can Be so Insensitive
What is Dave wearing today? Dave is wearing a forest green polo shirt and gray shorts. He looks like a tree. What is one thing that’s making Dave happy today? On his morning run, Dave saw a sunrise so beautiful that it made yesterday’s look like garbage.1 Here’s a photo. It’s…
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Let’s See What’s in the News
Here are a few articles and essays that have stood out to me in the past few days: The Advocate: Ohio High School Cancels Play After Furor Over LGBTQ+ Character Seriously? Have fun trying to find a play that doesn’t have a connection to LGBTQ people in the plot, in…
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A Reminder That I Am the Greatest Poet of My Generation
Note: Eons ago, when I was a newspaper reporter in the early 2000s, I used to write the occasional haiku — mainly goofy stuff that sometimes I would share on the newsroom messaging system. Those haiku were lost to posterity, but in 2009 I was able to unearth them and…
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The Four Questions Look Like the Mother of a Solid Gold Dancer
What is Dave wearing today? Dave is wearing a red Alabama polo shirt and a blue Industriales baseball cap. He’s also wearing shorts, but they don’t represent a sports team. What is one thing that’s making Dave happy today? Dave experienced another wonderful sunrise run on Bayshore this morning. What is Dave’s inspirational…
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On the Run Again
After a few months of neglecting diet and exercise, I’m back on the horse again.1 I’m tracking what I eat and being very careful to avoid mindless snacking. But that’s not what I’m happiest about. It’s my morning runs on Bayshore. The Complimentary Spouse and I live close to Bayshore…
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Gen Z Needs a New Name. This Gen Xer Explains Why.
I am part of Gen X, the most neglected, overlooked, and ignored generation in modern American history. We grew up under the monstrous weight of the baby boomers, a group whose importance is completely outweighed by its sense of self-importance. The baby boomers dominated our formative years. We got their…
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The Four Questions Are Hungry Like the Wolf
What is Dave wearing today? Dave is wearing a T-shirt only a Tampeño could love — it shows an Ybor City chicken smoking a cigar. What is one thing that’s making Dave happy today? Dave took care of everything he needed to do today by 1 p.m. so he can…
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Keep The Four Questions Flying High!
What is Dave wearing today? As today is Saturday and it’s college football season, Dave is wearing Alabama stuff. How predictable! What is one thing that’s making Dave happy today? Dave and Britt saw Chelsea defeat Norwich 7-0 this morning. KTBFFH! What is Dave’s inspirational thought for the day? Dave…
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How Tweet it Is
In the past few weeks, I’ve been using Twitter mostly for fun. I created @dsimanoff to do some personal branding1, but tweeting about nothing but marketing is kind of dry — although I really appreciate the professional insights I gain from my professional peers. Then I went through a fallow period…
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The Four Questions Must Flow
What is Dave wearing today? Dave is wearing a light blue polo shirt that’s perhaps a tad too large. What is one thing that’s making Dave happy today? Dave got his booster shot today. He had a nice conversation with the guy who did the vaccination. What is Dave’s inspirational…