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The Birdcage: Some Thoughts 25 Years Later
I have been thinking about the Birdcage, the 1996 film starring Robin Williams1 and Nathan Lane, since someone mentioned it at work a few days ago. I hadn’t reflected on the film since it came out 25 years ago, and I was surprised to realize how much I resent it…
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My Eyes! The Four Questions Do Nothing!
What is Dave wearing today? Dave is wearing a Paisley Park T-shirt, jeans, and a pair of gray socks with black stars and stripes on them. How does Dave feel today? Dave feels lazy. What are the factors affecting Dave’s mood today? Dave doesn’t have much on his schedule today,…
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On Your Marks …
“The miracle isn’t that I finished. The miracle is that I had the courage to start.” — John “The Penguin” Bingham Since the last iteration of the Daily Dave, I have lost quite a bit of weight and taken up running. I’m slower, heavier, and less coordinated than most runners…
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The Four Questions Will Have a Venti Skinny Vanilla Latte With an Extra Shot
What is Dave wearing today? Dave is wearing a Tampa Bay Buccaneers T-shirt, blue Adidas zip-up hoodie, jeans, and white tube socks. How does Dave feel today? Dave is content. What are the factors affecting Dave’s mood today? Dave is lying on the couch and listening to ’70s music. There are two doggos…
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My Name Is the Four Questions. You Killed my Father. Prepare to Die.
What is Dave wearing today? Dave is rocking a Havana Industriales baseball cap, pink V-neck T-shirt, jeans, and floral socks. How does Dave feel today? Dave is somewhat relaxed. What are the factors affecting Dave’s mood today? Dave is happy that the workweek is over, although he has some editing to do for…
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Great Pâté, Mom, But I Gotta Motor if I Wanna Be Ready for the Four Questions
What is Dave wearing today? Dave is wearing jeans1, a purple Nike polo shirt, and a pair of Disney Jungle Cruise socks. How does Dave feel today? Dave is inconvenienced. What are the factors affecting Dave’s mood today? Linus is trying to sit in Dave’s lap, making it difficult to type. What are…
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Leave the Gun. Take the Four Questions.
What is Dave wearing today? Dave is wearing jeans, an American Foundation for Suicide Prevention1 T-shirt, and a pair of Pluto2 socks. How does Dave feel today? Dave is contemplative. What are the factors affecting Dave’s mood today? Dave is trying to figure out some career stuff. What is Dave’s coffee situation? Dave hasn’t…
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I Want to Forge a New Path
One of the most frustrating challenges in my life has been figuring out where I fit into the professional world. I left college hoping to make a mark as a reporter, and was fortunate enough to leave that career path for a position in professional services before newspapers caved in.1…
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I Have Always Depended on the Kindness of the Four Questions
What is Dave wearing today? Dave is modeling jeans, a gray V-neck T-shirt, and a very seductive pair of white tube socks. How does Dave feel today? Dave is a tad sluggish. What are the factors affecting Dave’s mood today? Dave was up late watching the Alabama game. He went to sleep about…
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Rammer Jammer Yellowhammer
Everyone at Camp David will be rooting for the Crimson Tide tonight. The Complimentary Spouse has been an Alabama diehard since he was in utero, and Dave became a fan by osmosis. Sadly, Britt and I won’t be at tonight’s championship game against the Ohio State University Buckeyes1 — and,…
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