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See That Girl, Watch That Scene, Digging the Four Questions
What is Dave wearing today? Dave is wearing a Bucs polo shirt, tan shorts, and Stan Smiths. How does Dave feel today? Dave is relaxed. What are the factors affecting Dave’s mood today? The Complimentary Spouse and Dave are taking a mini-vacation. What…
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Everybody’s Working for the Four Questions
What is Dave wearing today? Dave’s ensemble consists of a purple polo shirt, tan shorts, and Stan Smiths. How does Dave feel today? Dave is pumped up. What are the factors affecting Dave’s mood today? Dave is celebrating the end…
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Going Beyond the Basics of Benefits: Business and Government Perspectives
I’ve written before about my marketing mantra: Always promote the benefits. I got to do exactly that in a non-business context yesterday when I spoke at city hall to support a proposal to make Tampa’s Citizen Review Board more independent.…
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The Four Questions Are Crazy About a Sharp-Dressed Man
What is Dave wearing today? Dave looks handsome in a gray suit, white shirt, purple tie, dress shoes, and Pride socks.1 How does Dave feel today? Dave is proud of himself. What are the factors affecting Dave’s mood today? Dave gave a good…
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The Four Questions Are Friends, not Food
What is Dave wearing today? Dave is wearing a Bucs championship T-shirt, gray shorts, and Stan Smiths. How does Dave feel today? Dave is calm and collected. What are the factors affecting Dave’s mood today? Nothing Dave’s agenda for today is too taxing,…
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We’re Here. We’re Queer. We’re Statistically Significant.
A new Gallup report says that 5.6% of Americans now identify as LGBTQ. That number is significant for two reasons: First, it equates to 1.8 million people1; and, second, it’s a sizable increase from the 3.5% reported in Gallup’s first…
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Negative Self-Talk? English Major to the Rescue!
Everyone has good and bad days.1 On my bad days, I find it hard to silence that little disparaging voice in my head. While I haven’t been able to make that whiny putz shut up, I have been able to…
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A Clown in a Gown
Here’s a video of Bianca del Rio’s opening and closing segments at last night’s Drive N’ Drag show in Tampa. It is distasteful and disrespectful and you’ll be a better person if you don’t watch it.1 1 The person laughing…
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We’re All Born Naked and the Rest Is the Four Questions
What is Dave wearing today? Dave is wearing a Pride T-shirt (the Pride rainbow in the shape of Florida), gray shorts, and Stan Smiths. How does Dave feel today? Dave is conserving his energy. What are the factors affecting Dave’s…
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The Four Questions Let the Dogs Out
What is Dave wearing today? Dave is wearing a Bucs T-shirt, gray shorts, and Stan Smiths. How does Dave feel today? Dave is a little sleepy. What are the factors affecting Dave’s mood today? Dave ate a big lunch and…
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Yeah, It Makes Me Smile
A few days ago, I wrote about how much I missed live music and shared a few videos from 2019. Here’s a clip from another concert I absolutely loved: Lily Allen’s No Shame Tour at Terminal 5 in New York…
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I Can’t Feel my Face When I’m With the Four Questions
What is Dave wearing today? Dave is wearing an Emory T-shirt, jeans, and a pair of rainbow unicorn socks (which are a real thing he owns). How does Dave feel today? Dave is refreshed. What are the factors affecting Dave’s…