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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 Daveā€™s mood today? Dave gave a good…

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  • The Four Questions Are Friends, not Food

    What is Dave wearing today?Ā Dave is wearing a Bucs championship T-shirt, gray shorts, and Stan Smiths.Ā  How does Dave feel today?Ā Dave is calm and collected.Ā  What are the factors affecting Daveā€™s mood today?Ā 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, itā€™s a sizable increase from the 3.5% reported in Gallupā€™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 havenā€™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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  • Weā€™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 Daveā€™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 Daveā€™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 Canā€™t Feel my Face When Iā€™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 Daveā€™s…

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  • If the Four Questions Were a Sculptor … But Then Again, No

    What is Dave wearing today? Dave is dressed for the (relatively) cold weather with a red Buccaneers polo shirt, heavy Adidas sweatshirt, jeans, and Pluto socks. How does Dave feel today? Dave is fine now, but heā€™s steeling himself for…

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  • The Four Questions Ain’t No Hollaback Girl

    What is Dave wearing today?Ā Dave is wearing an old Tampa Bay Devil Rays T-shirt with gray shorts.Ā  How does Dave feel today?Ā Dave is tired.Ā  What are the factors affecting Daveā€™s mood today?Ā Dave got out of bed early (it’s 4:52 a.m.)…

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  • Music Makes the People Come Together

    One thing I miss from the pre-pandemic era is the concerts. I can complain all day about astronomical ticket prices, crummy opening acts, and how much I hate waiting for performers to take the stage. But none of those really…

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