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The Case Against Passion
Do what you love, and you’ll never work a day in your life. I’ve heard that cliché for longer than I can remember, and it has always rubbed me the wrong way. To me — in fact, I’d bet, to a…
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Sir, the Possibility of Successfully Navigating the Four Questions is Approximately 3,720 to 1
What is Dave wearing today? Dave is wearing a long-sleeve Lightning T-shirt, jeans, floral socks, and Stan Smiths. How does Dave feel today? Dave can’t complain. What are the factors affecting Dave’s mood today? Dave is enjoying the crisp, sunny weather, which is…
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The Four Questions Blinded Me With Science
What is Dave wearing today? Dave looks resplendent in a Bucs cap, Emory T-shirt, brown hoodie, jeans, Disney socks, and Stan Smiths. How does Dave feel today? Dave is hungry. What are the factors affecting Dave’s mood today? Dave just…
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Let’s Cancel the Ill-Conceived Concept of “Cancel Culture”
There is no such thing as “cancel culture.” Oh, sure, the phrase exists. And the alliteration makes it memorable. But I’m putting it in quotes because it describes a fictitious concept that is intellectually dishonest. “Cancel culture” is deceiving because…
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This Is One Time Where Television Really Fails to Capture the True Excitement of the Four Questions Predicting the Weather
What is Dave wearing today? Dave is wearing his finest formal clothes: a blue Annapolis Capital Gazette T-shirt and gray sweatpants. How does Dave feel today? Dave is cold. What are the factors affecting Dave’s mood today? When Dave woke up this Groundhog…
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The Four Questions Live in a Van Down by the River
What is Dave wearing today? Dave is wearing a black Nike shirt, a pair of robin egg blue running shorts, and white socks. How does Dave feel today? Dave is feeling slobbish. What are the factors affecting Dave’s mood today?…
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Happy Linus Day!
One year ago, we adopted a rambunctious little brown pupper from a rescue shelter in Ruskin. We named him Linus. Here’s the story about how the little rascal joined our family and changed it forever. The Complimentary Spouse and I…
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The Four Questions Bless the Rain Down in Africa
What is Dave wearing today? Dave is wearing a gray V-neck T-shirt, his blue sweatshirt, jeans, and Stan Smiths. How does Dave feel today? Dave is celebrating. What are the factors affecting Dave’s mood today? Dave is happy that today…
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Take the Four Questions Down to Paradise City
What is Dave wearing today? Dave looks awesome in a Pride Lightning T-shirt, blue Adidas zip-up hoodie, jeans, Snoopy socks, and Stan Smiths. How does Dave feel today? Dave is super happy. What are the factors affecting Dave’s mood today?…
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The Four Questions Drove Their Chevy to the Levee
What is Dave wearing today? Dave is wearing a Bucs T-shirt, jeans, and white socks. How does Dave feel today? Dave is relieved. What are the factors affecting Dave’s mood today? Dave has survived another work week. What would Dave…
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Those Who Are Tardy Do Not Get the Four Questions
What is Dave wearing today? Dave is wearing a Tampa Bay Lightning T-shirt (the one depicting a manatee holding a hockey stick), jeans, and gray socks. How does Dave feel today? Dave feels it is hard to write. What are the factors…
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The Utter Banality of Same-Sex Marriage
I’ve seen a lot of diverse couples on teevee recently, especially in ads. This is amazing, I thought, because social change happens more quickly when people see examples of diversity in entertainment. In the ’90s, many people met their first…