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The Four Questions Give 100%
Filed under: Four QuestionsWhat is Dave wearing today? Dave is wearing a baby blue polo shirt and shorts. Earlier today, he was wearing the Buccaneers cap that Linus chewed a hole in. How does Dave feel today? Dave is sleepy. What are the factors affecting… Keep reading …
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The Four Questions Don’t Want no Scrubs
Filed under: Four QuestionsWhat is Dave wearing today? Dave is wearing a Buccaneers cap, an Emory T-shirt, shorts, and ankle socks. How does Dave feel today? Dave is relaxed. What are the factors affecting Dave’s mood today? Dave has nothing on his schedule today, so he… Keep reading …
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Why Don’t You Come Up and See the Four Questions Sometime?
Filed under: Four QuestionsWhat is Dave wearing today? Dave is wearing a gray polo shirt, shorts, and ankle socks. How does Dave feel today? Dave is energized. What are the factors affecting Dave’s mood today? Dave’s nonprofit board meets in a few minutes, and Dave is… Keep reading …
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The Benefits of Benefits
Filed under: ProfessionalIf I can summarize my approach to marketing in just three words, it would be this: Benefits beat features. It doesn’t matter if you’re trying to sell water or change the world. Focus on the benefits of your product, service,… Keep reading …
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The Four Questions Are 90% Mental. The Other Half Is Physical.
Filed under: Four QuestionsWhat is Dave wearing today? Dave is wearing a purple Tampa Bay Devil Rays1 T-shirt, a Havana Industriales baseball cap, shorts, and Stan Smiths. How does Dave feel today? Dave is sad. What are the factors affecting Dave’s mood today? Dave just… Keep reading …
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Articles I Enjoyed About Yesterday’s News
Filed under: Current EventsYesterday was a momentous day for the United States, and I’ve been reading all the news and analysis I can about it. Here are a few articles that stand out. Heather Cox Richardson: “Letters From an American: January 20, 2021”… Keep reading …
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Here’s to the Four Questions: the Cause of, and Solution to, all of Life’s Problems
Filed under: Four QuestionsWhat is Dave wearing today? Dave is wearing a gray Mickey Mouse T-shirt, jeans, and Stan Smiths. How does Dave feel today? Dave is ecstatic. What are the factors affecting Dave’s mood today? Dave is elated that his country is back on the… Keep reading …
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Four Lives. Four Tragedies.
Filed under: OversharingTwo New York Times stories about suicide recently caught my attention. The first has to do with the Vessel, the 16-story staircase sculpture at Hudson Yards. Britt and I went there in June 2019, the day before WorldPride. It was… Keep reading …
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“When Day Comes, We Step out of the Shade Aflame and Unafraid”
I studied poetry as an undergrad, but I haven’t given it much thought since graduation.1 I think the last book of poetry I bought was by Walt Whitman at a museum in 2005. It’s probably yellowing now in storage next… Keep reading …
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Remembering Our Last Trip to D.C.
All the news out of Washington, D.C., reminds me of the last trip the Complimentary Spouse and I took to the nation’s capital. We participated in the National Pride March and caught up with some friends and family members. Here’s… Keep reading …