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From Addict to Advocate
They say you should never meet your heroes. Not only have I met one of mine, but I’m honored to be her friend. It wasn’t enough for Tiffany Hilton to conquer her demons. As she battled addiction, she saw firsthand the gaps in our criminal justice system. Recovery gave her a…
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This Parade Brought to You By …
Today is Gasparilla, Tampa’s annual pirate-themed Mardi Gras-ish parade. As I write this, hundreds of thousands of drunken, rowdy people are crammed onto Bayshore Boulevard for beer, beads, and the occasional flash of boobs. I enjoyed Gasparilla when I was younger. Today, I avoid it like the plague. The Complimentary…
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Books I Read in 2022
Groucho Marx famously said that “Outside of a dog, a book is man’s best friend. Inside of a dog, it’s too dark to read.” Well, much of my reading this year was done next to dogs. In particular, these dogs: I completed 21 books in 2022. The five I’d recommend most highly are: The other…
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Tripped Up
As mentioned in an earlier post, I tripped in London and ended up in the emergency room. I’ve been telling people that I fell when I was attacked by a pack of feral corgis outside Buckingham Palace, but the truth is I tripped on the South Bank near Jubilee Gardens.…
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Miss Me?
All over the world, people are asking “Why hasn’t Dave updated the Daily Dave?” What, you haven’t heard people asking that? It was in all the papers. The answer is simple: I injured my right wrist on vacation and it’s hard for me to type on my iPhone! I can…
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Hello. Do You Want in on the Joke?
Yesterday’s installment of The Four Questions contained not one but two inside jokes about Tig Notaro’s show on Sunday night. If you watch this old clip from The Tonight Show, you’ll see what I was referring to: Want more Tig? She also incorporated this story into her set: Adele? Taylor…
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I’m Not Just Sure. I’m Covid Positive!
There hasn’t been much activity here on The Daily Dave recently because I am the newest member of — drumroll, please — the Covid Breakthrough Case Club. Despite two vaccine shots and a booster, I tested positive for Covid on Wednesday afternoon. Here are the answers to the questions everyone…
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The Cards Are Stacked Against Us
Hi there, greeting card companies! There are millions of Jews in the United States1, and I’m willing to bet that nearly all of us celebrate Hanukkah in some fashion. Why, then, do you put so little time and effort into Hanukkah cards? Every year, without fail, we’re disappointed to go…
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You Can Take the Boy out of Britain, but You Can’t Take Britain Out of His Vocabulary
The first time I told the Complimentary Spouse I felt “a bit peckish,” he looked at me quizzically and asked what he had done wrong. His response confused me. Why would he think that I was accusing him of something when all I wanted was a snack? It turns out…
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The Sounds of Hanukkah
It’s Hanukkah! Let’s celebrate with a few non-terrible Hanukkah songs. The first is “Puppy for Hanukkah” by the incomparable Daveed Diggs, best known for “Hamilton.” Neither Lucy nor Linus are Hanukkah puppies, but they get Hanukkah gifts each year. Linus doesn’t like to share toys, and Lucy has a flazéda…