CHOICES

Lifted shamelessly from David Bogner of Treppenwitz is this disquisition on choices. Preferences, if you will.

We all have ’em, as I have noted previously. And when the brain refuses to disgorge a reasonable supply of Bloggy Content, it’s fun to throw a pile of stuff up just to see how people lean.

Here’s David’s list. I’ve noted my preferences, if any, in boldface, with commentary as the topic moves me.

1. Milk Chocolate or Dark Chocolate
   
   For eating out of hand, I lean toward milk chocolate these days. But I’m a switch-hitter, chocolate-wise.
   
   
2. Nestle’s or Hershey’s
   
   No comparison. We all loved Hershey’s as little kids, but as our palates develop, many of us realize that Hershey’s has a sour-milk pong that makes it a distant loser to Nestle’s.
   
   
3. Scotch or Bourbon
   
   I’ll give the nod to Scotch, because I loves me my single-malt... but I like ’em both.
   
   
4. Road Bike or Mountain Bike
   
   
5. American League or National League
   
   
6. Hitting Pitchers or Designated Hitters
   
   Kinda follows from the one above.
   
   
7. Ketchup or Mustard
   
   This question cannot be answered unless one knows what foodstuff it will be slathered upon. But mustard gets the nod because I’ll use it on a wider variety of foods. SWMBO, on the other hand, comes from a long line of Ketchup People.
   
   
8. Ice Cream or Sorbet
   
   This is like Sophie’s Choice...but ice cream wins.
   
   
9. Downhill or X-Country
   
   
10. Mac or Windows
    
    The Mac interface is more intuitive; I have much more experience with Windows.
    
    
11. Horns or Synthesizers
    
    And yet I’ll take ELP over Chicago any old day.
    
    
12. White Wine or Red Wine
    
    No contest, at least for me.
    
    
13. Aisle or Window
    
    I still like to look out the window.
    
    
14. Non-Stop or Stopover
    
    Assuming it’s not a vacation trip with multiple destinations, non-stops are the way to go.
    
    
15. Root Beer Float or Ice Cream Soda
    
    Another Sophie’s Choice.
    
    
16. Creamy or Chunky
    
    Assuming we’re talking about peanut butter and not shit, chunky gets the nod.
    
    
17. Smoking or Non-Smoking
    
    
18. Plane or Train
    
    The plane wins from a practicality standpoint, but I have very pleasant memories of riding the Florida Special between New York and Miami.
    
    
19. Sailboat or Motorboat
    
    
20. White Gold or Yellow Gold
    
    What’s the point of having gold if it looks like silver?
    
    
21. Rocks or Neat
    
    For single malt Scotch, neat. For gin and tonic, rocks.
    
    
22. Dog or Cat
    
    Cats will shit in a box. Dogs will not. Ergo, cats win.
    
    
23. Candybar-style or Flip-phone
    
    
24. Steam-room or Sauna
    
    
25. Tea or Coffee
    
    
26. Sugar or Splenda™
    
    Except for when I’m baking. Who needs the extra calories?
    
    
27. Fiction or Non-Fiction
    
    Like ’em both, but a check of my actual reading habits indicates a tilt toward fiction.
    
    
28. Burned to a Crisp or Bloody as Hell
    
    My real preference is Pittsburgh-style: burned to a crisp on the outside, bloody as hell on the inside.
    
    
29. Martin & Lewis or Amos & Andy
    
    Neither. Feh.
    
    
30. Flats or Heels
    
    As long as I don’t have to wear ’em.
    
    
31. Pants or Skirts
    
    As long as I don’t have to wear ’em.
    
    
32. Army or Navy
    
    Navy gets the nod as a courtesy to my friend Houston Steve.
    
    
33. Dark Meat or White Meat
    
    SWMBO prefers white meat, which means we have the formula for marital success.
    
    
34. Sauce or Dry Rub
    
    Add sauce if you must... after you smoke the meat.
    
    
35. Automatic or Stick Shift
    
    Unless there’s a commute in traffic.
    
    
36. Bar Soap or Body Wash
    
    Ya gotta have bar soap. How can you leave a supply of pubes for the Missus to find if you use body wash?
    
    
37. Set Menu or À La Carte
    
    I like to pick and choose.
    
    
38. Dressed Salad or Dressing On The Side
    
    
39. Cut To The Chase or Shaggy Dog Story
    
    
40. Long Hair or Short Hair
    
    Things have changed since I was in college. Including me.
    
    
41. Driver or Passenger
    
    Depends, really, on who is driving.
    
    
42. Coder or WYSIWYG
    
    
43. Crossword or Sudoku
    
    
44. Chess or Go
    
    
45. Boxers or Briefs
    
    My boys need a home, not some drafty fucking tent.
    
    
46. Now or Later
    
    Depends on whether we’re talking about paying bills, eating, or sex.
    
    
47. Indoors or Al Fresco
    
    Rather depends on the weather, innit?
    
    
48. Coke or Pepsi
    
    No comparison. Coke all the way. (Can you tell I live in Atlanta?)
    
    
49. Betty or Wilma
    
    SWMBO sounds exactly like Betty Rubble when she laughs. I love it.
    
    
50. Ginger or Maryanne
    
    You mean I can choose?

Okay, now it’s your turn... if you so desire.