Game: This or That

[tailor STATELY]

Fresh... German Chocolate cake or Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte... with "Death by Chocolate" ice cream... https://handletheheat.com/death-chocolate-ice-cream/... the brand I buy also has large chocolate chunks added throughout :)

Vax or no vax ?

[Danik 2016]

Looks wonderfully. But what a curious name?

Certainly pro Vax, conveniently tested and approved for use

profilaxis or no profilaxis?

[tailor STATELY]

Absolutely yes... hoping I have some semblance of immunity still, what with all the mutable variants that exist... after I get through these board visits I'm going to call and see if I can find a booster shot just in case since I'm due for my regular vax come September/October. Starting to feel less fuzzy headed but the body aches are persisting... some difficulty breathing...

Socks: one color, multicolor, patterned, or none ?

[Danik 2016]

Please try getting into hospital or at least contact a doctor because of these breathing difficulties.

All kind of socks

Monochromatic or patterned sweaters ?

[tailor STATELY]

Don't wear sweaters very much anymore... my favorite was a knit made for me by my then Mother-in-law, God rest her, that was mono-colored creamy white, and had a beautiful cable pattern knit within... it disappeared mysteriously circa '95, possibly during our first fire evac here.

Dominos, Yahtzee, Chess, Backgammon, or other ?

[Danik 2016]

Domino's..

Liquid milk or instantaneous dry milk ?

[tailor STATELY]

Liquid Almond milk. My Mother gave us reconstituted (add water) powdered milk when we were young... never cared for it.

Powdered milk or condensed milk ?

[Danik 2016]

I use liquid or powered milk..
Condensed milk is very sweet, so used only in desserts.

fat milk or slim milk?

[tailor STATELY]

Neither... when I drank cow's milk it was 2%.

Box cereal: Sugary or 'heart healthy' or none ?

[Danik 2016]

Used to be sugary but today I have to avoid sugar and wheat.

Idols when you were a child: Mickey Mouse, Garfield, Snoopy, Superman or...?

[tailor STATELY]

Superman, the Flash, Martian Manhunter, Green Lantern...

Same question ?

[Danik 2016]

ET, Superman, Peter Pan, Robin Hood, Sidney Carton were some of them.

Garden: shrubs or trees?

[tailor STATELY]

trees

Self COVID test or clinic test ? (I'm doing a self test right now... waiting for results)

[Danik 2016]

Both or lab test. I feel more secure. How are you feeling?

Going to bed early or late ?

[tailor STATELY]

Feeling okay... my test just came out negative, but I'm going to treat it as a false negative just to be safe. Throat a bit sore, breathing a bit labored, just a little achy in the body... but the two people I spend most of my time with both have confirmed cases... dunno :)

Lol, generally go to bed between 2 am - 7 am; not sure if that's early or late. I love having no distractions in the wee hours :)

Personalized book marks, any old bookmarks, slip of paper/thread, or Dog Ears?

[Danik 2016]

Congrats, but I think you do well to be careful because you have symptoms even if they are light. Better no contact with other people. Hope your wife and your sister in love are recovering.

I often go to bed at 2 a m. For me it is late.

Of late most of my books are electronic. And as I don't make notes, there are no personal marks.

Fiction, non fiction, poetry, plays, which kind of books do you prefer?

[tailor STATELY]

Poetry and Sci-Fi books... the older Fi books are becoming more and more non-fi.

Would you rather lose sleep or skip a meal ?

[Danik 2016]

Lol, none!

Same question?

[tailor STATELY]

Skip a meal

Introvert, extrovert, or just vert ?

[Danik 2016]

introvert

More of a talking or a listening person?

[tailor STATELY]

Listener

Dancing or singing or listening to music ?

[Danik 2016]

Listening to music.

singing or listening to music?

[tailor STATELY]

singing

Going to the movies: Popcorn, or candy, or soda; or popcorn and soda; or popcorn and candy; or soda and candy; or popcorn and candy and soda; or none; or other ?

[Danik 2016]

Lol!

None!

Same question?

[tailor STATELY]

Ideally I like a huge extra buttered popcorn with chocolate mint candies... no drinks, they might spill. Too bad I rarely go out... maybe tomorrow (just kidding). As an aside the last time I had COVID I was in jury duty in a crowded court room... to be honest sniffles started while in the courtroom, then an irritating cough as the day went on, then full blown the following day... unluckily I was one of the last to be dismissed/not chosen (for religious reasons I'm sure)... even got a check for participating.

If you were walking about town would you get a speeding ticket or parking ticket ?

[tonywalt]

Parking

Werner Herzog documentaries or Errol Morris documentaries? What is your favourite documentary? (I love docs)

[Danik 2016]

Werner Herzog documentaries, however know only his fiction.
Don't remember.

Films: Dramas or comedy.

[tonywalt]

Dramas

“Stream of consciousness or tightly structured narrative?”

[bounty]

heck tony, I tried reading mrs Dalloway once and thought, what the heck is this, I hate this! laughs. and its what keeps me from trying a James Joyce. so, tightly structured narrative for me please.

danik, it'll be my neighbors home (eventually!). its brand news, tons of landscaping, added a shed, fixed up the garage, put up a pool and a chicken coop and some playground equipment. yes, im already mentally preparing to host poof over the winter.

danik: flea market treasure hunt vs building or fixing something with a friend
tailor: Vintage RV trip through national parks with a bike rack vs A week as a volunteer somewhere meaningful (shelter, preserve).

[Danik 2016]

bounty, hopefully both cats will be getting along this winter. Weii it seems your neighbor is making a lot of improvements before he finally moves in.

I think I'll go with the flea market.

light traveling in the surroundings: with car or bicicle?

[tailor STATELY]

Comedy
Stream of consciousness
A week as a volunteer somewhere meaningful (shelter, preserve)
car

Travelling: Guided tour or self-guided exploration ?

[Danik 2016]

Self guided exploration


Windows: with curtains, rollos, shutters or.?.

[tailor STATELY]

Curtains

Flooring: Carpet, linoleum, wood, other ?

[Danik 2016]

My apartment has mostly tiled floors only the office has a wood floor.

Microsoft software or other(usually open source).

[tonywalt]

Microsoft. it's familiar, and i'm no IT fanatic.

Do you live in rural or urban or suburban area?

[tailor STATELY]

Open source software with the exception of my Windows OS.
Rural

Movies: Old Hollywood or new Hollywood or other ?

[Danik 2016]

Old Hollywood and old Europe too.

Movies adapted from books or not adapted?

[tailor STATELY]

If I haven't read the book then movie adaptation is ok... but woe to the one who adapts a movie of a book I have read/loved.

Adaptations of books or video games ?

[tonywalt]

Books.

If you had to pick, one or the other, and had no choice:

Japanese literature (like Haruki Murakami, Kawabata, Banana Yoshimoto)
OR
Russian literature (like Dostoevsky, Tolstoy, Turgenev)?

[tailor STATELY]

Haruki Murakami

Purchasing: Brand names or generic ?

[Danik 2016]

It depends on whether quality is more important or price.

In town: visiting à park or an art gallery ?

[tailor STATELY]

art gallery

Would you rather have a salad or sandwich?

[Danik 2016]

Today a salad It’s going to be hot.

On cold days: soup or a veggies and meat dish?

[tailor STATELY]

89° F (31.67° C) forecast here... just enough to set my small AC unit to 85° F.

Veggies and meat dish usually, though I love creamy soups.

You as a student: Messy locker or tidy locker ?

[Danik 2016]

Here 29. Ɓut it's still winter.

Always messy!

Same question?

[tailor STATELY]

Me too (lol), always messy!

Free travel for a year or free lodging for five years ?

[Danik 2016]

Free travel for a year :)

Traveling in a group or with one select companion?

[tailor STATELY]

One companion

Jacuzzi or pool ?

[Danik 2016]

Pool.

Starry sky or blue sky?

[tailor STATELY]

Starry sky

Other than This or That: I Spy (with my little eye), Charades, or 20 Questions ?

[Danik 2016]

20 questions.

live shows or live games?

(US football teams are playing here in SP)

[tailor STATELY]

Hadn't heard... cool, I'll catch the recap later on :)

Lol... nothing live here...except some news... even my local news is delayed via stream by usually 90 minutes.

Sending postcards or snail mail ?

[Danik 2016]

Emails or WhatsApp.

Watching games: Football or other games?

[tailor STATELY]

Not much watching... refuse to pay the telly for broadcast games... rarely baseball and football.

Reliving the past: pre-'70's, '80's - '90's, 2000 - 2020, or 2021 - yesterday ?

[Danik 2016]

The 70's.
Same question?

[tailor STATELY]

Pre '75... fewer heartaches

Be able to see the future or to change the past ?

[Danik 2016]

Very modestly: both

Would you prefer a magic wand or water from the fountain of eternal youth?

[tailor STATELY]

water from the fountain of eternal youth

Favorite day of the year: Christmas, Halloween, your birthday, or other ?

[Danik 2016]

Difficult question. I think I have good and bad days but not a favorite day.

Do you prefer to give or receive presents?

[tailor STATELY]

give

At the beach: sand only, toe dipper, wader, swimmer, boater, other ?

[bounty]

my goodness tailor, I haven't been to the beach in forever, id say some combination of wading, swimming and a smidgen boating.

danik: backyard bonfire with s'mores and old stories vs rainy day hike with an umbrella and hot soup

tailor: One-week stay on a houseboat somewhere calm and green vs Visiting open-air markets across Morocco or Thailand or other country of your choice.

[Danik 2016]

Liked the backyard bonfire with s'more ( Alternatively some roasted cheese) and old stories

decidedly toe dipper


Listening to music or poems?

[tailor STATELY]

One-week stay on a houseboat somewhere calm and green
music

Cheese: Fondue, canned, sliced, shredded, other ?

[Danik 2016]

Fondue (once or twice in life), sliced (usually)

Visiting: an ancient church or a modern museum?

[tailor STATELY]

modern museum

Museums of modern art, generic museums, aquariums, planetariums, rock concert ?

[Danik 2016]

Museums of modern art

porridge or warm toast for breakfast?

[tailor STATELY]

If I had breakfast and those were the only choices... porridge (oatmeal)

Sherbet, Gelato, Ice Cream, Sorvete, or Sorbet?

[Danik 2016]

Sorvete or Ice Cream. Gelato was a Brazilian Ice Cream brand, but not so good..The brand was sold to another ice cream industry.

Favorite sports: games or solo sports?

[tailor STATELY]

Games

Reading: Series or standalone novels (with maybe a sequel or two) ?

[Danik 2016]

Standalone novels.

Series: medical, criminal, adventure or children's comics?

[tailor STATELY]

Sci Fi adventure stories

Rereading/watching old favorites or finding new stories ?

[Danik 2016]

Finding new stories


Telly or internet?

[tailor STATELY]

Both

"The Wind in the Willows", or "Winnie-the-Pooh", or "The Jungle Book", or "Watership Down", or "The Little Prince" ?

[Danik 2016]

Still have to read "The Wind in the Willows" and I dont know "Watership Down". All the others are big favorites.

"Treasure Island" or The Catcher in the Rye" or...?

[tailor STATELY]

"Northwest Passage"... enjoyed TI but have yet to read CITR

Norman Mailer or Steven King ?

[Danik 2016]

Never read NM and from what I know about his books I wouldn't like Steven King.

Heroes or villains?

[tailor STATELY]

Heroes

Fulfilling your bucket list or finish reading every classic book (if they're not the same, of course) ?

[Danik 2016]

These days lists get somewhat bungled. I usually read only some pages at a time.

Writing poems at inspiration or as a task?

[tonywalt]

Inspiration

Karl Ove Knausgård or Proust (or whoever fits this sort of fictional autobiographical space for you)?

[tailor STATELY]

Poetry: Both
A bit over my head

Have a robot with AI at your beck and call or AI without the robot ?

[Danik 2016]

No A I and No robot. Just Google

Google or Gemini searcher?

[tailor STATELY]

Google

Live in a world without music or a world without poetry ?

[Danik 2016]

Neither.

Numbers or words?

[tonywalt]

Word.

Salt or sweet food? (or savoury)

[tailor STATELY]

Both
I tend towards salt with the exception of dark chocolate. I use a salt that has a 50% mix each KCl & NaCl (Lite Salt).

Would you rather be able to speak with your dear departed(s) or understand any foreign language instantly ?

[Danik 2016]

Both.

If you had the opportunity to learn a new language today which one would you choose:
French, Russian, Chinese or other?

[tailor STATELY]

Still learning French and German in dribbles and drabs

Same question ?

[Danik 2016]

Wunderbar!

Tried to learn a bit of Russian some years ago but didn't go very far.

Mathematics or languages?

[tailor STATELY]

Mathematics

Geography or Social Sciences ?

[Danik 2016]

Social Sciences

public or private schools?

[tailor STATELY]

Would have preferred private schools for myself, but no, and with the failure of the education system in the USA would prefer a private school experience for all children of every age.

Would you rather have the ability to change your hair color at will or change your eye color at will ?

[Danik 2016]

failure of the educational system in US!! In Brazil we never had a good or one at least satisfying educational system.

I'd rather better my eyesight at will.

Would you change any health aspect at will?

[tailor STATELY]

Absolutely yes :)

Same question ?

[Danik 2016]

Me also.

What do you think more important: kindness or respect?

[tailor STATELY]

Kindness :)

Kindness or candor ?

[Danik 2016]

kindness, but sometimes candor is kindness

Fried eggs or omelets?

[tailor STATELY]

... "sometimes".

Lean towards omelets, my favorite being Florentine style (https://www.seriouseats.com/florentine-omelette-spinach-and-cheese), though rarely now... usually 4 to 5 eggs whipped slightly in a pan prepared with olive oil with shredded cheese and curry folded in, and a bit of lite salt for further seasoning :)

Would you rather have a talking pet or a pet that understands and follows complex verbal commands ?

[Danik 2016]

The spinach omelet recipe looks very yummy, specially as one can substitute the veggies at will: broccoli, pa
lm heart, succhini...

A talking pet would be a parrot. I prefer a pet that understands complex commands.

A playful pet or a sleeper?

[tailor STATELY]

A sleeper :)

Roller Coasters or Ferris Wheels or Carousels ?

[Danik 2016]

Never used any one of them.

Restaurants: self service or menu?

[tonywalt]

menu

Started using internet on regular basis in the 1990's or 2000's? (or later)

[tailor STATELY]

Both
'90's

First internet experience with Dial-up or Broadband or other ?

[Danik 2016]

Lol! With Dial-up: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gsNaR6FRuO0

First Windows systems: 2.0 or 3.0 or?

[tailor STATELY]

Lol... I remember it well :)

Early '80's: PC DOS 1? and PC DOS 2? for the IBM PC provided by Microsoft while in tech college. I think my first home Windows system was 3.1. Also used CP/M 2.1 and Apple DOS on other systems... still have a CP/M OS run computer that I haven't fired up in ages (Osborne 1) that is similar to one I used for programming simple ordinance engineering programs in BASIC for a brief time.

Would you rather be a successful investor or successful inventor ?

[Danik 2016]

Tough question. I would like to be a successful inventor or writer who knew how to invest her money.

Science, Art or Finance?

[tonywalt]

Art. But i like financial matters

Peanuts or cashews? and of course the option neither is available?

[tailor STATELY]

Science
Cashews... but usually peanuts/mixed nuts... https://www.dollartree.com/star-snacks-mixed-nuts-35oz-cans/225164

Sunflower seeds or nuts ?

[Danik 2016]

Nuts, specially Cashews


instrumental music or songs?

[tailor STATELY]

songs

Learning braille or sign language ?

[Danik 2016]

Sign language.

Learning to use AI tools or avoiding them?

[tailor STATELY]

Avoiding AI for the most part... google and Rhyme Desk is good enough for me :)

Hug a tree or pet a bunny ?

[tonywalt]

Pet a bunny?

Paul newman or robert redford? (as an actor or otherwise any other reasons)

[tailor STATELY]

RR

Errol Flynn or Charlie Chaplin or Orson Wells ?

[Danik 2016]

Charlie Chaplin.

Art: Concrete or abstract?

[tonywalt]

Abstract, but i love concrete.

Piet Mondrian or DeKooning?

[tailor STATELY]

Abstract... ditto
De Kooning

Rembrandt or Van Dyke ?

[Danik 2016]

Rembrandt

popcorn or Pringle potatoes?

[tailor STATELY]

Mmmm... tough choice. Pringles if I have dip to go with it, otherwise popcorn - extra buttered :)

Chocolate covered mints or chocolate covered raisins ?

[Danik 2016]

:)

Dark chocolate covered mints. Love them.

Natural monuments or built by the hand of man?

[tailor STATELY]

Man made

Long sleeves or short sleeves ?

[Danik 2016]

Depends on the temperature.

Restaurants: national or foreign?

[tonywalt]

Foreign

Broadway or off Broadway(anywhere of Broadway)?

[tailor STATELY]

National
Never been/done but if... I would choose Broadway.

Home theater or Movie theater or Drive-in ?

[Danik 2016]

Was once to Broadway, loved it's atmosphere.

Movie theater

Shows: in music halls or in the open or...?

By the way, has any one seen Mr Bounty?

[tailor STATELY]

Bounty... no, not for some time.

Cow Palace... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cow_Palace

Roller skating or skateboarding or rollerblading or other ?

[Danik 2016]

Seems to be an ideal place for events! Enjoyed the link!
None. But I appreciate watching skate tournaments with Raissa Leal, our teen skate star.:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJb62KUinLA&t=324s

Water sports or tournaments?

[tailor STATELY]

Video unavailable
The uploader has not made this video available in your country :(

Nickname Fadinha ('Little Fairy') :) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rayssa_Leal

Would you rather live without music or without art or without literature ?

[Danik 2016]

Without some kinds of art.

Where do you hear music: on PC, on the cell phone or.?.

[tailor STATELY]

Phone and PC lately.

Same question ?

[Danik 2016]

PC and Tablet

Listening to music in the morning, in the afternoon or in the evening?

[tailor STATELY]

I don't do mornings as a general rule... with the exception of Sunday when I sing in the choir and with the congregation at church... so mostly afternoons and evenings; l most always have a song in my head (currently "Bread of Life, Living Water,")

Hats or Sunglasses or other ?

[Danik 2016]

Hats I love my sort of farmer hat.

Same question?

[tonywalt]

Hats, is hot in the tropics.

Liberal arts degree or STEM or Technical or Business or Teaching? or sumpin else

[tailor STATELY]

Sunglasses
associates in electronic engineering

Fanciful travel: Tardis, Magic carpet, or space ship, or other ?

[Danik 2016]

Magic carpet but with a tent on it to protect against storm and rain.

Same theme of fanciful travelling: wings or seven miles boots?

[tailor STATELY]

Wings, though 7-mile boots sounds intriguing :)

Dressing up in costume for Carnival, or Halloween, or both, or neither ?

[Danik 2016]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven-league_boots

Today neither.

Celebrating Carnival and/or Halloween?

[tonywalt]

Halloween.

highlight or underline?

[tailor STATELY]

Thanks for the link :)

Neither... I may go to our Fall Festival/Trunk or Treat event our church sponsors.
Highlight with a smidgen of underlining

Favorite Halloween icons: Witch, Frankenstein, Black Cat, Pumpkins, other ?

[Danik 2016]

Witch and Pumpkins. Don't like when black cats are linked to any kind of magic because of the superstition against black cats.

Favorite Festivity: Christmas, Thanksgiving, Birthday or?

[tailor STATELY]

Christmas

Favorite genre of music: Rock, Country, Disco, Salsa, Rap... other ?

[Danik 2016]

Pop music..

Dancing: valz, fox trot, country or other?

[tailor STATELY]

Dance... my Mother had me take dancing lessons prior to my seventh grade year. I haven't retained nor entertained dance much since then, but had I such an inclination I would like to waltz.

Same question ?

[Danik 2016]

Waltzer is the most romantic dance I think
I never learnt to dance. I prefer to watch other people dancing

Supersticious: number 13,walking under ladders or other?

[tailor STATELY]

Hmmm... maybe broken mirrors.

Phobias: Spiders, heights, flying, confined spaces, other ?

[Danik 2016]

Spiders, heights, confined spaces, agoraphobia..


Same question?

[tailor STATELY]

Heights & agoraphobia

Sea food: Crab, Lobster, Shrimp, Mussels, Shark, Tuna, other ?

[Danik 2016]

Shrimp shrimp shrimp! And a good seafood paella https://realfood.tesco.com/recipes/seafood-paella.html

Seafood or Turkey?

[tailor STATELY]

Mmmm, mmmm - looks delish, back in my drinking days a nice Riesling would have been refreshing :)

Never tried seafood paella... It was a favorite dish Manuel made in the Fawlty Towers series; I thought I'd try it if it ever appeared on a menu before me, but alas no.

Going with turkey... drum sticks and wings :)

Wines: red or white or dependent on the dish ?

[Danik 2016]

Not a big fan of wine, but I like green wine because it is lighter and very refreshing.

Fruit juice or savorized bubble water?

[tailor STATELY]

:)

savorized bubble water

Fruit salad or green salad or ?

[Danik 2016]

Fruit salad!

descriptive or reflexive writing?

[tailor STATELY]

Interesting question... https://libguides.reading.ac.uk/writing/stylesofwriting

I've used all (3) methods in my poetry, with analytical being the least utilized; my favorite prolly being descriptive.

With which fantasy character would you most like to converse with: Pooh Bear, Wendy (of Peter Pan), Alice (of Wonderland fame), or Peter (of Narnia)... or other ?

[Danik 2016]

Enjoyed the examples from the link!
:)

Pooh bear would be fine. Also Peter Pan or Tinkle Bell.

Favorite fantasy books: Harry Potter or Narnia?

[tailor STATELY]

Difficult choice, both were wonderful reads... going with Harry Potter for the volume of quality work.

Sci Fi reading: H.G. Wells, Jules Verne, Kurt Vonnegut, Ursula K. Le Guin, Andre Norton, George Orwell, Arthur C. Clarke, other ?

[Danik 2016]

George Orwell and Kurt Vonnegut (you introduced me to Slaughterhouse 5).
Fantasy or Sci-Fi?.

[tailor STATELY]

Hope you enjoyed it :)

Oy, it's a push I believe. I'm re-re-re-re-... watching Babylon 5 again. I'd be watching Star Trek x if my TV didn't buffer and gag due to bandwidth problems.

Favorite character in The Wizard of Oz: Toto, Scarecrow, Lion, Tin Man... other ?

[Danik 2016]

I did.
I'm not even sure if I ever watched the whole Wizard... but Lions are always welcome and I also remember vaguely the girl played by Judy Garland.

Favorite character in Babylon 5 or in Star Trek?

[tailor STATELY]

Captain Sheridan... Captain Pike & Captain Janeway

Fernanda Montenegro, Sônia Braga, Giovanna Antonelli, other ?

[Danik 2016]

:) The three are wonderful but Fernanda Montenegro ist the best Brazilian actress.

Favorite weather: sunny and warm or sunny and cold?

[tailor STATELY]

Whether or Not 9.30.2025

Today's weather was fine -
patches of sunshine, now and then
given to a fine soft drizzle...
just on the edge of considering
making a fire in my
wood burning stove,
but I think not

9/30/2025

Stuffed toys:

Glass eyes,
stitched eyes,
over-sized, or
otherwise ?

9/30/2025

Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor

[Danik 2016]

Enjoyed the poetic outburst!

Glass eyes,
neither oversized
or otherwise!

Spring or Summer?

[tailor STATELY]

:)

Spring

Fall or Spring ?

[tonywalt]

Spring. Seasons are a distant memory in Cayman.

Small Car or Big Car/Truck or other?

[tailor STATELY]

Black 2018 Ford Escape:https://www.online-literature.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=10005&d=1759432076

Car given to me from the estate of a friend whom I gave home care for many years.

Lazy rainy days (here today) or frenetic days in the sun or other ?

[Danik 2016]

cold sunny busy days

Solid looking car.

Ford or VW or..?

[tailor STATELY]

Dream car was a Porsche Turbo Carrera... my 2nd wife bought me one, it was maybe 3"/7.6 cm in length :)

What is your dream car: Lamborghini, Porsche, Ferrari, Cadillac, other ?

[Danik 2016]

I've to confess that I don't know anything about cars. I don't drive and the only brand I don't confuse with others is old VW.
Favorite car color: black, blue, red, silver or?

[tailor STATELY]

There's a game about the old VW's that we play... when we see one we say "slug bug!", then 'lightly' punch the arm of however is next to us :)

Blue

Crazes: Pet rocks, Rubic's cube, Instant Insanity cubes, or other ?

[Danik 2016]

My crazes were always pets, stuffed animals as a kid, later real animals and books.

Same question?

[tailor STATELY]

Frisbees, Wham-o Superball... https://wham-o.com/collections/superball®?srsltid=AfmBOoovg0i0vHGD0xiFfOLYabIx1TB 04nk_Ol8Fp8hkM9i1-NCf-hin

I grew very adept at throwing the frisbee and catching it myself :)

Video games or board games or ?

[Danik 2016]

Board games

Plants or planets?

[tailor STATELY]

Planets... you don't have to water them as much

Planets or Stars ?

[Danik 2016]

Lol!Not so sure about that!

Planets.They tell about our destinies.

Supermarkets, bakeries or small shops?

[tailor STATELY]

Love small shops, but invariably shop big box stores mostly.

Large libraries or small libraries ?

[Danik 2016]

libraries from book lovers, no matter whether they are big or small.

National books or imported books?

[tailor STATELY]

National books

Dice games, card games, board games, other ?

[Danik 2016]

Board games or card games

Fountain water or mineral water or...?

[tailor STATELY]

Spring water

Day trip: Suitcase, backpack, or tote bag ?

[Danik 2016]

Suitcase with wheels
Picnic food: sandwiches with whatever or potato salad and cold chicken?

[tailor STATELY]

Sandwiches with fruit and corn chips and Martinelli's sparkling apple cider (chilled) :)

New phone or new clothes ?

[Danik 2016]

:)

New clothes. New phone only if the old one has given up its spirit

Confy clothes or stylish ones?

[tailor STATELY]

Comfy blue jeans and rumpled shirts and tennies, 'cept church - but still not stylish... lol, this old lapqtop IQqq'm using iqqs enamoqqred wiqth the letter (can you guqessq?Qqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqq qqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqq qqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqh beqqqqcause the keqy iqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqtself wont woqrk, loql)

Flats or heals when ouqt on the town ?

[Danik 2016]

Always flats.Shoes accident free.Never used heels in my life.
Lollol. Seems your laptop is in crisis.

Banking: agency or banking app?

[tailor STATELY]

I have 4-laptops, each in need of some kind of TLC... this tower is an old Win 10 that cannot be updated and a TV screen for a monitor (yuk)... and I never use my dear departed Mother's ancient Mac laptop that's in serious need of updated software... if it even could.

Online banking... thought about putting the app on my phone... but na. My bank is over the river and through the woods, 20-some odd miles/~32 km away taking all the backroads so I rarely go there.

Left-handed or right-handed or ambidextrous ?

[Danik 2016]

I have one active laptop, two differently aged tablets and a phone.

My bank app worked wonderfully until someone introduced face recognition. Luckily it worked during pandemics but now I can't use it. The bank has been closing agencies but mine is still much nearer than yours, I get there in half an hour.
Quantic PC or current PC?

[tailor STATELY]

The idea of a quantum computer is intriguing, albeit not practical for desktop use currently... going with current PC.

If you do/could do investing: Stock market or Bitcoin or land or precious metals or other ?

[Danik 2016]

Was watching about the quantum Nobel winners.

Possibly in money applications that are easily at disposal.

Same question?

Oh my, answered but didn't post. Sorry!

[tailor STATELY]

I'd like to invest in time.

Would you rather have a personal chef or a personal trainer ?

[Danik 2016]

A personal trainer.

In times of great physical activity: running or riding?

[tonywalt]

Running (weights also)

Exercise at Gym or home or somewhere(nowhere) else?

[tailor STATELY]

Splitting wood (manually)
Looking into a gym locally... seeing if I can justify its cost.

Plants that talk or trees that walk ?

[Danik 2016]

Plants that talk. Trees that walk might be a disaster with the present storms.

Documentary movies or fiction movies?

[tailor STATELY]

Both

Salad dressing: Ranch, Bleu cheese, vinaigrette, Caesar, other ?

[Danik 2016]

Bleu cheese or no dressings at all

Cakes warm or iced?

[tailor STATELY]

Buttery chocolate icing :)

Box cereal: with or without fruit added ? (banana, raisins, cranberries...)

I may be absent a while... our electric company is trying to (again) route our power lines underground, so they will shut off our electricity for... hours. The first time they pulled a defective cable :(

[Danik 2016]

:)

With fruit and raisins added Müsli style.

Fruit salad or veggies salad?

Good luck with your electrical cables. Underground they will be more secure. In my street they are already underground and usually mended during the night. Thanks for informing.

[tailor STATELY]

Power down only 2-hrs so far today :)

Prefer fruit salad, but due to its expense usually a green salad; I do get a fruit salad from a member of our FHE group every Monday :)

Fonts: Comic Sans, Arial, Palatino linotype, Verdana, or other ?

[Danik 2016]

I use Arial and Times Roman but love Comic Sans.

Listening to music: with or without earphones?

[tailor STATELY]

Prefer earphones, but rarely use them for some reason.

Movies: Fantasia, The Nightmare Before Christmas, The Lion King, Finding Nemo, other ?

[Danik 2016]

The Lion King!

Old Films: Disney's "Fantasia" or Chaplin's "The Gold Rush"?

[tailor STATELY]

I don't recall Chaplin's "The Gold Rush" (will have to queue it up if I can find it), so Fantasia which is one of my favorites anyway :)

Eggs: Scrambled, over-easy, poached, microwaved, 3-minute, or other ?

[Danik 2016]

Here you are: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=I3NtJa_qXIU&pp=0gcJCRsBo7VqN5tD

Scrambled or 3 Minutes or steak on horse: https://www.shutterstock.com/pt/image-photo/bife-cavalo-com-batatas-fritas-2331321445


Favorite salads: potatoes, tomatoes, greens or...?

[tailor STATELY]

Wonderful, thank you... will peruse a bit later :)

Mmmm... that's the way to do it :) My poor man's version is eggs over easy on top of pancakes or toast.

Beef, pork, fish, tofu, or veggie-meat ?

[Danik 2016]

Love toast with eggs!

Beef or chicken

Cleaning the floor: with a broom, a mop or other?

[tailor STATELY]

Sweep, then mop

Unicorn, narwhal, rhinoceros, or rhinoceros beetle ?

[Danik 2016]

Rhinos

Flying horses or flying carpets?

[tailor STATELY]

Flying carpets

A world without books or a world without cats ?

[Danik 2016]

A world without books. Books you can always recreate, cats are a miracle of nature.

If you had to live on another planet which one would you choose? Mars or Venus or...?
..

[tailor STATELY]

Mars... I would to serve John Carter and the Princess and still have access to Earth and other worlds :)

Elephants or whales ?

[Danik 2016]

Elephants

London or New York?

[tailor STATELY]

Torn... almost too close to call... London

Change your hair color or your eye color ?

[Danik 2016]

Maybe hair from Grey to its natural color.
Same question?

[tailor STATELY]

I'm partial to green eyes, though mine are blue

Pin numbers or passwords ?

[Danik 2016]

Mine are supposed to be green.
Passwords.

Passwords or biometrics?

[tailor STATELY]

:)

Passwords or pins... my fingerprint authentication was always buggy.

Caviar or Truffles or ?

[Danik 2016]

Mine too. It works only on new electronic boxes.

Truffles but I know only chocolate truffles.

Creamy dips or seasoned dips?

[tailor STATELY]

Me too.

Creamy dips

Dreamcatcher or wishing on dandelion puffs ?

[Danik 2016]

None of these. I prefer oracles specially I Ching.


Dandelions or sea roses?

[tailor STATELY]

Dandelions :)

Same question ?

[Danik 2016]

Dandelions.

Rural or urban life?

[tailor STATELY]

Torn. The rural life is one of wonder, the urban life is one of convenience... if it wasn't for the fear of fire over half the year now I'd say rural... so urban.

Found this appropriate Q:

Would you rather be able to control fire or control water ?

[Danik 2016]

I understand.

Is there something missing in your post#158?
i would like to v control everything that needs control.

Summer or Winter?

[tailor STATELY]

Fire or ice... hmmm... if every Summer was like our last one I'd choose Summer.

Travel: Souvenirs or postcards ?

[Danik 2016]

Souvenirs

E-mail or WhatsApp?

[tailor STATELY]

Never tried WhatsApp... so email.

Sock puppets or Marionettes ?

[Danik 2016]

Here in Brazil on doesn't do anything without it. I had to learn to use it.

Love both but with Marionettes you can play theater, so marionettes.

Shadow theater or finger theater?

[tailor STATELY]

Ah.

Finger theater :)

Tattoos or piercings ?

[Danik 2016]

Not fan, but on some people they look well.

Long hair, short hair or baldness?

[tailor STATELY]

Me neither.

Beef ribs or chicken wings ?

[Danik 2016]

Beef ribs.

Holidays or work days?

[tailor STATELY]

I forgot to answer your previous question... I've had both long hair and short and my hairline has receded a bit with age... but thankfully no baldness; short hair, as I have kept it for these last 21-years, is much easier to manage.

Birthdays!!! We just celebrated my Great-Grandson's 7th Birthday, and Willow's 4th Birthday is in the first week of November :)

Speaking to plants or whistling with the birds ?

[Danik 2016]

:) You passed though almost all hair states possible.

Who is Willow?

Speaking with the birds, of course!


Birthday or Christmas celebration?

[tailor STATELY]

Willow is my Great-Granddaughter :)

Christmas :)

Personal chef or personal driver or personal trainer ?

[Danik 2016]

A beautiful and different name.

Private teacher was the nearest I came to anything personal.
Job: Freela or regular employment?

[tailor STATELY]

Regular

Scented candles or incense ?

[Danik 2016]

Scented candles.

Watching ball games or athletics?

[tailor STATELY]

Back in the "Wide World of Sports" era I would have said athletics... now a handful of ball sports only.

Badminton, Tennis, or Jai Alai ?

[Danik 2016]

None of them. Practiced sport only in school because it was obligatory. Today I practice fitness gymnastic at YMCA, some meters from my building.

Locomotion: Do you prefer to take walks or go to near places by car?

[tailor STATELY]

Car... closest gas station and store is ~ 4-miles/6.4-km away.

Mushrooms, beets, or cabbage ?

[Danik 2016]

Mushrooms! Love them!


Oranges or Strawberries?

[tailor STATELY]

Love both... going with strawberries

Bungie jumping, parachuting, or surfing ?

[Danik 2016]

Parachuting.

Surfing or rowing?

[tailor STATELY]

I've never surfed nor rowed a boat,
but have been in a row boat and
found its serenity upon a calm lake
most Zen-like; not unlike floating
on one's back in a pool all alone

Pets: tarantula in a terrarium or an ant farm or turtle island or lizard in a terrarium ?

[Danik 2016]

I myself haven't practiced any of those types of sport either certainly not parachute. Enjoyed your peaceful poem.

Would love an turtle island.

Halloween: Dress as a wizard or a skeleton?

[tailor STATELY]

Skeleton... too much pressure and dangerous to be a wizard... usually a ghost though

Staying home or going out for Halloween ?

[Danik 2016]

Lol!

Usually I stay at home. Here in SP people commemorate the holiday by taking a walk in the central part of the city of the dead alive. The participants impersonare a famous bloody character.

In the past: Liked to dress up for certain holidays or not?

[tailor STATELY]

No, I do not recall anytime dressing up for a holiday...

Parsnips, periwinkles, parrots, or peas ?

[Danik 2016]

All of them specially parrots!!

lemonade or orange juice?

[tailor STATELY]

I enjoy lemonade when, and if, I go out to dinner or lunch (had some Thursday :) ) But orange juice is prolly my preference for any other time.

Bananas, bagels, butterflies, or bright shiny beads ?