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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.
Liked the backyard bonfire with s'more ( Alternatively some roasted cheese) and old stories
decidedly toe dipper
Listening to music or poems?
One-week stay on a houseboat somewhere calm and green
music
Cheese: Fondue, canned, sliced, shredded, other ?
Fondue (once or twice in life), sliced (usually)
Visiting: an ancient church or a modern museum?
modern museum
Museums of modern art, generic museums, aquariums, planetariums, rock concert ?
Museums of modern art
porridge or warm toast for breakfast?
If I had breakfast and those were the only choices... porridge (oatmeal)
Sherbet, Gelato, Ice Cream, Sorvete, or Sorbet?
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?
Games
Reading: Series or standalone novels (with maybe a sequel or two) ?
Standalone novels.
Series: medical, criminal, adventure or children's comics?
Sci Fi adventure stories
Rereading/watching old favorites or finding new stories ?
Finding new stories
Telly or internet?
Both
"The Wind in the Willows", or "Winnie-the-Pooh", or "The Jungle Book", or "Watership Down", or "The Little Prince" ?
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...?
"Northwest Passage"... enjoyed TI but have yet to read CITR
Norman Mailer or Steven King ?
Never read NM and from what I know about his books I wouldn't like Steven King.
Heroes or villains?
Heroes
Fulfilling your bucket list or finish reading every classic book (if they're not the same, of course) ?
These days lists get somewhat bungled. I usually read only some pages at a time.
Writing poems at inspiration or as a task?
Inspiration
Karl Ove Knausgård or Proust (or whoever fits this sort of fictional autobiographical space for you)?
Poetry: Both
A bit over my head
Have a robot with AI at your beck and call or AI without the robot ?
No A I and No robot. Just Google
Google or Gemini searcher?
Live in a world without music or a world without poetry ?
Neither.
Numbers or words?
Word.
Salt or sweet food? (or savoury)
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 ?
Both.
If you had the opportunity to learn a new language today which one would you choose:
French, Russian, Chinese or other?
Still learning French and German in dribbles and drabs
Same question ?
Wunderbar!
Tried to learn a bit of Russian some years ago but didn't go very far.
Mathematics or languages?
Mathematics
Geography or Social Sciences ?
Social Sciences
public or private schools?
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 ?
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?
Absolutely yes :)
Same question ?
Me also.
What do you think more important: kindness or respect?
Kindness :)
Kindness or candor ?
kindness, but sometimes candor is kindness
Fried eggs or omelets?
... "sometimes".
Lean towards omelets, my favorite being Florentine style (https://www.seriouseats.com/florenti...ach-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 ?
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?
A sleeper :)
Roller Coasters or Ferris Wheels or Carousels ?
Never used any one of them.
Restaurants: self service or menu?