One of the daily stops made at the Harbor for our daily required amount of interweb goodness, is Sithy Things, home of that indomitable spirit, Aggie.
Seems she has tossed a machette wielding gauntlet on to the deck, in the form of a “top ten list”. In this case, you are required to share your “top ten favorite things. So in the spirit of tossing out something which is not related to the massive amount of stupidity being discussed here, there, and everywhere, (Usually, but not always, involving the current resident of 1600 Pennsylvania Ave, his band of mutants, and assorted fellow travelers.) I give you:
My Top Ten Favorite Things
#1– Favorite candy: Chocolate. (Unless you consider bacon, a candy, than we have to switch things.)
#2– Favorite movie: Casablanca. (Followed by “The Quiet Man”, “Blazing Saddles”, and “McClintock”)
#3– Favorite drink: Rum and Dr. Pepper (failing that, Rum and Coke)
#4– Favorite dessert: Key Lime Pie/German Chocolate Cake [a tie] (Vanilla Ice Cream is right behind them … sometimes on top.)
#5– Favorite city: Key West (Stateside) Odessa, in the Ukraine, would have to be the one outside of the states.
#6– Favorite pasttime: Reading.
#7– Favorite clothing: Jeans, followed by Khakis.
#8– Favorite animal: Dogs. (and even though I am slightly allergic to them, kittens)
#9– Favorite flower: Rose.
#10 Favorite music: Really depends on the mood and or location. Country-Western would have to top the list for most purposes. But Classical, The Old Standards (Cole Porter, Rodgers and Hart to name a few composers/lyricists who come to mind), Showtunes, Classic Rock, Jazz/Blues, all have their proper time and place. Hip-Hop/Rap may occasionally qualify as some form of poetry, but it ain’t music. Oh, and the “Banana Phone” Song! (Which does qualify as music, and a marvy ear-worm!)
And there you have it. Though my list isn’t quite eclectic as Julie Andrew’s was, in “The Sound of Music”, it works for me. So, just like at Aggies, feel free to make your own list, post it at your blog, or social networking hangout, and leave a link to same in the comments below.
UPDATE
The title has been changed to reflect, you know, the actual bit of lyrics I poached from “The Sound of Music”.
Yay!! The title rocks, too 😀
I have never tried alcohol in Dr Pepper. I’m….not sure if I could EVER add alcohol to Dr Pepper… 😉
If you are into the spiced rums, the Dr. Pepper enhances that flavor. Rather tasty after the third of fifth one too!!
Country music’s great stuff, but I don’t care much for most contemporary country songs. I’m more into the lively, upbeat, sometimes wild, sound of music with lots of fiddlin’. I enjoyed Alabama back in the ’80’s. Charlie Daniels was great. I enjoy some good lively bluegrass as well. No offense to anyone, but a good deal of country music today seems kinda bland to me.
Some of the newer stuff is ok. A lot of what is passing for country today would have fallen into the rock side of the house (or even pop) years ago. To give you an idea of where my country music sensibilities lie, my favorite C&W song is “Silver Wings” as done by Merle Haggard.
Bacon as candy…. Hmmmm… I heard somewhere that bacon is the candy of the vegeatable world. Bacon is goodness on a plate, no matter what category you put it in!