A Seasonal Hodgepodge

Hello dear friends.  If it's Wednesday, it's time for Hodgepodge.  Hope everyone is having a great week.

1.  What have you 'fallen for' recently?

I try to be good and go snack-less while watching a movie in a theater.  Last weekend, after using the ladies room, I walked out to find the Mister with two Twix ice cream bars in his hand.  I did not want to put the Mister's life in jeopardy by inhaling all of those empty calories, so I hesitantly took one.  When we sat down, I opened the package and took one bite of the most heavenly, creamy, chocolate deliciousness that I have ever experienced.   And then it hit me.  If I was told that I could only eat only one food for the rest of my life... the Twix ice cream bar would be it.  I have been searching for that answer for years.  

2.  What's something you're 'squirreling away' for later?

I think I am addicted to downloading books.  If I live to be 100, it will still not be long enough for me to read all my books on my kindle.  Is there a support group for that?

3. How do you like apples?  Sweet?  Tart? Crisp? Cooked?  Apples are one of the superfoods for fall... how often do you eat an apple either plain or as part of a favorite recipe?  What's your favorite variety?

The Mister makes the absolute best apple crisp.  He serves it in  individual crocks piping hot with a generous scoop of homemade vanilla ice cream.  It brings tears to my eyes, it's so good.  Maybe I'll ditch the Twix and pick apple crisp as my one food for life.

We tend to like Fuji apples.  When I googled "Fuji" for a photo,  I came across an article saying that they are considered the Rolls Royce of apples.  I told you I was fancy.

4. According to Fodor's, the ten best fall foliage trips in the USA are:  Aspen, Colorado; The Catskills, NY, The Berkshires, MA, Columbia River Gorge Oregon; Green Mountain Byway Vermont; Enchanted Circle Scenic Byway, NM; Great Smoky Mountains of NC and Tennessee; Upper Peninsula Michigan, Lake of the Ozarks Missouri, and Glacier National Park Montana.  Which would you most like to visit and why.

I smell road trip for the Mister and me.

5.  The topic of legalizing marijuana was raised in the most recent televised political debate so let's wade in too.  Twenty-three states and the District of Columbia currently have laws legalizing marijuana in some form.  Four states have legalized marijuana for recreational use.  Your thoughts?

I made a policy when I began this blog that I would not discuss politics or hot button issues.  I will tell you, however, that this lady is all for legalization.

6.Are you okay to watch a movie already in progress or do you need to always see it from the beginning?  How about jumping into a TV series somewhere in the middle?  Is that okay?

No, absolutely not.  I take my tv watching very seriously and I will not start watching a TV show or movie in the middle.  What is even a bigger cardinal sin is when the Mister walks into the room in the middle of a show and starts asking questions about what is going on in the show.  To me, that is grounds for divorce.

7.  Thursday (September 24) is National Punctuation Day.  What rule of punctuation trips you up most often.  What rule of punctuation, when broken by someone else, bugs you the most?

I always trip up on whether to put quotation marks before or after a period or question mark. 

8.  Insert your own random thought here.

Javier Bardem

Jeffrey Dean Morgan

Is it just me or does anyone else get Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Javier Bardiem mixed up?  Talk about doppelgangers!  Personally, I think that they were twins separated at birth, and the only one that has figured out is me.

I took last season off from The Good Wife but I definitely don't want to miss this season because Jefferey Dean Morgan is joining the cast.  No doubt that he and Alicia will make some sizzling chemistry!

I leave you with one question... if there was one food that you could only eat for the rest of your life, what would it be?

Health nuts need not apply... I have enough guilt in my life.

Until next time...