What do you enjoy drinking? I mean most of the time. Like with meals, in-between meals, and just for pleasure. Beer? Wine? Soda? Water? Juice? Milk?

Are you somewhat of a shoe fanatic? Do you really enjoy the shoes you wear? Do you have several brands of shoes that you enjoy? Do you find yourself talking (spell that r-a-v-i-n-g) to your friends about your shoes?

Remember when you went out to look for presents for others?

Perhaps it was an upcoming birthday party or wedding.

I suppose people can get hooked on many different things.

Do you expect someone to say “thank you” each time you do something for them?

I don’t know a whole lot about solar energy. But, I do think it’s time we, the American people, were “treated” to a clean source of energy so we do not have to rely on oil from other nations.

Where do you put the little things you always wish you could find, at a time when you need a special something?

Here’s the scenario:

People are walking out of a building. I get to the door, realize there are people just steps away, and I hold the door. Often people walk through the door I am holding, do not attempt to hold the door open for those who follow, and do not say “thank you.” I am left holding he door – until someone grabs the door to hold it for others, or until there are no people within a certain distance.

My Viva towels

I not only use them to wipe up spills, but also to blow my nose (never tears from the moisture), to blot my refilled printer ink tanks and to spread out as a small table cloth as I eat my food at the computer. Now the towels come in 6-inch tear-off sections. So it seems the roll of towels lasts twice as long as before.

My $800 swimming pool

In Part II of My Favorite Things, I talked about my $99 circle pool. That was then and this is now. I haven’t become richer, but when my wife said she would swim in a rectangular pool I decided to give up swimming like a shark, and swim like a human.