Awful bruises; black and blue.

Gift bags

Real tree or artificial tree?

Hard skiing results in bruises.

Sing a song.

Pie; pumpkin or pecan for the holidays?

Taxed income is often insufficient.

Given doesn't mean it's earned.

Living in Virginia, the Civil War has a huge presence, both in the past and the present. So Civil War.

Museum of Natural History or Museum of Technology?

Bearable in an indeterminate quality.

App on device.

Lap top or tablet?

This morning's snow was beautiful.

Eat in, especially if it has a nice ambience.

Chicken, beef, or fish?

Professions require training and experience.

Card Game

Watch soccer (Manchester United?) or watch rugby? (All Blacks?)

Fights are not really necessary.

Travel. West Virginia in the Appalachian Mountains or the Blue Ridge.

Strip down when too warm or bundle up when too cold?

Found Flying Squirrels infesting our home. Set six bated traps.

Money, often a martial disagreement.

We clear our own snow. It's a good cardio workout and an opportunity for the girls to play in it too.

Romantic date. Leaf peeking in the fall or ice skating in the winter?

Autographs of celebrities are collectibles.

Yes. True stories are better IMHO. Even if embellished. Basis lends to authenticity.

Use a publisher or self-publish?

Points of light are stars.

I have both. Old fashioned I guess. A wall full of CD's in the entertainment room downstairs. MP3 player too. But now, mostly phone. Great when we're riding our bikes. Wireless connectivity too to the Hatley Entertainment System.

Approaches are challenging in minimums.

SUV mainly because or towing capabilities when needed. Sedan is more comfortable though. Important if traveling long distances.

Cruise ship or trans-oceanic cargo liner voyage? (Upwards to 5,000-6,000 people vs. max or 12 with a voyage measured in weeks, even months to rarely visited ports vice a voyage measured in days to overcrowded, overvisited tourist destinations.)

Spectrum gives clues to star's temperatures.

Real fireplace. There is something about the crackling of wood as it burns in the fireplace and smelling of wood burning, the latter even more outside along with smoke waffing from the chimney.

Fossil fuel or electric vehicle?

I have musicians I listen to regularly and listen to most of their albums. My musical interests, however, are mostly baroque and classical periods with occasional forays into rock and country, mostly 60s-80s, as that is what my parents listened to, and it has grown on me. Also, like music from the 'big band era', like the Dorsey Brothers, Benny Goodman, Glenn Miller, Duke Ellington, Count Basie, and Louis Armstrong, the last three jazz greats.

Vinyl record, CD, or streaming service like Spotify?

Short stories. Novel would require more concentration than I believe I'm capable of right now.

Actually book or E-book?

Electric with rechargeable battery. Has to be cordless. (Same with snow blower BTW)

Fenced-in or open yard?

Rake in front yard and back yard next to house. Leaving them on ground in back yard further away, under the trees. Helps sustain the soil.

Prune bushes or let them grow?