Everyone loves a good list, so here are several of them.
Ten reference books no home library should be without
- A good dictionary (i.e., one that doesn’t have Concise, Pocket, Shorter, Mini, Collegiate, Junior, or High School in the title)
- Fowler’s Modern Usage
- A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English by Eric Partridge
- Roget’s Thesaurus
- Bartlett’s Familiar Quotations
- Robert’s Rules of Order
- The Devil’s Dictionary by Ambrose Bierce
- Chicago Manual of Style (or Kate Turabian’s Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations)
- A world atlas (almost any one will do, as long as it was published recently)
- A Hoyle
Eight favourite scents
- Vanilla
- Bacon
- Fresh-cut cedar
- Strawberry
- Baby powder
- Lilac
- Good clean sweat
- Dawn in the forest
Eight most offensive scents in the city
- “Spring in South Riverdale”
- “Abattoir Upwind”
- “Burning Human Hair”
- “Essence of Biosolids”
- “Wet Shaggy Dog”
- “Skunk v. Alley Cat”
- “Banana Peels and Dog Doo”
- “Urine-soaked Doorway”
Six foods that I refuse to eat
- Okra
- Stuffing
- Anything where the main ingredient is neck,
- tongue,
- ears, or
- feet.
Six foods that have made me vomit at some point in my life
- Apple pie.
- Ant-covered jelly-filled doughnuts.
- Pancakes.
- Pork backs rolled in cornmeal.
- An Egg McMuffin.
- Milk.
Three things that aren’t made better by adding butter
- Nutella
- Chocolate chip cookies
- Tea
Six best solo exercises
- Hiking
- Walking
- Cycling
- Swimming
- Baking
- Playing with a cat
Four popular exercises that I just don’t
understand
- Jogging
- Spinning
- Pilates
- That thing with the giant ball
Five words I never type correctly
- adn
- teh
- taht
- fo
- lenght
Four best fast ‘n’ easy meals
- Barbecued meat (any variety)
- Microwave popcorn
- Baby-cut carrots & vegetable dip
- Bacon & eggs (not just for breakfast any more)
Seven things other than popcorn and leftovers that I prepare in my
microwave
- Bacon
- Baked potatoes
- Chicken
- Ham roasts
- Nachos
- Hot apple cider
- Cocoa
Five miracle foods
- Kraft Dinner
- Cookie dough
- Timbits
- Nutella
- Jelly Belly jelly beans
Six favourite power tools
- Biscuit joiner
- Compound mitre saw
- Random-orbit sander
- Dremel MultiPro rotary tool
- Circular saw
- Pneumatic nailer
Four aliases (and job titles) I’ve used at trade shows
- Duck Dodgers (Captain)
- Red Wiggler (The Cadillac of Worms)
- Dun Garee (Weaver)
- Hevon Vittu (Marketing Manager)
