I Like . . .
In a week, this blog will have completed five years. Have I said all there is to say? I ran across this from four years ago. It had to undergo minor changes:
I like . . .
Gatorade not Powerade;
Diet Dr. Pepper or Cherry Diet Pepsi not Diet Coke;
Guacamole not bean dip;
Pens that write thin not pens that write thick;
Cold weather not hot weather;
Mountains not beach;
High desert not low desert;
Pie for dessert not ice cream for dessert;
Steel-cut oatmeal not instant oatmeal;
the Angels not the A’s;
the Rangers and Red Sox not the Yankees;
CNN not Fox News;
Today Show not Good Morning America;
Mac not PC;
3G not Edge;
College hoops not the NBA;
Scuba diving not sky diving;
Dogs not cats;
Early morning not late night;
Letterman not Leno;
Subway not Burger King;
Barnes and Noble not Christian bookstores.
I like Tolkien, Amos Lee, rainy mornings, fajitas, Kudo Chocolate Chip bars, clever humor, the Eagles’ Greatest Hits, hikes with Diane and the fam, Philip Roth, Bill Cosby’s humor, Highland elder meetings, long bike rides on Saturday mornings, CCR, 104 degree jacuzzis, Eugene Peterson and N. T. Wright, Pappasito’s, teaching eighteen year olds, Billy Crystal, retreating in VT with the three buddies, retreating in Malibu with a couple other buddies, playing catch with my boys, and dancin’ with my granddaughter.
And it’s not a HUGE deal, but I wish Reilly would go back to SI, Katie would go back to The Today Show, and A-Rod would come back to the Rangers.
NOW . . . how about you?
I like:
Diet Coke and Trail mix / Coffee and granola bar
Live concerts with musicians over 50
Any kind of oatmeal
Christian radio sans Jim Dobson
good Chinese food
Accapella singing where I can hear someone singing bass
Family dinners
Racquetball
Gardening
I do not think I have ever seen elder’s meetings on a lists of what someone likes….you are blessed.
I like:
a good steak
pie with a good cup of coffee
quiet time with my husband
visiting new places
something to read (I’m not picky)
a baby’s laugh
high school football
thegrocerygame.com
Eric Clapton (plugged in)
lists of favorites
I like…
Mac not PC
Mike blogging, not Mike NOT blogging…
Knitting not crochet
Dogs, not cats
Merino, not cashmere
Diet Dr. Pepper not… much else
Law & Order, not CSI
Picard, not Kirk
Anywhere not Arkansas
Laptop, not desktop
Pants, not skirts
Baseball, not basketball
ANYTHING not guacamole….
Too early to think. Ergo, I like afternoons and evenings – not mornings, with the caveat – surely am thankful the LORD has given me another morning for waiting until afternoon to function.
I second bbeth’s observation and thank God for your elders.
Jeff W
My list is here: http://lilacgrill.blogspot.com/2008/06/picks-and-pans.html
Phillip Yancey not Robert Novak
Strong coffee with ½ & ½ not weak coffee with 2%
Boats you row not boats that go
Wildlife not the wild life
Vermont not New Hampshire
Flower gardens not vegetable
Picnics not dinner parties
Red not white
The Closer not Cold Case
Bluegrass not Blue Note
Sweet not dill
Cooking not Clean up
I’m with Kathy on this one. It’s still too early to think about this, but I guess I’ll try.
I like:
Staying up late not getting up early
Piles of books everywhere not a blaring TV
Cold DP over ice not any other soda
A fountain pen not a Bic
My grand-daughter but not how seldom I get to see her
Mac not PC
French fries not chocolate
Half-Price Books/Amazon.com not B&N/Borders
I like traveling, grilling in the backyard, a house full of company, kids that do dishes, quilting, reading, computing, camping, hiking, people who compliment my children, hugs from my teenagers, my GPS, and especially my husband.
Mac not PC
Seeing my grandsons not missing them
Restaurant supper clubs not I have to cook supper clubs
Cold weather NOT hot weather
My manual wheelchair not my motorized one
House not ER
Eating not dieting
ATT Tilt not iPhone
Small dogs not big dogs
GPS not maps
I like the fact that I get pulled into these sorts of lists…
New England over Texas
Snow over rain, but rain over heat
Mac over PC (seems to be a current theme)
Steak over Chicken, but Chicken over vegetables
Taking pictures/video of others over having my own picture/video taken
Blogging over paper writing
Traveling with others over traveling alone
Mystery over Written in Stone
Cooking for others over cooking for self
Coke over Dr. Pepper, but Dr. Pepper over anything diet
Red Sox over the Evil Empire
Eggs over easy… not really (lol)
Typically watching over participating, but participating over not being there
Pie over cake
80′s music over 90′s music
Small groups over forward facing groups
Come as you are over come just like me/you
Mayo over Miracle Whip
Sandals over shoes, but boots over tennis shoes
Being at the game over watching the game on tv
Listening over talking
Being pursued over pursuing
Under 50 degrees over anything above 50 degrees…
I like…
old school afros over any doo
’69 camaro over any car
Foreigner over any 70′s rock band (tough call)
Pizza Hut’s chicken, bacon, and jalepeno over any pizza (thin crust)
My mamaw’s sweet tea over any drink
Gibson Les Paul over any guitar
Star Wars over Star Trek
Dallas Cowboys over any team
LaCasita (in El Paso) over any Mexican food restaurant (the LaCasita special)
Chris Tomlin over any music artist/worship leader
My wife and kids over any human being
People over animals
Coffee over Soft Drinks
Water over Gatorade, etc.
High School Sports over Pro Sports
Walking over Running
Speedy drivers over slow ones
Project Runway over Shear Genius
Bruce Springsteen
High School Kids
College Kids
Any dessert
My list has a lot more “ands”
Mountains and beach
High and low desert
Hot and cold weather
Pie and ice cream
etc.
But Mac over PC (I can only take the “and” so far)
I like life.
I like (and some of these I can upgrade to “love”):
My Broncos
Caffeine-free diet soda
My job most of the time, but not always
Dark chocolate
Opportunities to bless others
Sheepies
Dry humor
Ice cream
GREEEEEEN!!
The incredible group of Highland elders and their precious wives
My little purry, furry kitty named Confetti
My small group/lifeteam
and…
“I LIKE MIKE”
How about a blog on why you folks like Mac…I don’t understand!
Carlamac
I’m kinda new to the mac world, but I have found a more stable operating system, no crashes or system errors yet. It seems to handle video and large multi-media jobs without a second thought. Being a .mac member is awesome with all the web space and applications you get for web pages, blogs, etc. I also like the way they have designed the whole system environment that you see, icons, backgrounds, applications layouts, etc. Very appealing and eye catching.
I am not that big a fan of Safari because I have trouble downloading some pdf’s sometimes, and it seems every once and a while I can’t play some internet based video. I’m sure I just need to download some update or something, but I haven’t figured it out yet. Software for Mac seems to be slowly catching up with PC.
I’ll tell you this. I’ll never go back to PC. Mac rules!
Brad, there are some Tools They Don’t Tell You About that make your Mac experience even better. I can give you a list of what I’ve found to be essential if you want to e-mail me. Quiara at gmail. I’ve only been a Mac user since 2001, but I’m kind of a big huge nerd, so I know a lot of stuff. ^_^
I’ll draw from your list since my brain has already shut down for the night:
Neither Gatorade nor Powerade;
Diet Coke…and sweet tea and lattes;
Guacamole not bean dip;
Pens that write thin not pens that write thick;
Fair weather;
Mountains as well as beach;
Had no idea there was a difference in deserts;
Dessert period;
Steel-cut oatmeal not instant oatmeal…What?;
The Braves;
Not the Yankees;
CNN not Fox News;
Today Show not Good Morning America;
I would like to give Mac a try, but I do like my PC;
3G not Edge…What again?;
College hoops not the NBA;
Regular diving into a pool;
Dogs not cats…how could you?;
Early morning and late night (I really need to get more sleep);
Letterman not Leno;
Subway not Burger King;
Barnes and Noble not Christian bookstores (I’m the same way on this one. Christian radio also gets on my nerves. But I really am a Christian!).
I like:
XP over Vista
Tony Campolo over James Dobson
Statesmen (or women) over politicians
Leadership over authority
Cash over credit cards
Grace over sanctimony
XP over Vista
Real books over digital
iPods over cd’s
Rob Bell AND Max Lucado AND CS Lewis
Amy Grant over Sandy Patti
Relient K over Hawk Nelson
Tolkien AND Lewis over JK Rowling
Chicken over beef
Jacob’s Dream over just about anything on my campus
Blogs over Wikis
Wide screen over Full screen
Heath Ledger over Jack Nicholson
Christian Bale over any of the other Batmans (Batmen?)
Air Conditioning that works over what I have today.
Grace over legalism
Hard truth over easy lies
I wish I could delete that post.
I meant to say that Firefox has a version for Mac and it DOES work great.
Mike? Can you delete the one before this? Please ?
Mike, my dear preacher/pastor-teacher/friend!!
!!!!!HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!!!!!
May this, your day, be filled with loving joy and happy celebration!
Thanks so much, Kathy. I’m celebrating it from a Comfort Inn in Gainsville, TX. We’re on our way to Missouri where I’ll be performing the wedding of my niece (the one who was at ACU and Highland last year).
Q – I’d like that list! I need good computer nerds on my side.
Mike –
The very greatest of blessings for your upcoming year…
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
(I wanted to be the first on here to give you birthday greetings, but that Kathy is just like you and the US army – accomplishing more before breakfast than the rest of us in a whole day.)
I like………the fact that you have been blessing us with your posts for 5 years! Please keep em coming!
Happy Birthday,
DU
P.S. So, you must have JUST turned 18 when you showed up at Harding with your Elvis side-burns and hippie length hair. Weren’t you one of the ones down front dancing at the Hues Corporation concert that first week?
Carlamac – LOL!! Just don’t ask me to answer questions before breakfast – please, please, please.
And …. we know who’s first in Mike’s heart and ours. What would we all do without our Carla?????
Love the Post!!
Some of my likes…
Diet Coke not Diet Pepsi
Mac not Pc
Today Show not GMA
Fox not CNN
House not ER
Seinfeld not Friends
Baked Beans not Cole Slaw
Pizza Hut not Dominoes
Batman not Spiderman
Any team not the Yankees
Tony Romo not Jessica Simpson (Yoko)
Early Morning not late night
Jim Nantz not Joe Buck
Bob Costas not Brent Musberger (sp??)
I could go on but I must work just a bit today.
Thanks for the blog!
Thanks for the blog!
Happy Birthday Mike! Let’s see…you must be 50 something (but you look much younger!)
I like early mornings not late nights
I love Auburn football not Georgia, LSU and definitely not Alabama!
I love sweet tea over coffee
I like trips to the mountains over trips to the beach (but I love seafood! Crab legs and shrimp!)
I like ESPN over Fox Sports
I like the movie Forest Gump over any other movie.
That’s all I’ve got to say about all of that!
Happy Birthday Mike!
I like:
Pens that write not pens that don’t
Coffee not tea
Dr. Pepper over anything else (most especially Dublin’s)
Spring in Texas Fall in New England
snow skiing not water skiing
Pulled Pork not chopped beef
Italian Sausage spaghetti not chicken spaghetti
Abuelo’s not Pancho’s
books
warm blankets on cool nights
time spent with family and friends
prayer
books
learning about a good book from a friend
sharing a good book with a friend
movies (but not usually movies of my favorite books)
How much has this list changed in life.
http://www.matthewsblog.waynesborochurchofchrist.org
I make up the app list with links today and e-mail it probably this afternoon. Geeks are good to have around. ^_^
Happy Birthday Mike
from
Cliff and Jane
(friends from Searcy days)
Happy Birthday – I guess lots of others beat me to it. Tell Christa congratulations!
E, G, Nathan and Zoe
I have to agree with Dr. Pepper, pens that write thin, guac, cold weather, pie, CNN (of course), Mac, dogs and Subway.
I used to be on board with hating the Yankees, but that’s replaced now with the Mets. And since I was just sitting in the Yankees dugout yesterday morning, I have a newfound appreciation for the franchise.
Fun post!
I like…
Cubbies not, well anyone else
NL not AL
Facebook not MySpace
grace not legalism
Matrix not ridiculous Matrix 2 (so bad I never saw 3)
old school video games with two buttons or less not post 1990 systems
classic rock not the new stuff called rock
LSU Tigers not PAC 10 schools who think they could compete in SEC
standards not automatics
stairs not elevators
PBS not Cartoon Network
crunchy bacon not limp bacon
ice cream from a little creamery down in Brenham, TX (okay, so I pretty much like all ice cream, but no one else is Blue Bell)
fried okra and pickled okra not boiled okra
woods and streams not sun and sand
laid back vacations not tightly schedules ones
Star Wars not Star Trek
Bo and Luke not Vance and Coy
Mustangs not minivans
western boots not ropers
going on and on not keeping it brief
little baby ducks
old pickup trucks
slow moving trains
and rain
First thing that came to my mind reading this.
Actually got to go with the pie (pecan while it’s hot) AND ice cream (Blue Bell vanilla)
Jim Davis
Actually Tom T. Hall’s ‘little baby ducks’ song played in my head all day yesterday after I started reading this blog, but it was my dad’s voice that my memory heard singing it. He’s been gone since 1981…I still miss him. Thanks for the words, Jim.
And thanks for this blog idea, Mike.
Wow, a time to think what do I really like:
Long rides with Steve
Being with my children and grandchildren
Hearing my mom laugh
A trail ride on a great paso fino-but any horse will do.
A tomato out of out my garden
Mike happy
Steve reading to me
Seeing my first grandchild do well at Pepperdine
The church at North Atlanta
Seeing Don and Susan healthy and happy
Fresh swiss chard
good ice tea
water out of the tap over ice
Haagen Daz coffee ice cream
Waking up next to Steve
Lamb chops
having enough to pay our bills
Traveling anywhere and everywhere
America-still the best place in the world
holding a new baby
Arby’s roast beef sandwich
watching the fish in our lake
good bacon
Duke’s mayonaise
Warm days-hate cold days
Our tempurpedic bed
fresh sheets
laughing with friends
I like:
guacamole and hot sauce
Regan quotes
working with Scout Troup 232
anything C.S. Lewis
good science not global warming fiction
early morning walks
silent times
dating my wife, camping my son
working with wood
connecting with God
I like…
Being from California, but living in Texas
Blogging & Facebook
Regular Coke & DP (I know, not good for me…)
Taco Bueno over Taco Bell
Whataburger over McD’s or BK
Iron Works BBQ (Austin)
The Dodgers, not the Giants
Vin Scully
The Lakers, not the Celtics (still sad right now…)
The Raiders, not the Broncos
Halberstam’s books on sports
Anything by WFBuckley
The Beatles
60s Rolling Stones, but not so much thereafter
“My Hero” by Foo Fighters
Spider-Man & Batman over Superman
Going running, but not making myself get up and do it
My wife’s cooking!
Just sitting & talking with my wife
How our 3 year-old son fell in love with the movie “Cars”
Hearing our 1 year-old son talking in his crib, but not when he was supposed to sleep another hour!
LIFE Groups
Muleshoe, TX (lived there for 4 years)
Monday Night Football
Being prepared, but not getting prepared
Slow-paced vacations over fast-paced vacations
“Days of Elijah”
“This is My Father’s World”
I’m a little late to this. New to the blog. But, I couldn’t possibly resist this wonderfully narcissistic exercise!
I like…
Kind people not mean people
Honesty not flattery
Good books not mediocre ones
Outside not inside
Bare feet not shoes
Mild weather not hot or cold
Sugar not artificial sweeteners
Soccer not football
NL not AL (but no Mets)
Farmer’s Market not the grocery store
Running not shopping
The Dark Knight not Mamma Mia
Rachmaninoff not Mozart
Mac not PC
CNN not Fox (except Fox Soccer Channel)
Mixed company not girls night out
Jesus not James Dobson
C.S. Lewis not Ayn Rand
Dogs and cats
Bookstores (new and used) and libraries
I like fall, thunderstorms, theatre, good food, good movies, clever humor, crude humor, singing (on stage, in the studio, and in the shower), and most of all my INCREDIBLE family (which includes my best friends).
nice read.. Tony Romo is an obvious player.