A lifetime supply of candy? Lucky me! :::sigh::: I wish!

reeses peanut butter cups

Obviously, I'm picking everything in dark chocolate with an emphasis on chiles, peanut butter, caramel, almonds, or whipped chocolate in the center. Of course, we'll have to temper that with some chocolate mint peppermints when I'm not in the mood for actual chocolate.

My 'guilty pleasure' TV show(s) are soap operas.

Sure, I love intelligent and intellectual political discourse. But, since I was a kid, my favorite form of escape has always been soap operas.

I fancy myself, a nice, forgiving, loveable, entertaining individual. I feel guilty when I vehemently dislike anyone, even when others dislike them, it is not in my nature to be outwardly disrespectful to another human being, even if they deserved it.

But, when I watch soap operas, I allow myself to be a little witchy, a little vixen, a little evil and imagine myself in a place where it is ok to express myself, without inhibition whether it's love or hate, to another person.

As well, as a child, "soaps" were a way that I connected with other family members, particularly across generations. Unlike regular television shows that have come and gone, the most popular soap operas have been around since before my own mother was my age, so talking to her and my sister about "the stories" we can connect in context of the older characters on these shows, as well.

I love pop music and sing a lot of R&B and Pop songs when I do my karaoke shows. But, not too long ago, while searching for songs from some other of my favorite artists, I noticed that so many of my favorite love songs were actually remakes of popular love songs written and performed by Van Morrison. The following is a very brief list of my most favorite tunes, but there is a full catalog of bluesy, lovely, and lively Van Morrison songs that I just can't get enough of.