Bacon bits or Croutons?

After taking one of those "getting to know you" surveys today I got to thinking about how so many surveys like that ask which you like better, bacon bits or croutons. What I want to know, is really what does your preference have to do with the price of tea in China? I love bacon bits, but that doesn't mean I like bacon better than, say, fresh bread.

I haven't got anything against croutons. Well, maybe a little something, but nothing too major. I don't like croutons because when I was a preteen I decided to stop eatting foods that might be messy, in public. I have no idea why I felt I needed to do this, but from the time I was about 12 until I was well into my 20's if there was a food that might cause me even slight problems, I wouldn't eat it anyplace but at home. I refused to eat tacos (because they always crack on me), croutons (because they're hard and it's really hard to pick them up with a fork), spaghetti (do I even need to explain why?), you name it, if it might make a mess, I wouldn't eat it unless I was home with only my family.

Thank goodness most of that came to an end when I was about 23 and got drunk one night. Out of the blue I craved tacos and insisted my friend take me to Taco Bell. She was so sweet, that she took me to Del Taco (she didn't believe me when I told her Taco Bell was open). Anyway, I guess something in me decided then and there to just say "screw it!" and ever since then, I eat whatever I want when I go out to dinner.

But seriously, what can you tell about a person by them choosing bacon bits over croutons? Are you going to decide not to be friends with someone because they like to eat something you don't? I don't think so. It certainly wouldn't make me think less of someone. Some of my be friends like croutons and I don't hold that against them.

Hello and welcome to my blog!

My internet name is Lottie. It's not my actual name, but I've been using Lottie for so many years now that I do actually think of it as partly belonging to me in the same way my birthname does. That being said, I'd probably better check at somepoint to see what Lottie actually means. You know, according to the baby name books.

Anyway, I'm new here. I have no idea what I'll be blogging about, or how often but when I do, this is where it will be happening. If I end up blogging about work, I won't be expecting to make many friends as I see my job as something that's hated by lots of people. No, I don't work for the IRS or a dentist, but I do work that's kind of related to collections and let's face facts, if you're like me and at somepoint in your life had a collector call you, you probably see collectors as totally evil. I know do on occassion. My actual line of work is different though because I don't collect on medical bills or credit card bills. Unfortunately what I do collect on is something everyone needs and uses daily that helps make life easier, which can make for some grumpy people sometimes.

Confused now? Good. Let's just leave it at that.