Sand Dollars over Starfish
Inspired by a great post at Soulfish Stew!
The Gulf over the Atlantic. Fall over Winter. Gogol over Pushkin. American literature over English literature. Sydney over Tokyo. Brunettes over blondes (typically). Mary Ann over Ginger (definitely). Aston Martin over Ferrari. Miller Lite over all other lite beer. Slides over sneakers. Shorts over jeans. Jeans over slacks. Boxer briefs over boxers or briefs. Bottles over cans. Cool Hand Luke over the Hustler. Boxing over hockey. The Masters over the U.S. Open. Coke over Pepsi. Diet Coke over Coke. Fox News over CNN. Barcelona over Tokyo. Reeses Peanut Butter Cups over Snickers. (Pez and Smarties in a dead fucking heat). Pistachios over cashews. Indemnity over HMO. The Coast over the Mountains. Edward Hopper over MC Escher. Black ink over blue ink. Draught over bottle. Peter Travers over David Denby. Todd Snider over Arlo Guthrie. Sand Dollars over Starfish. Richard Thompson over Eric Clapton. Paganini over Chopin. Hardback over paperback. Aisle seat over window seat. Gargoyles over dragons. Cherry wood over oak. Japanese Maple over birch. Friday over any other day. August over January. New Years over Fourth of July. Al Pacino over Robert Deniro. Heart attack over stroke. Vulnerability over arrogance. Confidence over vulnerability. Champagne over sparkling wine. Pinot Noir over Merlot (since long before Sideways). Jock itch over Dr. Phil. Crabs over Oprah. Saxophone over trumpet. Sam Cooke over Otis Redding. Chuck D. over all other rappers. Stealing over lying. Death over deceit. Rain over snow. Electric over gas. Cash over credit. Debit over cash. City Lights over The Gold Rush. The Kinks over the Rolling Stones. Hemingway over Fitzgerald. Jayne Mansfield over Marilyn Monroe. First Amendment over Amendments II through X. Popular vote over electoral college. Kidney stones over politics. Apples over oranges. Orange juice over apple juice. Subjectivity over Absolute. Black and white over color. A good bartender over a good minister. Shower over bath. The Connells over Drivin’ n’ Cryin’. Reality over fantasy. Movies over sleep. Coin collecting over stamp collecting. Silver over gold. St. Christopher over the Virgin Mary. Ceremony over improvisation. Nails on a chalkboard over Top 40. Steak over fish. Winnie the Pooh over Tigger. Charlie Chaplin over Buster Keaton. Buster Keaton over everyone else. A comic book over anything by Maya Angelou. Sunset over sunrise.
Then again—sunrise over sunset…
The Gulf over the Atlantic. Fall over Winter. Gogol over Pushkin. American literature over English literature. Sydney over Tokyo. Brunettes over blondes (typically). Mary Ann over Ginger (definitely). Aston Martin over Ferrari. Miller Lite over all other lite beer. Slides over sneakers. Shorts over jeans. Jeans over slacks. Boxer briefs over boxers or briefs. Bottles over cans. Cool Hand Luke over the Hustler. Boxing over hockey. The Masters over the U.S. Open. Coke over Pepsi. Diet Coke over Coke. Fox News over CNN. Barcelona over Tokyo. Reeses Peanut Butter Cups over Snickers. (Pez and Smarties in a dead fucking heat). Pistachios over cashews. Indemnity over HMO. The Coast over the Mountains. Edward Hopper over MC Escher. Black ink over blue ink. Draught over bottle. Peter Travers over David Denby. Todd Snider over Arlo Guthrie. Sand Dollars over Starfish. Richard Thompson over Eric Clapton. Paganini over Chopin. Hardback over paperback. Aisle seat over window seat. Gargoyles over dragons. Cherry wood over oak. Japanese Maple over birch. Friday over any other day. August over January. New Years over Fourth of July. Al Pacino over Robert Deniro. Heart attack over stroke. Vulnerability over arrogance. Confidence over vulnerability. Champagne over sparkling wine. Pinot Noir over Merlot (since long before Sideways). Jock itch over Dr. Phil. Crabs over Oprah. Saxophone over trumpet. Sam Cooke over Otis Redding. Chuck D. over all other rappers. Stealing over lying. Death over deceit. Rain over snow. Electric over gas. Cash over credit. Debit over cash. City Lights over The Gold Rush. The Kinks over the Rolling Stones. Hemingway over Fitzgerald. Jayne Mansfield over Marilyn Monroe. First Amendment over Amendments II through X. Popular vote over electoral college. Kidney stones over politics. Apples over oranges. Orange juice over apple juice. Subjectivity over Absolute. Black and white over color. A good bartender over a good minister. Shower over bath. The Connells over Drivin’ n’ Cryin’. Reality over fantasy. Movies over sleep. Coin collecting over stamp collecting. Silver over gold. St. Christopher over the Virgin Mary. Ceremony over improvisation. Nails on a chalkboard over Top 40. Steak over fish. Winnie the Pooh over Tigger. Charlie Chaplin over Buster Keaton. Buster Keaton over everyone else. A comic book over anything by Maya Angelou. Sunset over sunrise.
Then again—sunrise over sunset…
posted by Ryan at 11:58 AM
10 Comments:
concise over long-winded. delicious to read.
Brunettes over blondes (typically). Mary Ann over Ginger (definitely). Aston Martin over Ferrari. Cool Hand Luke over the Hustler. Hardback over paperback.
Definitely.
Boxing over hockey, I can't agree with. The rest, though, is golden.
Hemingway over Fitzgerald? Yes! Heck, Stan Lee over Fitzgerald and Maya Angelou.
But I'll take Faulkner and Thoreau over both all of 'em.
Other than the skates, what's the difference between boxing and hockey. Oh, wait, they ruined the sport with the new rules. Now it's basketball on ice.
Fox News over CNN.
?!?!?!?
Does not compute.
I can't help but think I may have inspired this great post, just a little.
Wally, You ABSOLUTELY inspired this post. My original text gave you credit and a link (which I then proceeded to screw up as I posted--about par for the course :) ) I hope to figure that out and make it right today. But many thanks for the inspiration. This pales by comparison.
Ryan
A big amen on most of it, but I'll gladly stick with merlot and Buster Keaton.
Rex,
Chaplin versus Keaton was my only hesitation while penning this. And then the closing scene of City Lights popped in my pickled bean and I got all misty and chilled on the inside.
I have nothing but love for Chaplin. I suppose it is probably a toss up, but I generally go for Keaton because he seems to always be overshadowed by Chaplin.
But I haven't watched either in quite some time and should probably go put both on the Netflix list.
Gators over the Bulldogs...
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