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Stuff you never knew you had an opinion about

I think life is filled with little moments - encounters - where you discover you have an opinion about something you'd never really considered before.

For example, when looking for a house we had a checklist of stuff we wanted: three bedrooms, off-street parking, at least two bathrooms. It was a relatively simple list but then we were also applying new criteria based on gathering new information - seeing houses.

Prior to house hunting I didn't have any real thoughts about kitchen sinks. But after going though a few houses we determined we liked undermount sinks where you could wipe down a counter directly into the sink without going over a lip.

Apparently, members of the household have opinions about things that are even more mundane than sinks. This came up last night.

Deeps announced he wasn't interested in leftovers - delicious! - but wanted to make himself a sandwich. His sandwich skills are limited, so I expected he go with an ol' fashioned PB&J.

Me: Be careful with the peanut butter.
Deeps: Why?
Me: It isn't as dense as the stuff we've had in the past.
Deeps: Okay.
Me: It spreads more easily.

Moments later.
Deeps: I don't like this new peanut butter.
Me: Why not?
Deeps: It's too gooey.
Me: I guess I won't buy it again.

Sure - you thought you had sorted through all the opinions you have about peanut butter: delicious/not delicious or creamy/crunchy. But now there's a new dimension to consider: gooey/not gooey.

Oh modern life.

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