A toe, since I’m a pianist. On the other hand, perhaps losing a finger would be a blessing life change.
WYR sleep on the right or left side of your partner (if you have one you sleep with)?
Left. Always left.
WYR have chicken pox as an adult or as a child?
Child (which I did) - get it over with sooner.
Be American, or some other nationality?
Hmm, interesting question. I like living in California and working in Silicon Valley and going to Biig Game every year. But being American is starting to be a liability. I guess I’ll stick it out as an American for a couple more years and hope things get better.
The Philadelphia story.
In movies: WYR see a comedy or a drama?
If both are equally good, a comedy. If one gets better reviews than the other, regardless of genre, that one.
WYR see a play or a movie?
A play, if it’s a good one and not something like Long, incredibly long, interminably long, omg will they ever shut up Day’s Journey Into Night in which case I would prefer to see Ishtar or something.
Eskimo pies or fudgsicles? (Google doesn’t know how to spell it and neither do I.)
I like both, but I’ll go with a fudgsicle.
WYR play baseball or touch football?
Definitely baseball. There’s usually enough time between plays for my 60 year old body to catch it’s breath.
Would you rather eat a tried-and-true favorite meal or try something exotic(to you)?
I’ll almost always try something exotic, unless it’s at a very expensive restaurant, in which case I want a meal that I know I’ll love.
WYR visit Havana or Rio?
Havana, but only if the year was 1954.
WYR learn a useful new skill, or forget how to use a skill that has become useless to you?
The first. I’ll forget stuff I don’t need anyway - might as well pick up a new skill.
WYR go back in time for a half-hour chat with FDR or Churchill?
Churchill would be interesting and, of course, the accent…
Would you rather have a thousand ants invade your house or a half-dozen coyotes invade your neighborhood?
Half-dozen coyotes; much more interesting.
Have your party win 1 additional Senate seat or 15 additional House seats?
15 house seats. It’s all in the numbers.
WYR have a dog or cat in your lap?
A nice warm purring cat.
WYR have Jedi powers or a DeLorean time machine?
The DeLorean.
WYR take a long road trip or cruise?
A cruise. always.
WYR have an exceptional talent at singing, or playing an instrument of your choice.
Playing an instrument. I can sing OK (although not exceptionally) already.
WYR be a talented lyricist or songwriter? (Thus, Gilbert or Sullivan?)
As opposed to being myself? Nah. Unless I could outdo John Prine.
WYR smartphones had never existed, or just hate on all the television ads featuring people living completely fulfilled, comfortable, and exiciting lives because they can order Chineesium crap, etc., with their smartphones?