Listed below are my “Top 10” favorite things by category, not in any specific order, with relevant links as of December 31, 2013. Some of them may change in the future like books, songs, and movies, but at this station in my life, it is not too likely.
Foods: |
Restaurants: |
1. Pecan Pie | 1. Alioto’s |
2. Porterhouse Steak | 2. Market Street Grill |
3. BBQ Beef Spare Ribs | 3. Buca di Beppo |
4. Prime Rib | 4. The Macaroni Grill |
5. Halibut | 5. Riscky’s BBQ |
6. Combination Pizza (-) Onions | 6. Cafe Coyote |
7. Chicken Enchiladas with Green Sauce | 7. Naked Fish |
8. Homemade Spaghetti with Meatballs | 8. Ruth’s Chris Steak House |
9. Lasagna | 9. Famous Original Ray’s Pizza |
10. Dream Bars made by “My Mom” | 10. Hole in the Wall Burger Joint |
Books: |
Websites and Blogs: |
1. LDS Scriptures | 1. Lumosity |
2. Moby Dick | 2. Khan Academy |
3. The Red Badge of Courage | 3. Forex Factory |
4. The Divine Center | 4. YouTube |
5. The Gulag Archipelago | 5. Seth Godin |
6. The Alchemist | 6. Mish Talk |
7. War and Piece | 7. Dictionary.com |
8. Where the Red Fern Grows | 8. Amazon |
9. Being and Time | 9. Wordpress |
10. Jonathan Livingston Seagull | 10. Wikipedia |
Movies: |
TV and Radio: |
1. The Sound of Music | 1. Everybody Loves Raymond (TV) |
2. When the Last Sword is Drawn | 2. NOVA (TV) |
3. The Princess Bride | 3. 60 Minutes (TV) |
4. Mr. Morgan’s Last Love | 4. National Geographic (TV) |
5. 2010: A Space Odyssey | 5. The Andy Griffiths Show (TV) |
6. Willy Wonka with Gene Wilder | 6. Mark Lavin (Radio) |
7. The Pursuit of Happyness | 7. NCIS Las Vegas (TV) |
8. Citizen Kane | 8. Perry Mason (TV) |
9. Gladiator | 9. Glen Beck (Radio) |
10. The Last Samurai | 10. Rick Steve’s Europe (TV) |
Songs: |
Poems: |
1. From a Distance by Bette Midler | 1. The Hollow Men |
2. Ave Maria by Hayley Westenra | 2. If |
3. Endless Love by Lionel Richie | 3. Invictus |
4. Silver Springs by Fleetwood Mac | 4. O Captain, My Captain |
5. Time to Say Goodbye by A. Bocelli | 5. somewhere i have never travelled |
6. Minutes to Memories by John M. | 6. The Road Less Traveled |
7. My Heart Will Go by Celine Dion | 7. Self-Pity |
8. Man in the Mirror by M. Jackson | 8. Stopping by the Woods |
9. Love Can Build a Bridge by W. Judd | 9. The Tyger |
10. Heart of the Matter by D. Henley | 10. Little Boy Blue |
Sports: |
Pastimes: |
1. Football (at any level) | 1. Spending Time with My Wife |
2. Summer Olympics | 2. Spending Time with My Family |
3. Winter Olympics | 3. Reading |
4. Horse Racing | 4. Music |
5. Boxing | 5. Volunteer Service |
6. Gymnastics | 6. Golfing |
7. Golf | 7. Hiking |
8. NBA Finals | 8. Race Walking |
9. World Series Baseball | 9. Genealogy |
10. Tennis | 10. Journalizing in My Blog |

Works Cited
Images – Post and Rich Snippets image: “Nailed it! My picture is a perfect 10” by woodleywomderworks is licensed under CC BY 2.0. Post image: “9560” by Dru! is licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0.
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Top 10 Favorite Things
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My "Top 10 Favorite Things" by category as of December 31, 2013. Some of them may change in the future and when they do, I will update this page
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Mark D. Carlson
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