Question:
Goal: How to create a weed free flower bed.

Which of the following methods is more reasonable for accomplishing this goal?
Answer:
Put down many layers of plain old newspaper all around the flower bed, leaving flowers uncovered of course, then cover the newspaper with a few inches of your favorite mulch.

Question:
Goal: how to make manhattan bourbon balls

Which of the following methods is more reasonable for accomplishing this goal?
Answer:
Microwave 1 cup dried sour cherries and 1/4 cup bourbon, 3 minutes. Pulse 52 vanilla wafers in a food processor until ground. Add the cherry-bourbon mixture, 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar, 1 tablespoon dark corn syrup and a pinch of salt; pulse until combined. Form the mixture into 1-inch balls and skewer each with a cocktail pick. Chill until firm.

Question:
Goal: how do you bargain with someone?

Which of the following methods is more reasonable for accomplishing this goal?
Answer:
tell them you'll do something if they do what you ask too.