Anyone else do that or am I just a freak?

When I eat eggs: over easy and I cut it all up and use toast as a shovel to get the egg to my mouth. Bacon is a must.

I know that keeping ketchup out of the fridge doesn't have any real implications for possible spoilage - but it still irks me for some reason, only at home. When eating out, it doesn't bother me at all.

Beer must be cold, though. It gets its own shelf in the fridge, in addition to a small beer fridge we have.

Having family in New England as a positive influence, authentic "real" maple syrup is the way to go. Nice and runny, and use the pancake as a sponge to sop it up. And of course - the butter... I like to cut the cold butter into thin slices, or scrape my knife along the top of the butter stick, then put the butter between the hot pancakes. Pancakes hold heat better than toast, and melts easier.