Wednesday, December 5, 2012

Response to Ann's Response Which Was Too Lengthy for Comment

I feel ambushed, schnozzled, one-upped, and demolished.  All by a younger, less-mature sibling who is defending her panini pan.  It has taken several hours to recover from the shock of reading her learned and eloquent reply to my commentary on the panini pan.  Ann must have spent hours, days, cogitating and writing and rewriting this masterpiece of clear and logical thinking.  I congratulate you for what surely is a literary masterpiece.

A couple of observations:
  • From Chapter 56 of Pride and Prejudice: "For what do we live, but to make sport for our neighbors, and laugh at them in our turn?"
  • From Nelson Demille's novel, Night Fall, p. 173:  "As a wise man (me) once said, 'The problem with doing nothing is not knowing when you are finished."
  • My $5 Costco sea salt grinder is Mediterranean sea salt, a definite cut above sludge out of the Great Salt Lake.
  • We have not been provided with any recipes, testimonials, tutorials, or discussion of how to use a panini pan.  We remain in the dark.
  • How can you toss a pressure cooker after one try? 
  • How did Noah clean out the Ark?
We await your continued enlightenment and guidance.

9 comments:

Ann said...

With as gray a day as it has been, a good laugh and a little fun was desperately needed, so thank you for helping out. It would sound horribly arrogant to say that what I wrote this morning just seemed to flow without any forethought or planning, but that is the way it was, so draw your own conclusions. I suspect that probably says something about how my brain works on a good day, but don't worry, it doesn't happen all that often. Thank you for the "twitting" back and forth. I"ll keep you posted on any new developments. Love you.

Judy said...

Steve is unable to make comments from his computer and so he called and asked if I would post one for him. I think this is what he said:
"To make a panini sandwich, you need to have panini bread and you have to buy it from a baker who bakes panini bread which has big holes in it." Then I can't remember what else he said....something like it wasn't worth it........

Ann just proved in her writing that she is like our basement flood, you just open the spiget and the words/water keep on flowing. Great job, Ann.

Elizabeth said...

A gray, foggy day, indeed, with no sunshine in the offing. So this bit of fun that keeps on giving is a spirit lifter for the day. Thanks for keeping this afloat!

Elizabeth said...

P.S. In re-reading Ann's jewel of writing below, and combining with this one, I realize that my entire family is very conversant with Pride and Prejudice. (I wonder why?)

Judy said...

I think we should count how many times each has (a) read the book, (b) watched the movie.......in spite of the fact that Bob and children leave the room.

Can you imagine how wonderful Ann's life story will be??? I wonder if she would write mine too.

Elizabeth said...

I will never tell - how many times I've watched the DVD or read the book - Daddy presented me with my own special edition book in hardback in a book case, but I read the pocket book. I could almost tell you what the next line is in most places in the movie. And Ann, if you could spare the time, write my story, too. This reads much better than my struggles.

Louise Blood said...

So, Ann, between your panini story, which is delightful, and everyone's urging, it sounds like you have your work cut out for you to write your story. And once you get started it will flow, just like this did. Happy writing!

Judy said...

Ann, Dwight sure got you in trouble.

Ann said...

The fact Steve can't comment right now is, perhaps, a blessing for him. P&P will go on the shelf for a few weeks in January for me because of the new season of Downton Abbey. But after that, P&P will go back in the DVD player and keep me company while I sew.
Writing my story you say? So much to do, so little time to do it in. Gotta run. Do you think Dwight is smiling and looking for his next way to "stir the pot"?