No Mere Cookbook

Stumbling home from work today I was greeted by a friend who stops by from time to time, the Amazon box.  Amazon and I are fast friends.  Her one click purchasing allows me to be relieved of the heavy burden of my money.   Since we are, in fact, best friends I help dear Amazon along with a yearly donation so that she will visit in a mere two days -- for free.

The irony of me paying in order to receive something free aside.   Two day shipping is convenient not only for its immediacy, but also that it typically allows my chipmunk memory to recall what it is that I impulsively purchased.   This box, then, was a complete mystery.   Nonetheless, I am always happy to receive a visit from Amazon and eagerly tore back the convenient zipper seal to discover,  The Pot and How To Use It:  The Mystery and Romance of the Rice Cooker by Roger Ebert.   Hell, fucking, ya!