the good news: i think i have mastered the coffee maker.

the bad news: apparently you should NOT wait till smoke starts pouring out of the toaster as an indication the toast is done.

This is likely why Bobo’s is full of helpless looking guys. I sense a conspiracy between kitchen appliance makers and the restaurant industry.

I show it to Rick, hoping maybe he won’t notice

“Huh,” he says. “Maybe the dog will want it.”

The best thing about brothers is you don’t have to pretend. Jerk.

p.s. no, the dog snubbed me too.