Things that can't be done

Once you bring home a hand of bananas that has a "litter" of hatching fruit flies, you can't get rid of them. At least, you can't get rid of them easily. The little skeezers are prolific breeders and crafty, and really rude.

It seems they have a lifespan of about ten days, but they 'get jiggy wiff it' very quickly and propagate like the Osmond family on spring break.

Karl found a quick fix online - well, he found several, but this one is my favorite: fill a glass with red wine and wait for them to imbibe. It doesn't say whether to cover the glass with plastic wrap and poke tiny little holes they can get in using but can't find their way out with, or just to leave the glass uncovered and wait for them to drink themselves stupid. But, I figured if they can have some wine - why can't I? So I poured us each a glass (theirs considerably smaller) and am now doing other activities whilst the little scallywags make merry and croak. I'll let you know how it works.

Another thing that can't be done is make an apple pie in a slow cooker. I know, I tried. You can reheat a decent "honey baked" turkey breast in one, but pie 'baking' is out. The pie smelled wonderful, but the outcome wasn't truly pie-like...or done all the way through.

Additionally (as long as we're on the topic of pies), you cannot buy a decent-tasting pumpkin pie. Nope, nowhere in my area.

Picked one up at the local chain warehouse emporium, and it was not the best thing I could have spent money on. Too much sugar and nowhere near enough spice. HEY! Costco, "sugar AND spice makes everything nice." At least, the use of spice would have helped your pumpkin pie out immensely.

People, I can't stress this next one enough: you CANNOT live without a working oven in your domicile. Can't.

Mustn't.

Don't try it.

Although, it isn't beyond the realm of possibility to make cookies on the griddle when you're yearning for a freshly baked cookie. That, of course, is if you can keep from eating the cookie dough first. But an oven is a basic necessity.

Apparently writing an interesting and informative (insitefully and intelligently written) blog entry while consuming a glass of red wine is also an item belonging on the list of things that can't be done.

So there!