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d="2734">My daughter announced last week that she was buying me something I truly needed and would appreciate every single day.In her words,“ I just don’t think it can be that comfortable wearing your tennis shoes all day in the house, and yes, I know that you are managing your plantar fasciitis, but I have a better solution. ”Her solution was to take me to a shoe store. Walking into a store and not succumbing to a simple “buy now” Amazon button felt like a happy throwback to another era.She then told me to pick a pair of UGG slippers and pointed to the ones she thought might be best. I tried them on, and they felt like I was walking on clouds. They were so easy and comfortable on my feet and even provided sufficient support. I didn’t want to take them off as I left the store, but alas, I was a mature adult who knew better. I left the store wearing the same shoes I entered with.Talk about a great present that I never would have thought to get myself and would probably never have spent the money.I wear them now ALL THE TIME indoors.So about the present that my husband bought me:He brings into the kitchen an Amazon box. Who needs wrapping when you have that Amazon swoosh of a smile on the box? I open it up, and out comes…A Rapid Egg Cooker!First, I couldn’t stop laughing.Then I asked if it was for him or me. “You eat hard-boiled eggs, too.”He was right about that.And he went on, “ This is so easy. It won’t require a timer, and they’re supposedly easier to peel. I thought it made sense, and you do like clever kitchen tools. ”He was right about “clever kitchen tools.” When I got a special utens

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il to cut cauliflower, it felt like a discovery not that far off from space exploration.So, we laughed a little more, had dinner, and then I said, “ I am okay with the rapid egg cooker, but I don’t think you should tell people you got that for me as a birthday present…unless you want to be made fun of. ”<h2 id="1ea6">Two Nights Later, On My Birthday</h2>My daughter, who got me the slippers, walks into the kitchen to wish me happy birthday. There we are — my husband, son, me, and now her. She sees the instructions on the counter for a rapid egg cooker.She stops, she smiles, and then she asks, “Wait, Dad, did you get that for Mom as her birthday present?”We couldn’t stop laughing. He nodded yes.I chimed in, “ It works great, but I’ve reframed it as a present for the house.”My son, a peace-loving soul who is always driven to find life’s sunny side, adds, “ Mom, Dad gave you the gift of time. You have more time now, which means you can write another article. Why don’t you write about this moment? ”And so I have.<h2 id="e531">A Small P.S.</h2>My daughter and son-in-law, who came from New York for the Jewish New Year, spied the rapid egg cooker and, in no time at all, got the whole story. More laughter ensued.The next morning, my son-in-law is eating an egg enabled by this new kitchen tool.He says, “It peels easily, tastes good, and if it saves time, then it’s a total win. I now know my next birthday purchase. I hope she takes it as well as you.”I’m betting she will.I have expanded to Substack, and feel free (literally and figuratively) to join me <a href="https://jillebstein.substack.com/">here</a>.</article></body>

BIRTHDAY HUMOR

The Present That Made Me Laugh (Sort of)

On my 66th birthday, laughter was maybe the most significant present of all

I will admit to talking about this birthday more than many of my others in advance of my big day.

Why?

Because “66” means I am about to leave my mid-sixties, and if life is good to me, in the blink of an eye, I will be entering a new decade that begins with the number seven.

Well, maybe not in the blink of an eye, but that’s what it feels like to me.

Fast forward to two days before my birthday, and my husband comes home from work and says, “ Would you like your birthday present now or later? ”

First, I was shocked. We are not really “present” people. We’re more about having a great dinner or having an extra long dog walk where I get to do most of the talking, and he listens to me pontificate. Oh, and I get to ask whatever questions I want because nothing is off-limits. Now that’s a present!

So my response to my husband’s question about “now or later” was, “You got me a present?”

He smiled and reminded me that my birthday was coming up, and this seemed to be especially on my mind.

Dear reader, I will leave you in suspense for a few paragraphs.

My daughter announced last week that she was buying me something I truly needed and would appreciate every single day.

In her words,“ I just don’t think it can be that comfortable wearing your tennis shoes all day in the house, and yes, I know that you are managing your plantar fasciitis, but I have a better solution. ”

Her solution was to take me to a shoe store. Walking into a store and not succumbing to a simple “buy now” Amazon button felt like a happy throwback to another era.

She then told me to pick a pair of UGG slippers and pointed to the ones she thought might be best. I tried them on, and they felt like I was walking on clouds. They were so easy and comfortable on my feet and even provided sufficient support. I didn’t want to take them off as I left the store, but alas, I was a mature adult who knew better. I left the store wearing the same shoes I entered with.

Talk about a great present that I never would have thought to get myself and would probably never have spent the money.

I wear them now ALL THE TIME indoors.

So about the present that my husband bought me:

He brings into the kitchen an Amazon box. Who needs wrapping when you have that Amazon swoosh of a smile on the box? I open it up, and out comes…

A Rapid Egg Cooker!

First, I couldn’t stop laughing.

Then I asked if it was for him or me. “You eat hard-boiled eggs, too.”

He was right about that.

And he went on, “ This is so easy. It won’t require a timer, and they’re supposedly easier to peel. I thought it made sense, and you do like clever kitchen tools. ”

He was right about “clever kitchen tools.” When I got a special utensil to cut cauliflower, it felt like a discovery not that far off from space exploration.

So, we laughed a little more, had dinner, and then I said, “ I am okay with the rapid egg cooker, but I don’t think you should tell people you got that for me as a birthday present…unless you want to be made fun of. ”

Two Nights Later, On My Birthday

My daughter, who got me the slippers, walks into the kitchen to wish me happy birthday. There we are — my husband, son, me, and now her. She sees the instructions on the counter for a rapid egg cooker.

She stops, she smiles, and then she asks, “Wait, Dad, did you get that for Mom as her birthday present?”

We couldn’t stop laughing. He nodded yes.

I chimed in, “ It works great, but I’ve reframed it as a present for the house.”

My son, a peace-loving soul who is always driven to find life’s sunny side, adds, “ Mom, Dad gave you the gift of time. You have more time now, which means you can write another article. Why don’t you write about this moment? ”

And so I have.

A Small P.S.

My daughter and son-in-law, who came from New York for the Jewish New Year, spied the rapid egg cooker and, in no time at all, got the whole story. More laughter ensued.

The next morning, my son-in-law is eating an egg enabled by this new kitchen tool.

He says, “It peels easily, tastes good, and if it saves time, then it’s a total win. I now know my next birthday purchase. I hope she takes it as well as you.”

I’m betting she will.

I have expanded to Substack, and feel free (literally and figuratively) to join me here.