Sometime ago, I had dinner at someone's house. They had questions and wanted advice on a topic I have reasonable knowledge of. We worked through what it was they wanted to know at the same time as they prepared the meal. Clue to genders perhaps? I'm talking, they're talking and cooking. Men are n't gifted multi-taskers....

I know my friend does n't look on herself a great cook. Nor does it probably help that she hails from a tradition where the assumption is everyone can whip up a three star meal using locally sourced ingrdients in minutes. I'd like to her know this: you could be a Cordon Bleu chef, or find it troublesome simply boiling an egg, but, really, it's all irrelevant to me. You're a lovely woman, a great friend. That's why I like you.