When you are up past midnight watching reruns of Frasier,
you will more than likely see an infomercial for the Robo Stir. This is a silicon tripod contraption that you
place into a skillet or pot that will constantly stir the contents for you,
freeing you up to do other “things” at the same time. The happy looking chef smiles inanely at the
camera as the voice over extols the virtues of the Robo Stir, and reminds you
that if you order within the NEXT 20 minutes they will double the offer at no extra charge.
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| Robo Stir in action PHOTO / junecleavernirvana.com |
Now, I’m all for things that simplify my life and even more
for free stuff, but a Robo Stir?!!! Come
on, really?!!! I realize we are a
society that is so intent on being able to multitask that we have emails,
texts, voice mails, IMs, call forwarding, and conference calls sent to our smart
phones at all hours of the day, but when did we become so busy that stirring
our dinner became too much? I think I
can handle a few minutes of spoon twirling in order to keep my soup from
burning. Or so I thought….
I went to my mom’s to help bake and make cookies for the
advent of out of town relatives. I was
in the wrong place at the wrong time and got roped into stirring the fudge
pot. Not a huge chore on the surface,
but let me clarify by saying the stir time for my mom’s fudge is 20
minutes. Twenty! About 10 minutes into
my sentence I starting dreaming of a Robo Stir and thinking how brilliant the
inventor is.
I guess the moral of my story is, don’t be so quick to
ridicule something that in the right context may just be the most clever
thought ever put to paper since the Model T! Of course, that being said, I still won’t be
rushing to my phone for a Robo Stir anytime soon…
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