Comments on: Secrets of Failure http://www.wildyeastblog.com/2009/07/27/secrets-of-failure/ Notes from my kitchen, in which I bake bread and raise a few other matters Thu, 16 May 2013 22:37:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: George@CulinaryTravels http://www.wildyeastblog.com/2009/07/27/secrets-of-failure/comment-page-1/#comment-10411 George@CulinaryTravels Thu, 06 Aug 2009 12:47:20 +0000 http://www.wildyeastblog.com/?p=4107#comment-10411 Those mallows look gorgeous to me. This challenge was rather good fun :) Those mallows look gorgeous to me. This challenge was rather good fun :)

]]> By: Jamie http://www.wildyeastblog.com/2009/07/27/secrets-of-failure/comment-page-1/#comment-10396 Jamie Wed, 05 Aug 2009 13:17:15 +0000 http://www.wildyeastblog.com/?p=4107#comment-10396 When we can make fun of ourselves and our mistakes, laugh about it all, then it is still okay. Now, back to the drawing board! When we can make fun of ourselves and our mistakes, laugh about it all, then it is still okay. Now, back to the drawing board!

]]> By: Paul http://www.wildyeastblog.com/2009/07/27/secrets-of-failure/comment-page-1/#comment-10366 Paul Sun, 02 Aug 2009 09:21:17 +0000 http://www.wildyeastblog.com/?p=4107#comment-10366 Susan, This brings to a mind a story about Thomas Edison. It has been reported that Edison failed over 6,000 times before perfecting the first electric light bulb. On one occasion a young journalist asked Edison, "Mr. Edison, why do you keep trying to make light by using electricity when you have failed so many times? Don't you know that gas lights are with us to stay?" To this Edison replied, "Young man, don't you realize that I have not failed but have successfully discovered six thousand ways that won't work! Had Edison not been imaginative and creative--like you--or persistent against all odds--like you--we may still be working by gaslight or, in your case, baking spectacularly uninspired loaves of bread. Milano cookies? Venceremos, un dia amigos! Susan,

This brings to a mind a story about Thomas Edison.

It has been reported that Edison failed over 6,000 times before perfecting the first electric light bulb.

On one occasion a young journalist asked Edison, “Mr. Edison, why do you keep trying to make light by using electricity when you have failed so many times? Don’t you know that gas lights are with us to stay?”

To this Edison replied, “Young man, don’t you realize that I have not failed but have successfully discovered six thousand ways that won’t work!

Had Edison not been imaginative and creative–like you–or persistent against all odds–like you–we may still be working by gaslight or, in your case, baking spectacularly uninspired loaves of bread.

Milano cookies? Venceremos, un dia amigos!

]]> By: Laura http://www.wildyeastblog.com/2009/07/27/secrets-of-failure/comment-page-1/#comment-10362 Laura Sun, 02 Aug 2009 02:07:01 +0000 http://www.wildyeastblog.com/?p=4107#comment-10362 LOL!! That was too funny, Susan. Actually, it is not all your fault. The Milan cookies were the undoing of more than a few other DBers. Most of my milan cookies looked fine, but I also had a few that had those weird lumps, although on a much smaller scale, and I was quite careful in my mixing. And I was too chicken to even mess with the mallows (I have had disasterous brushes with homemade marshmallows before) . . . You have guts!! LOL!! That was too funny, Susan. Actually, it is not all your fault. The Milan cookies were the undoing of more than a few other DBers. Most of my milan cookies looked fine, but I also had a few that had those weird lumps, although on a much smaller scale, and I was quite careful in my mixing.
And I was too chicken to even mess with the mallows (I have had disasterous brushes with homemade marshmallows before) . . .
You have guts!!

]]> By: Margie http://www.wildyeastblog.com/2009/07/27/secrets-of-failure/comment-page-1/#comment-10357 Margie Sat, 01 Aug 2009 02:14:12 +0000 http://www.wildyeastblog.com/?p=4107#comment-10357 Some days it just doesn't pay to get out of bed. You are so much more brave than I am. I would have given up the ship and refused to re-enter the danger zone, you on the other hand, tempted fate and those dad-gummed gods to the point that all heck was born loose. They had to run to their liquor cabinet for fear you'd be back for another go-round. Kudos to you for your courage, endurance and sheer nerve. Oh, and thank you for sharing the mis-adventures with us. I feel better knowing I am not alone in the, 'Baked Failure Adventure Zone'. We be so human, it hurts! OUCH. ;) Some days it just doesn’t pay to get out of bed. You are so much more brave than I am. I would have given up the ship and refused to re-enter the danger zone, you on the other hand, tempted fate and those dad-gummed gods to the point that all heck was born loose. They had to run to their liquor cabinet for fear you’d be back for another go-round. Kudos to you for your courage, endurance and sheer nerve.
Oh, and thank you for sharing the mis-adventures with us. I feel better knowing I am not alone in the, ‘Baked Failure Adventure Zone’. We be so human, it hurts!
OUCH.
;)

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