burning like matchsticks in the face of the darkness

You should get a food processor if someone recommends something decent. I was so stubborn at our wedding about "why did those people give us a food processor when I just wanted a blender?" But after several years of mule headedness (gee, I wonder where Herminone gets it from?) -- it is really multi-functional. And multi-functional is wonderful for people who don't like a lot of crap cluttering up their lives.