On Sunday, July 28, 2013 3:50:02 PM UTC-7, Michael Press wrote:
> In article >,
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> > I hate to cook in front of company --
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> What is there about it? I do not mind at all.
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> Do you prefer to sit around drinking and talking? I can see that.
> A brother in law has an open kitchen with a bar and stools
> so we can visit while he's puttering around.

It's a combination of things:

1. People watching me "work."
2. People trying to carry on a conversation while I'm trying to do something.
3. Making dinner -- meat, starch, vegetable -- so that everything is ready at
the same time already stretches my multitasking abilities. A salad you just
rip, wash, slice, and toss.