"I received a bread machine as a present for my birthday. Dale is, needless to say, thrilled since he simply adores fresh baked bread.
"So Dale thought (are you getting the idea that this was all Dale's idea???) that it would be so nice to have fresh baked bread this morning when we woke up. I had to agree.
"So before bedtime I put in all the ingredients, set the timer and off to bed I go. At about 2 a.m. we are awakened from sleep to BANG, CLATTER, CLUNK, BANG, CLATTER, CLUNK.
"My first thought - oh no - someone's pulled the machine off the counter!!!!
"I jump out of bed - Dale calls from the other room - is that the bread machine? Oh yes, I tell him . . . and it's possessed! Meanwhile - off in the dining room stands Bacchus - trembling - staring at the bread machine, refusing to come into the kitchen for fear this contraption will surely be the death of him. (Actually, I kinda thought the same thing too at 2 a.m.!) All this poor guy wants is out of the house and out now!
"In the same instant, Athena is IN the kitchen, inspecting the machine. Which, by the way, is still banging and clanking away. So I let Bacchus out - sending Athena along with him to attempt to please the bread machine gods. (It helps if you insert the bread pan correctly.)
"I hit the stop button . . . nothing. Now the banging and clanking is getting faster and louder and more violent. When all else fails - pull the plug! So I did. Ah, quiet at last. Go let the dogs back in . . . NO WAY says Bacchus. I'm not going in there!
"Bacchus, PLEASE come in - it's cold - I'm tired, and I've got to do something with this ball of dough. (By the way - the instructions say NOT to unplug the machine - for if you do, you have to throw away what's in the machine and
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