today's cooking lesson

Always keep the lid on the blender when you're trying to remove the top from the base. This insures that if you accidentally hit the "pulse" button as you firmly grasp the two parts, you won't end up with purreed lentil & veggie soup (roughly the color and consistency of vomit) splattered across the counter, the floor, and the opposite wall or with painful burns on your hand and arm. Ow.