Parry Particulars

i was minding my own business this evening making yummy homemade bean and ham soup.  i was even making enough to take to a sick neighbor.  while the soup was heating i decided to open the new skillet i bought at costco today.  it's one of those heavy skillets modeled after the french le creuset pans.  i love them.  and it's such a pretty red color:

unfortunately, the lids are very, very heavy.  and when you drop them from counter height with the sharp side down, right on your foot, this is what happens:

luckily, it's not broken, i only bruised the bone, but after that experience, i don't want to know what it feels like to have a broken foot, because it hurt really, really bad. 

so if you are going to drop a pan lid on your foot, i recommend dropping a lighter one.