M. Kennedy, the ringleader of this NaBloPoMo business, has directed us post-addled writers to relax at the halfway mark. "Post something from Youtube!" she says blithely. Well, dear readers, I have something much better than that.

Mosey on over to Sarah and Sebastian's fantastically clever site, The Pink of Perfection, for video footage of my tussle with Florence Fabricant's Bison Steaks with Smoky Wild Rice.

Though the sound of my voice makes me want to crawl under a chair and never come out again, Sarah and Sebastian did an amazing job. And they're awfully sweet, too.