Epiphanies Gifts

'I think I just had an epiphany. How do I make it go away?'

"Guess who brought king cake!"

'I think your father's had one of his big ideas...'

'No, I'm not the sommelier; in fact, I don't even work here - I've just always wanted to try this wine.'

"I read somewhere that truffles are a gateway fungus."

Holiday Supplies

"Bonk!"

Truth

Regifts of the Magi

'Our five-course dinners start with denial, followed by anger, bargaining, depression and finally acceptance.'

How to injury yourself as an adult

"Dear, I'm at that age where things are finally starting to click for me!"

Investing Strategies

"Our new math book not only remediates, diagnoses, analyzes,and tests, it also contains fifty quick and delicious recipes for today's on-the-go teacher!"

Nick's Greek Restaurant: Special - Nick's own translation of the Odyssey

'I get my funniest ideas in the bath.'

'Look out world, I'm going viral!'

Big Grin.

Inspired

Survival of the Foodiest

Romance novel writers make the best waiters. 'Tonight's special is chicken: ample,milky white breasts, touched with a slight hesitation of strong,rigid basil, too headstrong to stay and too scared to stop.'

"When I first heard about the move from CBS to Fox, I was sad, because I figured that was it—it would never be the same. But then I had a revelation—an epiphany, if you will—and I realized that, hey, it will be the same. It will always be the same."

"You're right - my ads are all for myrrh."

"The usual. Wall Street highflier has epiphany, abandons career and money, burns clothing, reverts to state of nature."

'This could be interesting, quick go and get the video camera!'

"For decades, I was the human resources director of a multi-million dollar company. Imagine my surprise when I discovered that, in the long run, we're ALL temp workers!"

'Does this restaurant allow substitutions?'

Tom Cruise Christmas Impossible

"Another epiphany, dear?"

Murray relives a favorite watershed moment in his life.

Eureka!

'I've had a mental breakthrough on that problem I've been working on...Not a complete solution - more a fundamental shift in emphasis...'

Graduation day at the International College of Fencing.

"I'm looking for a red with a fruity bouquet, lightly peppery on the palate, and will get me smashed in under 3 glasses."

Francis Bacon runs out of champagne and ideas