New oven works, my wife finds

Our gas oven went on the fritz a couple of years ago and we've been putting up with it for awhile, because it still sort of worked. But the problem got worse recently and we really couldn't use the oven very well. It wouldn't light consistently, and a recent repair shop looked at it and couldn't figure out what was wrong. So instead of repairing different things hoping it would fix it, we just decided to spend about $500 and replace the stove.

Wednesday afternoon the new stove arrived, along with an over-stove microwave we'd been wanting to get. My friend Vic (a sometimes contractor, drummer, and meat-smoker) saved us a bunch of money by helping us install them instead of paying Home Depot.

But the very first meal cooked on the new stove turned into a mini-disaster / drama. Natasha used a steel skillet to sear a pork tenderloin on the stove top, then finished it baking in the oven for 20-30 minutes. She took it out of the oven and set in on the stove top (using a hot pad), but then a couple of minutes later forgot the pan handle was still very hot and grabbed it with her right hand.

She got a very bad 2nd degree burn on her right palm and fingers (she wrapped her hand around the handle) and was in severe pain. So we rushed the kids over to my friends Wes and Corey's home and took Natasha to the minor emergency clinic recently opened in Kyle. I'm glad they were there and that we didn't have to go to an emergency room. I was also really thankful that Wes and Corey could watch our kids on such short notice -- it would have been really tough to be with the kids for 2-3 hrs at the clinic.

They gave her a shot for the pain (and prescription for Vicodin) and applied some silver sulfadiene ointment and wrapped her hand heavily (looked like something from The Mummy). A little more drama occurred when Natasha got sick to her stomach from the pain shot. She had been cooking dinner when the accident happened and didn't get to eat.

Anyway, her pain is pretty much gone now and is OK now, but it was a very stressful evening. I worked from home Thursday to help her watch the kids and am back at work today. Looking forward to a very relaxing / stress-free weekend (knock on wood).

Musical Friday: Fragile

Hi boys and girls. For Musical Friday today, one of my favorite Sting songs, Fragile.

Forbes.com: Slow Sipping Adult Tequilas for Cinco de Mayo

Great article here on Forbes.com on some excellent tequilas and mezcals. In addition to the main story, also check out the slide show and video links for more info and list. Pictured below, Corzo blanco, $45.

Musical Friday -- It's Business Time

Flight of the Conchords. It's Business Time!

"conditions are perfect ... there's nothing good on TV"