"This Matchless Accidental Arsonist" by Matthew HarrisBoth parents, (but especially my father – the renowned Chemist B.B. Harris and to slightly lesser extent the late culinary cuisine queen Harmit Harms Kuritsky - the gal whose troth he pledged while holding some bubbling sinister looking flask in hand on their first guinea pig type date) encouraged incurred genetic yen, that burned from without the burnished buns off of this son.
No matter a bit tentative to experiment willy-nilly (wonka like) with rather explosive materiel, I received truckloads of ammunition (in tandem with benevolent benediction) to foster dare devil and derelict pyromaniac precocity. Those formative forays assaying, assessing and carefully calibrating this, that or the other liquid or powdery substance found me meticulously measuring and weighing the substances using kitchen midden malodorous kid gloves. Frequent disappointment arose from yours truly as well as momma and papa when the net result (of these early attempts to blend powders and/or liquids) merely fizzled, and self extinguished into near inaudible poof. Continual daily practice eventually bore successful fruit in the form of near perfect results. Success in hotly contested field sans Pyrotechnics requires a striking resemblance to any other vocation. One must be able, eager, ready and willing to maintain that burning passion no matter any unforeseen setbacks or heat from an objectionable source. I do sheepishly admit to (ahem) you that on occasion the outcome went awry. Nonetheless, they prided their potential fire branded wizard in the making with kudos and praise with DYNAMITE. Practice from indiscriminately creating unpredictable concoctions, these lethally marshaled nonchalant opportunities provided random results though usually very wimpy. As proof positive and proud testimony, they proudly pointed upward kitchen ceiling. There such handiworks practically covered the entire ceiling with variegated splotches. Quite accurate to assume that father and mother coached, goaded, and nurtured exploratory ambitions.
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