And now, for variety, a reminder that no matter how well things are going, you still really can't have everything. Hear the sad tale of the matzo princess:

"I tell people, 'I wish I'd been an Entenmann,' " Ms. Heilbrun said recently. "Chocolate doughnuts are so much more exciting then egg matzos."

I once knew a European studying in America who got really excited about Passover every year. He claimed it was the only time American supermarkets stocked any edible form of bread...