let the shortbread cool in the pan for about 10 minutes before you loosen the edges with a knife and flip the pan over onto a wood cutting board. buy at a yard sale for all of your back-to-school needs. but mostly, it just makes the day more enjoyable and pleasant if we can share in some adult conversation, something many moms and dads say they feel starved for! i wish it were just as absurd to dress up as someone of another culture, too. driving in morocco is not for the faint hearted. 