You know me! Everything I do, and have done for years, is, was, and will probably be, always done “in theory”. Why is that, you ask?
Who can say what outcome will prevail when you are doing a certain task, or are asked to perform some, normally, routine thing? So, as a consequence, and to ward off imminent failure, I have always said, when asked, “can you ….?” My response? In theory.
Yes, I probably have the ability to perform the request, and, I probably have the time to perform said request, but, will it turn out the way you expect it to? Who can say?
Ivan asked me, just tonight, would I “make the salad with the shell noodles that you made in Bettendorf”? Really? Which salad did I make with little shell noodles? Where did I get the recipe? He remembers it was sweet and sour, so it probably came from Allrecipes.com.- my favorite recipe sight.
Will I be able to find said recipe? Sure- in theory.