The Battle of Portillo's

It looks like I am getting this post in just under the wire for the day. There is no real reason why I didn't post it sooner, but there is also no real reason as to why I couldn't post it later. Today, was another one of those days were I was a little out of sorts. I really didn't sleep well last night. I don't think that I really fell asleep until about 3 a.m. and then I had weird dreams. Generally speaking, all my dreams are weird, but last night the Earth was attacked by Romulans and I took refuge in a basement with a bunch of other people. There was an explosion and everyone was killed except me and my dogs. I hid in the rubble as there was no way out of the basement and there were Romulans afoot. Hmmm...maybe I should start another blog about my dreams. What do you think?

Anyway, I have a bit of a coke problem. Not the white powdery stuff that you stick up your nose (why on Earth people do that to themselves I do not know. I am generally more concerned about what is coming out of my nose.) I am talking about the brown, fizzy stuff that you drink. I know that there are a million reasons not to drink soda. I understand this all intellectually and I realize that my life and health would probably be a lot better without the stuff, but I love the taste and sensation of that sweet, icy liquid going down your throat.

So, my wife and I went to lunch with my mom at Portillo's. For those of you who don't know that Chicago area, Portillo's is a local chain that serves burgers, hot dogs, but is particularly known for their Italian Beef. Once again, if you are not familiar with Chicago, you may not know what Italian Beef. It is a local specialty of thinly sliced beef that has been soaked in a spicy broth and then served on a bun. Peppers can also be put on the sandwich. I would suggest that you look it up on Wikipedia although that really doesn't do it justice.

Now, I have to admit that my diet lately has been pretty much crap and improving it is one of those one things that I could do on a daily basis. I suppose I could have gotten a salad or something, but who am I really kidding? But the one thing I did with the sandwich is order the smaller version rather than the larger version and I avoided overstuffing myself.

But, I digress as I started off talking about Coke. Of course, I had Coke to drink with my meal and I tend to get multiple refills of the stuff when I eat out. I can tell you that I really wanted to get another refill of the stuff today, but I stopped myself when I realized that could have been my one thing for the day. So in short, I actually did two one things today with respect to food. Well, three if you count making dinner and avoiding the temptation of being lazy and ordering a pizza.