So, my eldest son had a birthday coming up. My wife thought it would be nice to allow him to pick where he wanted to his "birthday dinner". McDonalds, pizza, Chuck E Cheese, and similar fare would have been expected. But no, not our son. Without any prompting or suggestion on our part, our son requested Longhorn Steakhouse. While my wife and I each prefer Longhorn over any of the kiddie-joints, we weren't necessarily expecting to make that level of investment in his birthday. we asked him if he was sure that he didn't want one of the other more "kid-friendly" places, but he doggedly stood by his request.
So, last night, I paid for 4 steaks at Longhorn. The birthday-boy finished every morsel too. After being asked where his steak was by one of our friends ("Mr. Lee"), he replied "See where that juice is..." indicating that it was all that was left of his meal...
Seriously.
Later.