Dinner with Friends

My wife and I were fortunate to have a couples date night tonight. And no, before you ask, the evening did not end with a bowlful of car keys. We hooked up with some friends from our church for a night at Longhorn. I had a steak the size of softball glove. It was delicious and, given the week I've had and my feelings of inadequacy at work, it was nice to have my dominance over an animal reaffirmed, if only indirectly. I mean, I didn't slaughter the cow or anything. I didn't pick the cow out of the group and then outsmart him before moving in for the kill. "Hey, look over there, Flossie!" then whack, sledgehammer to the side of the head. But still, it felt good to eat a steak. Incidentally, I also had a salad, but having my dominance over lettuce reaffirmed wasn't nearly as fulfilling. Anyway, it was a good night. Tomorrow I'll get back to dealing with our smoke detector problem, which will inevitably result in a call to an electrician.