Anyone got creative ideas besides salad and sandwiches?

Spanish Tortilla! It's made to be eaten both hot or cold. It's potatoes and eggs and whatever else you like. Cut a wedge out, wrap it in foil. Bring along a little container of salsa, or curried mayo. Life's good.

I just wonder how much spittle she's ingested as a result.

yep. or kitchen floor yuck.

I am loathe to ask for special stuff and/or send stuff back.

I heartily endorse Mr. Bento. I bought one for my mom and she loves it.

I got one for Bob the first xmas we were together and it rules. It's sad , though, now that he's working at home it hardly gets used. I always end up using tupperware.

I'll send a steak back to be cooked more, but I'm polite about it.

The only thing I've sent back in twenty years was a [ita font] poached egg dish where the egg was cooked through. That negates the point of the runny yolk!

Anyone else having a hard time picturing Paul Newman with a Brazilian blowout?

I'll send a steak back to be cooked more, but I'm polite about it.

I asked my friend who was a sous chef in a high end restaurant about sending meat back if it's not cooked to order and he said, in his experience, chefs have no problem with this. It's expected.

I'll send a steak back to be cooked more, but I'm polite about it.

I'll do the opposite. But yes, polite.

Dropping Matilda off this morning was completely uneventful.

Now I'm sorry I lost sleep over imagined transition issues for her changing school.

Also, for some reason when they calculated our payment they added on some extra discount, so we're paying even less than already cheap amount they'd figured.

Public School: they're just giving it away.

And, you know what? I endorse this socialist practice.

I'm so glad, David. This is going to be so good for all of you.