Sometimes you just need to satisfy the need to eat like a five-year-old. Today's breakfast consisted of waffles, butter, syrup -- and here's the departure from the adult portion of our program -- coconut, bananas, whipped cream and M&M's. Damn it was good.

Naturally, I feel slightly ill now.

We're going to The Palm for dinner, and we have reservations at 9 p.m. The web site promises, "...there's more to The Palm - there's that certain something special. The Palm Restaurant has it, and once you get it, you just can't get enough. It's a hearty handshake, a sea of conversation and laughter, a panorama of caricatures and character. It's your favorite table, your favorite drink and the best of everything."

The best of  everything??? Wow! Who wouldn't want that. Also, it must be pointed out that they say it's a "place to be seen." So it seems that tonight, I will be seen gnawing on a steak.