You Can't Take It With You

Is it just me, or is there something fundamentally wrong about bringing food to a restaurant? It's like asking for a doggie bag at a buffet. There are no big signs saying, "All You Can Eat While You're Actually Here At The Restaurant," it's just sort of assumed. If it's somebody's birthday and you think they should have chocolate cake, go to one of those places with clapping people who wear funny hats and don't sing "Happy Birthday" the way I learned it for fear of copyright infringement. Don't wheel in your own dessert cart at the neighborhood grill because you don't like their selection of post-meal treats, it's just going to be embarrassing to everyone involved. Particularly your husband.