Hilary vs. Barack, James Carville vs Tucker Carlson, James Carville vs Will Ferrell, Denzel Washington's new debate movie crew vs the world, Lincoln vs Douglas, the list could go on and on. I'm going to get into one that's been brewing every single day around this same time. It's the where to eat? debate with my stomach squaring off against my brain. There are days in which decisions are locked in (set lunch meetings, dates, etc.), days that there's a clear-cut winner (for me, this usually involves Mexican food), and days where the debate can last so long that the guy involved writes a whole blog about it while trying to decide.
Right around 11am, my stomach will make some opening remarks. Usually a growl, sometimes inwards, sometimes outwards. Generally my brain responds with a shut down tactic that is almost like an animal playing dead. Productivity is automatically decreased during this time to a near minimal. The stomach usually wins this portion of the debate. In fact, the stomach has been winning this debate for what seems like a year. It just loves testing out new restaurants or sticking with old faithful; Mexican. Yesterday, the brain got the victory with a Lean Pocket and fruit meal at the house. Money was saved, health was re-stored, but for a creative person it just seemed kind of boring.
The debates I mentioned above all pretty much either happened once, or maybe 2 to 3 times. That's how it should be; debate, make a decision, move on. I'm not sure I'll ever rid this seemingly endless Where to Eat debate. It definitely dominates the noon hour.
This twenty minutes I spent typing this blog actually helped me make a decision. I'll make a compromise (always an option) and head to When Eddie Met Salads. It has the appearance of being healthy (for my brain), but really is just as bad as anywhere if I get the Buffalo Chicken one (fulfills me). It's basically like finding a $100 bill with some doo-doo on it. Yeah, it's a $100 bill, but................
Right around 11am, my stomach will make some opening remarks. Usually a growl, sometimes inwards, sometimes outwards. Generally my brain responds with a shut down tactic that is almost like an animal playing dead. Productivity is automatically decreased during this time to a near minimal. The stomach usually wins this portion of the debate. In fact, the stomach has been winning this debate for what seems like a year. It just loves testing out new restaurants or sticking with old faithful; Mexican. Yesterday, the brain got the victory with a Lean Pocket and fruit meal at the house. Money was saved, health was re-stored, but for a creative person it just seemed kind of boring.
The debates I mentioned above all pretty much either happened once, or maybe 2 to 3 times. That's how it should be; debate, make a decision, move on. I'm not sure I'll ever rid this seemingly endless Where to Eat debate. It definitely dominates the noon hour.
This twenty minutes I spent typing this blog actually helped me make a decision. I'll make a compromise (always an option) and head to When Eddie Met Salads. It has the appearance of being healthy (for my brain), but really is just as bad as anywhere if I get the Buffalo Chicken one (fulfills me). It's basically like finding a $100 bill with some doo-doo on it. Yeah, it's a $100 bill, but................
