Philly Cheesesteak, Whales, and Irish Potatoes(*)

I'm in Philadelphia for two days. Is it cool to say Philly? Or is it faux-cool, like saying Frisco for San Francisco? Nobody from the Bay Area says Frisco; if anything, they'll talk about The City.

Anyway, I've been feasting on Philly Cheesesteak Sandwiches- "we use a Half Pound of Premium Sirloin Steak". On the menu, it's not Philly Cheesesteak Sandwich, it's simply, "Cheesesteak".

De-lic-ious!

I love to buy local, regional stuff. Bought something tonite called "Irish Potatoes". If anyone knows/can guess what they are (without looking it up), I'll give you a free one-month subscription to the online edition of The Way the Ball Bounces.

Meanwhile, this just in from Reuters: "Sushi chef, restaurant charged with serving endangered whale". Personally, I think a restaurant should serve a whale, especially an endangered one who probably needs to eat, but, that's just me.

And that's the way the Irish potato-Ball bounces.

(*) first time in the history of English these words have been used together in a sentence.