And this is why I drink:

RIC: Let’s throw some steaks on the grill tonight.

ME: That sounds great.

RIC: What should we do about sides?

ME: Potato salad?

RIC: No.

ME: Macaroni salad?

RIC: No.

ME: Corn on the Cob? Grilled asparagus, broccoli?

RIC: No.

ME: What would you like?

RIC: I was thinking maybe a kind of pasta

ME: Bowtie, ranch pasta?

RIC: Hmmm, no. Something in a sauce.

ME: Don’t say it.

RIC: Preferably, Italian . . .

ME: Don’t say it.

RIC: Bolognese style.

ME: Open the wine.