I had a very good steak sandwich from a place near me the other day. It usually doesn't occur to me to get a steak sandwich instead of a burger(which is also good at my local place) but it's a nice change of pace. My favorite steak sandwich, though, is the breaded steak from a place called Casciani's in Countryside. Actually, it might be in Hodgkins-well, it's right on the edge of LaGrange, Countryside and Hodgkins. They had a vote a few years ago about whether or not to change the name of Hodgkins to avoid association with the disease. It can only be so long before the same fate befalls Anal Warts, VA. Just kidding, I don't believe such a town exists. And if it does, their tourism business must be pitiful. Stupid joke aside, Hodgkins must've decided to keep the name, because I haven't heard any different. I like that they decided to stick with it. Besides, they can't be the only town in America named after a disease. I bet Lou Gehrig has a town named after him somewhere, and that's good company. I have to guess there are towns named after the Iron Horse and other great Americans, because I know for sure that there's a town called Chevy Chase, MD. I know it because I saw the President giving a speech there recently. I forget the subject of the speech, but the "Chevy Chase, MD" television graphic greatly undercut his message, at least for me. Going back to Lou Gehrig's Disease momentarily, I'm surprised the naming rights have yet to be sold. MLB sells the rights to everything else. If Comiskey Park can turn into US Cellular Field, why couldn't we have "Pepsi presents Lou Gehrig's Disease"? Hell, the White Sox even agreed to start games at 7:11pm in an agreement with 7/11 stores. In the spirit of competition, I'm sure the Cubs could get Mark Prior sponsored by a Walgreens pharmacy. God knows he has enough ailments. Speaking of injuries, it sucks about Mike Brown going down for the Bears. I know he's a key piece of the defense, but he is very injury prone. Every season, you kind of get the sense you're working on borrowed time as far as Brown being healthy. It was just a matter of time. I think that's part of the reason the Bears stocked up on defensive backs this past offseason. Hopefully everyone steps up. For my part, I'm gonna take the whole defensive backfield out for steak sandwiches. I just hope Ricky Manning Jr. doesn't call anyone a nerd.