The Sticky Egg

Tomorrow is a big day… a sadly overlooked and under-appreciated day.

And, for someone like me, whose idea of the perfect meal is a grilled cheese sandwich…or peanut butter and jelly…or ham and cheese on wheat with spicy brown mustard — tomorrow is a day of very special thanksgiving.

Tomorrow, November 3rd, is National Sandwich Day.

Let us bow out heads in a moment of silence.

How did I manage to work at Hallmark Cards for almost seven years and not discover this all-important holiday? Thanks to lemondrop.com, one of my favorite websites for all things weird and wonderful, I not only found out about National Sandwich Day in time to celebrate, I was also able to vote in their national poll for the Greatest Sandwich in America.

Is it my personal favorite, the grilled cheese?  Or the hearty PB&J?  The lobster roll?  Cheesesteak?  Or very sloppy joe?

I cast my vote, and I want you to have the honor as well.

I know our nation is currently debating important issues like national healthcare, potential troop deployment in Afghanistan, and whether or not the Yankees are indeed the demon seed they appear.  But having a voice in the selection of the Greatest Sandwich in America?

That hits home.  That hits the old tummy tum tum.

I’m hungry.