I went down to the Strip district to buy some catfish today. And as is always the case I looked for some good street food to eat while shopping around. I picked up a couple of pepperoni rolls to take to Laura’s sister’s ‘light up night’ party. We used to take pizza but that turned out to be a little painful because the pizza shops that we frequent are always so crowded on Friday nights. Today all the street vendors were crowded. So I headed over to the big fish house. And I bought my catfish filets. I used to buy the dressed fish with the bones but the filets are so much easier to eat. Still no luck finding a street vendor without a long line. So I bought a cup of decaf and checked out the books that were displayed on a bunch of tables. Finally I spotted an empty vendor outside a middle eastern restaurant. He was selling gyro sandwiches. Everybody knows the kind made with lamb and beef on a pita bread. The cucumber yogurt sauce was fresh and so were the onions and tomatoes. He put a spice on that I couldn’t identify, it tasted a little like coriander. The food always tastes better when you do not have to wait in line. I walked around eating gyro and drinking lemonade. Two of my favorite gastronomic pleasures are walking around down at the Strip eating street foods, and buying good sandwiches and hoagies and driving around in the city eating them. I’ve gotten pretty good driving with food in my hand. I can walk pretty good chewing down. There is particular satisfaction in walking and eating because you are burning calories while you eat. You do not feel as guilty shoving it in.