Tuesday was my forty-first birthday, and although we celebrate birthdays on the next weekend, Mer at least wanted to take me out to eat. She had a coupon to O’Charley’s, which is a new(ish) restaurant on Howe Road in Cuyahoga Falls. So, she took me there. Despite the name, O’Charley’s is not an Irish restaurant; it serves mostly American foods, and oddly has a lot of hearty soups. I am not normally a soup guy, but they had several soups that sounded good. I got a burger and fries with a soup appetizer, and Mer got “endless soup,” so that she could try at least two kinds. The food was very good, and I liked the ambiance – the restaurant was decorated with pictures from the late 1800s and early 1900s that depicted local people and places. I found them very interesting. I like to eat out, and I like spending time with Mer, so it was a good birthday dinner.