recommendations

1. I found this frozen pizza on sale at Rainbow the other night. No partially-hydrogenated oil, which most frozen pizza has. And it was pretty tasty!

2. My Christmas present to myself was the Greg Brown CD "In the Hills of California". If you want to hear from an artist who knows what southern Iowa is all about, this guy is the man. I'm told by my cool friends that Greg is not cool, but he brings me much comfort right now. He knows my people and the places they come from, and that fulfills a deep need for me.

3. If you don't communicate well with your siblings, get that straightened out before something stressful happens. Do it while your parents are well. You will thank me for that tip when your time comes.