Emily
12/24/20
Merry Christmas Eve! I've loved checking out the advent calendar all month! :)

Yes, well, I have just sold the movie rights, and I will let my full heroic story be told there. --Gary

As I passed 33rd and Vine, a few minutes past noon, I saw police lights up ahead and I was motioned off into the residential area south of Vine. Police presence was suddenly heavy and increasing as I drove. There was a police car or a sheriff's SUV at every intersection. Each had an officer standing outside, and each would give me that "go-go-go-go!" hurry-up motion as I approached. I turned in random directions at every corner and really didn't know how to get out of this as I saw many cop cars on every street I looked down.

On one street--say, 35th and S, though I really don't know as I was a little lost--I saw two guys in conversation standing on the sidewalk. I stopped, rolled down my window and asked what was happening. "Dude just got shot, bro!" one of them said. And at just that moment, a guy burst out of the bushes between two houses on my right and ran full-tilt right in front of my car and disappeared into the houses on my left. And a second or two later, two cops also running full-tilt followed him.

A little discombobulated, I drove off in kind of the opposite direction and eventually got clear of the area. When I arrived at mom's, news reports were just beginning to come in.

The police were urging people in the area to shelter-in-place, so I stayed at mom's until the all-clear was given.

Of course, I can't take all the credit for capturing the suspect; I have to give a mention to our local law enforcement. And how was your afternoon?

Yes, computer is back to normal. They brought it back after they got it running on Friday, and the guy may be coming over today to install the upgrades (RAM, video card). Looking forward to it! --Gary

There is a little activity on campus, but not much. Normally the place would be buzzing with returning students, returning faculty, etc. My whole building right now is empty and dark, except for me. I heard that one or two other people from my office may be coming in today, but we have promised to keep our distances. I found in my jam-packed mailbox this morning three high-quality face masks (two in Husker red, the other in black with a red "N"), a plastic face-shield like this one (but without all the text), a package of alcohol wipes, a little container of hand sanitizer ("iced pear scent") with a lanyard to hook to your keychain or belt, and a Starbucks gift card -- all courtesy of the University. Very nice!

I looked for a picture of the Cliff House back then, but just couldn't find any. The windows were always big to take advantage of the view, but these windows are much bigger. I have been there once since the remodel, and I have to say I prefer the older darker interior. More cozy, at a place where it is almost always chilly outside! --Gary

We also had Long Island iced teas at some bar or restaurant. I think it was by the pier.

I don't remember that exactly, but I may need a reminder. Are you thinking of the Cliff House where we had Irish coffees? We sat in the corner closest to the windows looking out over the Pacific? See this picture -- the inside of the place has been remodeled since then, but you may remember the view. It was darker inside then with big solid wooden tables and soft chairs. We sat in the corner where the white pillar now is. --Gary

We got the croissants from a pushcart or a sidewalk cafe on Pier 39 at Fisherman's Wharf, because I remember eating outside...right? It might have been Boudin's, or some other place that is no longer there. And yes, it was great! And speaking of the Marrakech, there's a scene in Hitchcock's The Man Who Knew Too Much where Jimmy Stewart and Doris Day eat in a Moroccan restaurant that always reminds me of our meal there--except for the later murders of course. (More photos of the Marrakech.) --Gary

At the Far East you ordered from a menu. (I think I probably had walnut shrimp, as that was a long-time favorite of mine back then--and still is!) The place where you are charged by empty plates was the Hang Ah Tearoom, an awesome place at the end of a little alley in Chinatown. The Far East and the Hang Ah are two of my favorite places on earth! --Gary

Also, for more laughs check out these Office bloopers.

Menu sounds good, especially fresh strawberries. I keep forgetting it's spring out there! :-) --Gary

Wow, lunch sounds good! Here in Lincoln the Chancellor sent out an email telling us all he is confident that face-to-face classes will resume this fall -- only four months away. He has created a COVID-19 task force working with UNMC, and they have really been on top of things. They are certainly doing a better job than the U.S. government, who just yesterday was suggesting people drink bleach. Yes, that colossal fool in the White House actually said that -- and so far, at least three people who followed his advice have gone to emergency rooms with severe chemical burns to the throat. --Gary

It is snowing right now (2 pm) but mostly melting on the ground. But supposed to continue for several hours. --Gary

Yes, my office is adjusting to work from home. We had a fairly good, though cumbersome, system worked out to keep things going. But a lot of our work, especially on my side, depends on paper -- edited manuscripts, etc. So as long as we could use our offices to drop off and pick up, our system worked. But now we can't do that. We haven't yet got a system in place that will work without pick-ups and drop-offs. We had Zoom meeting yesterday and hammered out some details, but there are still some unknowns. But yes, I am still doing my job and getting paid -- so far. --Gary

The University just announced that summer classes will also be remote. So no students back on the campus until fall, if then. --Gary

Just placed my order for Hy-Vee pick up and they were out of Dawn dish soap and yeast. Went to Amazon and they were out of Dawn too. Unless you want a huge amount. I blame COVID-19 and Pinterest.

Recommend Netflix documentary Tricky Dick and the Man in Black.

I will either put it on the front page, or put a link to it here on the newsletter. For example, here is SGN Week 2, and it's amazing! Also, bread recipe book is buried somewhere. I will look for it. --Gary

Erika woke up this morning thinking she might have pink eye. Called dr office and is now waiting to have a teleconference with the doctor rather than going to the office. I just heard this morning that one of our nephews on the Nelson side was diagnosed with covid19. He lives in Omaha, doing ok.

Karen, I resisted for a while but finally watched Tiger King on Netflix. Wow. It's like the car crash you can't look away from. What a story!

Nice to have a lawyer on call! :-) --Gary

You've got to be kidding! I never thought about juries. They surely have some different system in place...? --Gary

Here's the Tonight Show: At Home Edition YouTube page. Clips and complete shows! --Gary

I am just now finishing off a re-watch of The Office. First seven seasons: awesome. Final two seasons: bleh. --Gary

Just made banana bread, and picked some forsythia stems, about ready to bloom. Really nice weather today.

Emily, I heard Boe said 'why does everyone keep saying Corona?' So cute.

I'm kind of in for the day. Do you sell on Amazon? --Gary

I'm making blts and some leftover chicken and noodles, dessert will be mini chocolate chip cookie ice cream sundaes.

One question: Do you deliver? --Gary

All week the school district Erika and I work for has been debating whether or not to pay us for the closure..... They voted yes on Friday so starting Monday or Tuesday we go back to school and help the principals get ready for students to return in April.

Jack has been going into his office to wrap up everything he can before the courts start shutting down and his clients stop being able to pay their bills.... He is moving his work home this weekend and will do everything he can online and over the phone for the next few weeks.

Excellent! Good luck to you both, except Mark. --Gary

Glad you liked it! --Gary

Sorry I didn't follow through on this. The Oscar has been located! It was on display at Grandma's house, on loan from the previous winner. Last night it was presented to Teghan. Her acceptance speech was nine minutes long, but she never mentioned me once. Hmph. Anyway, Boe has an excellent chance of bringing the trophy to Sioux City next year! --Gary

I have kind of lost track. The winners last year were Sam and Boe, and I think Sam allowed the trophy to stay at Gma's to skip the boxing and shipping. So it might be at Grandma's, or it might be in Sioux City, or it might be in Texas. I will check around. Apologies to Teghan for this confusion! --Gary

The tiebreakers weren't needed this year, but for the record there were 8 winners who referred to written notes; there were 5 groups of 5 or more accepting a single award; and the showtime temperature in NYC was 46 and 60 in LA for an average of 53. For the first year ever there was no host; and as I watched I wondered why do we need one? Didn't miss that at all. Most people thought the best moments were Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga singing "Shallow," Rami Malek's winning speech, Lady Gaga's winning speech, and Queen performing "Bohemian Rhapsody" to open the show. (Amazing fact: Lady Gaga took her name from a Queen song, "Radio Gaga.") Thanks to everyone for playing. See you next year!

UPDATE: I just learned that this was Teghan's final year in the 17-and-under division, and not last year as I mistakenly thought. So Teghan actually shares the award with Donna this year. Apologies to Teghan and Boe for my error. Teghan's impressive score this year totally qualifies her for the over-17 division; and I will predict that Boe will easily win his division next year!

With the Oscars only three days away, Grandma -- as she does every year -- is hard at work recreating the entire menu of the Academy Award nominees Governors Ball. In spite of the snow, delivery trucks are rolling up with crates of watercress, persimmons, and truffles. I know today she will be putting gold dust on the miniature chocolate Oscars, and preparing the unagi glaze for the sea urchins. But of course a lot of this has to be prepared on the day, so Sunday will be busy!

Also, Boe threw down some smack in the Comments section. He wrote: "12345T 889qqwercz." He said it, I didn't!

Same here, weatherwise, though I think ours is over where yours is still ongoing for a while. Those of us who get to stay home this week are lucky! :-) --Gary

Glad you like it. Only 6 more days to go! --Gary

My pleasure. I like putting it together. Most years I put it together early, like in the fall or even summer, which means when December 1 rolls around the pages are new even to me. Merry Christmas, everybody! --Gary

Yup, I will be using that one for away games. :-) --Gary

Sorry, but it had to be done. For the sake of history. :-) --Gary

Just light snow here with a bit of ice on the roads, but even so people are coming in with tales of seeing accidents on their way in. One called just now to say she is stuck in traffic that just isn't moving, so there must be an accident up ahead. I made it in safe and sound, warm and dry, in my new car as of this weekend. Dorothy got a new vehicle recently, and Paul brokered the deal for me to take her old one. Thanks to Paul and Dorothy! --Gary

In the PG-17 division, Boe dominated. And not only because he was the only one in the category; his score of ten correct picks was enough to beat eight of the adults, including his mom and his aunt and tying with his grandma! Boe is clearly the power player in Sioux City.

Thanks to everybody for playing this year!

I emailed everyone with the scoresheet attached; but in case you didn't get it, you can download it here.

Have fun, everybody!

Anna, Boe, Donna, Emily, Erika, Gary, Grandma, Jason, John, Karen, Lindsey, Mark, Marsha, Samantha, and Tristen.

If you know someone -- or are someone -- who isn't on that list, get busy! It costs nothing to enter, and there may be a valuable prize going to the winner. Yes, there may be.

Anna, Donna, Emily, Erika, Gary, Grandma, Jason, John, Karen, Lindsey, and Tristen.

If you are not in the club, you won't win on Sunday night. So join up!

We got just enough ice to make the sidewalks dangerous. Roads here are fine, assuming you are able to open your car doors (which I managed after several minutes) and get your windows scraped (several more minutes). But nothing canceled here. Enjoy your snow day! --Gary

Maybe two inches here, on top of a layer of crunchy ice. Schools and everything all open today. Except for the snowplows, apparently: every street I drove on this morning, including the main streets, were rutted and snowpacked. Does this town even do snow removal? Anyway, enjoy your snow days, Sioux City and Minneapolis! --Gary

The storm down here officially became a blizzard around noon yesterday, and UN-L waited until then to declare that classes would be cancelled--after 3 pm. Stupid! --Gary

Not a flake here, no closures to speak of, still above freezing. --Gary

We are supposedly just on the edge of the storm, and are expecting freezing rain with 1-5 inches of snow possible after that. Enjoy your snow-day! I doubt if the University will declare a snow-day, but I think I will call one for myself. :-) --Gary

Thanks. There is a hidden pattern to the advent pictures. Anyone figured it out yet? :-) --Gary

Oh I hadn't noticed, now I will have to go back to figure it out.

Am too! :-) (Thanks!) --Gary

Thanks. D-Day is always a big deal to me. I remember watching a TV program back in 1964 with Walter Cronkite and General (and former President) Eisenhower walking the beaches and landing zones. (And here it is! Just found it, and can't wait to watch it again!) Eisenhower was in his headquarters in England on D-Day; Cronkite came ashore at Normandy a few days after June 6, as a reporter. By the way, next year is the 74th anniversary, not the 75th, but it should still be an amazing time. --Gary

My pleasure! Boe made some great picks and even beat some of the grown-ups. :-) --Gary

If this is okay with the winners, the trophy (currently in Lincoln) will go to Sam first. She can get it to Boe in 6 months (September), and Boe can keep it for a year as he will certainly be the winner in his category next time. :-) Sound good?

Thanks to everyone who played along this year. Y'all make it fun!

Happy Oscar Day to you! Boe has a very good chance this year. Have fun tonight! --Gary

Looks like it mostly missed us. Less than an inch on the ground, though the streets and sidewalks look slick (from my window). We had a brief and weird thunder-hailstorm last night around 8. I thought I heard someone knocking on my back door -- opened it to thunder, lightning, and pea-sized hail blasting into the room. Whew! --Gary

Yow! They have upped our prediction to 2-4 inches. --Gary

Same here. Lots of businesses closed. School is off for MLK, but if not for that I'm sure would be closed. Sidewalks and side streets really icy! --Gary

Thanks. Kind of an obscure subject this year, but I hope it made at least a few people laugh. Thanks to you for the awesome Boe-card! :-) --Gary

It's that time! Hope y'all like it. --Gary

I think you guys win the lottery this year -- first winter storm -- coming in ahead of the usual winners like Minnesota, Maine, and Colorado. Congratulations! :-) --Gary

I stayed up, and am still up. Couldn't sleep. So I drove around for awhile, then came in to my office -- been here since about 4:30. Hopefully it is only four years. With the House, and Senate, and Supreme Court, and the FBI in his pocket, the Cheeto can pretty much stay as long as he likes. This guy is going to make us long for the good old days of George Bush, let alone Obama. Yeeg. --Gary

and Happy Halloween!!

I agree, a great shot. --Gary

We all had an excellent time. It was great to see you all. Thanks for making the drive down! --Gary

Yeah, I'll be back. I do like their stuff, especially their hot chocolate. Enjoy your week off, and a belated Happy Birthday! --Gary

Thanks for the great photos! I can't believe he's already a BBQ fan -- you will have to get him a smoker for Christmas! --Gary

...No, wait, it really is doing all that, in Lincoln, anyway...

And thanks to you and Jack and Boe for making the drive down. Karen, Brent, and Erika, and Marsha, Sam, and Anna, it was big fun having you all here. Thanks to everybody for making the trip. It was great! --Gary

I�m also attaching some super fun photos taken by Emily of Jack and Boe enjoying their newfound status of Oscar winners. As you may have heard, Samantha is flying into Lincoln next week while our bathrooms are being renovated. It�s not spring unless your bathroom is getting torn apart, right?

Thanks, Mark, for the great video and thanks to Emily for the excellent photos! --Gary

Marsha wants to know if Steve Harvey was involved in any way with the announcement of the winners. She said I reminded her of Miss Columbia.

Congratulations on the first Beauvais Oscar win! --Gary

Yup, on my sheet I mistakenly gave one pick to John that should have gone to Jack. I ran the whole process again this morning and came up with your results: A tie for the win with Jack and Mark at 17, a three-way tie for second with Gary, John, and Sam at 16, and a tie for third with Donna and Marsha at 12. Thanks for the double-check, Mark, and congratulations to you and Jack on the win! So the trophy will spend six months in Sioux City in honor of winners Jack and Boe, and six months as a travelling exhibit at Gma's? Sounds good! --Gary

Hanging the medicine cabinet and setting the vanity today, plumber will hopefully hook up the tub and sink this afternoon. We are getting close to taking a bath again.

So unless I made a mistake in my vote tally, or if John or Mark want to make a case in their favor, it looks like a tie to me. John and Mark, are you willing to split custody of the trophy (3 months each), and then turn it over to Boe for 6 months?

It was a fun evening with several surprises. Best picture surprised everyone except Marsha. Congratulations on that great pick! Marsha was the only one to pick Best Song, too. Supporting Actor surprised everyone, when Mark Rylance won over Stallone. And Visual Effects surprised everyone when Star Wars didn't win.

So, a tie between John and Mark at 17; a three-way tie for second with Gary, Jack, and Samantha at 16; and a tie for third between Donna and Marsha with 12.

Congrats to the winners, and thanks to everyone for playing. Next year: three tie-breakers....

If your name is not listed above, you have to get your ballots in today or early tomorrow (Thursday or early Friday). I will then put the results on the form and email the form to everyone. Can't win if you don't play!

Also, for the past day or so I have had internet trouble at home. Even though everything checks out, my computer is not connecting. So any updates I do to the website will be during office hours only, until I get that fixed.

With apologies for the delay, may I present the 2016 Oscar ballot! Good luck to everybody, except of course Mark.

(at 2:30 pm) Yow. I think ours is done. Don't shovel that stuff, get a snowblower! --Gary

Looks to me like the worst of it is over, here anyway; Sioux City, according to the map, has a lot more snow on the way... --Gary

P.S. I just noticed -- at the bottom of this page -- that we also had a snow day one year ago today. Weird!

They say the storm will hit tonight, with heaviest snow tomorrow. Six to twelve inches, depending on who you listen to. Could be a snow day here tomorrow! --Gary

I heard he (and you) haven't been feeling well lately. Feel better soon, both of you! ...swim lessons?? Is he driving yet? :-) --Gary

Yeah, about last year's results: Apologies all around, especially to Mark, the winner. During the Oscars, I keep a detailed play-by-play scoresheet that I use later to write up the results. Except this time, after the show, I misplaced it. At first I kept thinking it would turn up, but it didn't; and then I figured I could reconstruct the whole thing by going back to the ballots everyone sent in. But I kept putting that off, too, because that's kind of a big job -- and no one ever reads that page anyway, right? And besides, I've got like a whole year before the next Oscars, right? And then suddenly this morning, here are the nominations. Bottom line, I really need a personal assistant to handle this stuff for me. I'll get something up there soon! :-) Meanwhile, here are this year's nominations! --Gary

So...this means you already got married on November 12, 1955...? Not clear how this works. But congratulations! :-) --Gary

Photos here. Thanks, Amanda! Have fun, you guys! --Gary

I have a four day week end. Went shopping most of today. Just about finished my Christmas shopping, a personal best for me. Back pain is mostly gone. Went to doctor last week for a check up.... apparently blood pressure should be less than 170/100.... So I have to double my meds and just got another prescription today.

Gary, I watched a movie to recommend for the next movie night with mom... Still Mine... think you might enjoy it.

Thanks for the movie tip, and the story from the Wild Kingdom. Good to hear your back is feeling better! --Gary

I had it years ago, and I've had pizza in Rome in the meantime, and yet I still think about Punch Pizza... --Gary

That bear is definitely getting smaller. --Gary

No AC?? OMG! That would be a deal-breaker for me. I heard a front will come through on Sunday -- rain and cooler temps. Hope so! --Gary

Wow, for his first day, his chalkboard work is really good! --Gary

One, a planned life-size replica of Minas Tirith, the large city in The Lord of the Rings, to be built in southern England. It will be a fully-functioning community where people can live.

Two, Colbert's Late Show starts September 8. The sign went up yesterday.

And three, a must-see movie about 50's screenwriter and author Dalton Trumbo. Can't wait for this one.

None for me, but thanks! --Gary

Me too! I will support whichever Dem can beat whichever Pub they wind up with. At the moment, according to the polls, that person is Hillary -- easily. But stayed tuned! --Gary

Attention Conservative Loonies: Nobody is taking anything away from you. All that happened is, the leaders of a few of your states decided to not fly the Confederate flag over your state capitols because, you know, treason and racism. You can still fly the flag of treason and racism in your yards, on your pickups, on your caps and jean-jackets, on your moonshine stills, your gun-racks, and your hound-dogs.

Personally, I find the Confederate flag very handy: It helps identify the racist morons from a distance. "Oh, there's one!" What a week! :-)

Great photo! See you all tomorrow. --Gary

Emily, excellent circle-drawing around that 2! --Gary

I'll be here! (Speaking for myself.) Sounds good! Just to be clear, you were talking July before, but the 20th is next Saturday, June 20. Didn't want anyone showing up a month late. :-) --Gary

Yeah. My office here has some overlap with Gallup and several people here knew him too, so this news is touching a lot of people. --Gary

We would like to visit Lincoln sometime in July, after the 4th. Are there any weekends that would or wouldn't work for everyone?

It was great -- a classic summer experience. --Gary

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Think so! I'll make sure G'ma sees this. --Gary

Thanks to Amanda and Ryan for all the work they put into it. Have a great long weekend, everybody!

Great pictures. Thanks! --Gary

Thanks for the pictures! --Gary

Thanks for the pictures. I saw those girls on the news this morning. I hope they have put the kayaks in drydock as I also saw this morning the sewage treatment plant is two feet over flood stage and raw sewage is going directly into Salt Creek... --Gary

There were a couple of wild hours where the sirens were wailing and nobody knew (including the weather guys) if there were tornadoes on the ground or not. But after that it was just a night of thunderstorms and lots of rain. Two people at work were out the next day because their basements flooded, and they spent the day frantically moving stuff and dealing with water. We did set a record in Lincoln for the most rain in one day -- at least 5.5 inches, with some parts of town getting as much as 7.5. --Gary

Awesome! Good for you, Erika! --Gary

Some pictures from Boe's first days!

Congratulations! First boy in, what, decades...? --Gary

Brent and I did some shopping this week and we bought a new car. I am now driving a bright red 2014 Mazda 3. May need to go for a drive this weekend :)

It hit Grandma's computer a few weeks ago, and believe me, it is very difficult to get rid of. It attacked her photos. While I was able to restore a lot of them, some -- especially photos that were in email attachments -- may be gone for good. I'm still working on getting her computer back to normal. We did not pay the ransom.

So be very careful about email attachments. If you don't have virus protection on your computer, you should get get it; and if you already have it, make sure it's up to date. You can get Microsoft's virus protection for free: it's called Security Essentials.

Here's an article about a town in New Hampshire that got hit by this virus last year after it entered an unprotected computer in the police department. Scary!

Well, on today's page Teghan gave the nod to both dogs, not the cats! --Gary

Holy Cow!! How rude of us not to congratulate Teghan on her big win. Way to go and there appears to possibly be a dynasty forming with you and Tristen. Yikes!!!

Thanks, but by my tally there were at least five other adversaries more worthy than me last night. :-) I agree with you on Keaton, and I agreed with you on several other categories -- like Best Picture. Birdman was an amazing film, but I thought the Academy would side with Boyhood, so that's how I voted. Mistake... Thanks to everybody for playing along again this year! --Gary

In the meantime, I will post the results of the voting so far. Looks like an interesting race -- good luck, everybody!

The Oscar scoresheets will be going out by email tomorrow (Friday). We're still waiting on a few stragglers, and hopefully they will get their choices made by then. I will also post the complete scoresheet here tomorrow.

Here's the menu! (Most dishes have pictures -- click on them to view.)

Thanks much; my pleasure! --Gary

Thanks. That will ease things, and give people a few extra days to vote. --Gary

With these last-minute problems delaying our last-minute voters, I don't think I'll be able to get the score sheets in the mail in time. Do most of us have access to a printer? If so, I could simply email the ballot to y'all and you could print them off as desired. Would that work for everybody?

Or, if you want to call me today -- either my cell or office phone -- you can read your choices to me and I'll fill out your ballot on my end.

Sorry about this! The webhost I use seems to keep changing the rules about how forms (like our Oscar ballot) work. My apologies!

So start thinking and start clicking. And please inform anyone who might not check this page. Except Mark. Do not tell Mark.

Gary I tried to call you Sunday, rang and rang then I remembered it was your old landline number. How much snow did Lincoln get? Another snow day? We ended up 7-8 inches on Sunday, had a two hour late start on Monday. Maybe another inch yesterday. Roads are beginning to clear off, now its cold, temp of -10 this morning. Fun night last night. Brent has been sick last two days, thought it might be the flu. I got home from school yesterday, he wasn't good, couldn't take a deep breath and was very shaky. I said lets go to dr or er. He agreed to go to Urgent care. We went straight there, got right in and I waited, and waited and waited. One and half hours later the nurse came out and said I should come with her. I thought oh great what now. Turns out it wasn�t the flu, wasn�t pneumonia, wasn't a heart attack (they ran tests for all of those). He was dehydrated and needed an iv. They were trying to start it when I came in the room. Three nurses, 10 needle stabs and 30 minutes later we said enough. Talked with the doctor and agreed to go straight to er to get fluids. So off we went got to the hospital and a parking lot was overflowing. Lots of sick people in er. Doctor talked to Brent, said you are welcome to wait, but know it will be at least two hours and by that time you will most likely catch the flu from the other patients. So he promised to drink gallons of water and take it easy and we headed home. Well see what happens today....

We got around the same amount of snow, in two storms separated by a day or two. And it's -6 this morning, but we're supposed to be up in the 40s for several days starting tomorrow. Feel better, Brent -- drink up! --Gary

If you like, you could while away the time by trying my new soup. I wanted runzas for the Superbowl but didn't want to make them and didn't want to go to the drive-thru. So I made the runza experience into a soup, which was not bad. Recipe here!

Drive safe! Wish everybody had a snow day tomorrow, but I don't wish the snow on you. --Gary

Congrats on the snow-day, Teghan, and all you other LPSers! --Gary