Right now I am "chillin hard" at home. It's kind of nice. I ate lime-flavored tostitos, rasberry cheesecake, bran muffins and spicy tuna. Accordingly, I feel quite sick right now. But, my Christmas shopping is complete. More importantly, I find that my house is the only place where I can really read to my heart's delight. I am reading "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini. It is a masterpiece about the last 40 years of Afghan history. I highly recommend this book to those of you who want a firsthand account of the demise of a culture. I don't have a book picked for next week, but I will keep you posted.

Happy Holidays!