We took in ballet at the Nutcracker in Houston with Brian and Robin. It is a wonderful Holiday classic. As always, I loved watching and listening to the orchestra and it is amazing how so complete a story can be told through dance with no dialog. Then, we saw 39 Steps in New York. It is based on the Hitchcock story and is absolutely hilarious. Plenty of “in your face” physical humor and “catch you off guard” dialog.