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So, yesterday I started working on the February fashion feature, for which men and women pick fashions for their sweethearts. (Check the crappily laid-out online version from last year.) First stop was Stephanie's in Highland Park with WCCO-TV reporter Jason DeRusha, who picked out a darling dress for his darlin' wife. That dress, however, shall remain unseen until the Feb issue hits

I’m one of those crazy people who enjoys giving more so than getting. But that’s because I’m a total snob, not that I’m generous of spirit. I mean, I certainly appreciate the professional portrait of my nieces I get from my sister most years. But, geez, couldn’t she have at least tucked them inside some fancy frames? And there’s simply no way my mother can please with her annual assortment of Kohl’s-bought bedclothes. Not that I have anything against Kohl’s. What a great place to buy pots!