Archive for December, 2011
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Sunday, December 25th, 2011Okay, there is no chance of snow in Philly today, but we’ll still be enjoying it at dinnertime. Mrs. Earp made melted snowman cookies. They’re sugar cookies, with a melted marshmallow head and icing around the centers. Eating two in one sitting is guaranteed to get you diabetes. They’re tonight’s perfect follow-up to my mother-in-law’s [...]
Merry Christmas!
Sunday, December 25th, 2011“And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid. And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I [...]
A Rocking Christmas Eve
Saturday, December 24th, 2011For those of you not in the know, this is another SYLG Christmas Eve tradition. A terrific video of Christmas lights synched to the greatest Christmas song of all time. That song, of course, is Christmas Wrapping, by The Waitresses. The Christmas Music radio stations – we have two in Philly – are reluctant to [...]
Tracking Santa This Christmas Eve
Saturday, December 24th, 2011If you have children, this is the site for you. NORAD Tracks Santa does exactly what it says – it tracks Santa via radar as he makes his annual trip around the world. I post this every year for two reasons. First, my kids absolutely love it. Second, I absolutely love it. We check in [...]
Weekend Caption Contest
Friday, December 23rd, 2011Robo-Santa Caption Contest (Source: Reuters) Caption this photo in the comments section or e-mail me your photoshop entries. The winners will be posted on Monday, December 26th. Good luck! Original Caption: Bessie Ewulu has her eyes checked by an optometrist at one of nine temporary regional centres for the homeless, opened during the Christmas season [...]
Drunken New Yorker Kills Christmas
Friday, December 23rd, 2011Meet Andrew Caswell. Andrew is an animal lover. He is also an alcohol lover. Sadly, the two combined this week, right before his vehicle combined with a deer. Distraught, Andrew transported the deer to the local human emergency room. Seriously You know, I drank a lot of college. A LOT. Most of it was a [...]
Bombshell Meets Bomb
Friday, December 23rd, 2011Christina Hendricks is a busy little beaver of late. Heh. Christina Hendricks, the actress who gives the TV drama Mad Men a lot of its heat, is growing fonder of the Sixties. Hendricks, who plays Joan Holloway, the no-nonsense head of office operations in the Sixties-set TV show, is in talks to appear in Sally [...]
Hugo Chavez Says What We All Feel
Thursday, December 22nd, 2011Venezuelan President and/or Dictator Hugo Chavez released the hounds this week, and the target of his stinging words was President Obama. Chavez went off after learning of Obama’s criticism of Venezuela, and its ties with Cuba and Iran. It’s interesting that Obama criticizes Venezuela, but remains silent on Syria. “Mr. Obama decided to attack us,” [...]
Hey Jets Fans!
Thursday, December 22nd, 2011In case you’re wondering why Mark Sanchez hasn’t been playing that well lately, here is the answer. Apparently, he has been “preoccupied.” Stunning swimsuit model Kate Upton is reported to be dating Jets’ quarterback Mark Sanchez. The couple have been spotted together several times at Upton’s flat in New York, according to the New York [...]
Phillies Fans Get Their Dodgers On
Thursday, December 22nd, 2011Philadelphia sports fans have a terrible reputation. As someone who was born and raised in this town, I can admit that the reputation is mostly deserved. We are our own worst enemy, even when the Stepfords say we’re just “passionate.” Well, passionate fans don’t murder other fans outside a stadium. Francis Kirchner, Charles Bowers and [...]
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