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Twas the night before Christmasà á At least thatÆs what it feels like because the anticipation is killing me. But not in the way that little kids lie awake with giddiness at what Santa will bring. á This is the anxiety of a parent who hopes she came close to fulfilling a kidÆs wishes on a limited budget to extend the belief in a childhood hero for yet another year. á But she wonÆt know until ...

Last week the lady behind the counter at Wawa told me people are always nice when the sun shines and the Phillies win. á Well, itÆs a great time to work at Wawa. á And a perfect time to be a PhilliesÆ fan. IÆve only lived here a few years but I remember vividly the scorching summer day in 2007 when I walked into my sisterÆs house and announced, ôI heard the Phils can ...

By the end of the fifth inning with the Phillies up by eight, I was thinking, this game canÆt be over fast enough . But after the eighth, when the home team added three more to the score, the Dodgers were thinking the same thing. á The signs said it all. á ôCity of BrotherLEE Loveö ôUnbeLEEvableö ôWe BeLEEveö á But like Bill Engvall says, ôHereÆs my signàö á ôYou compLEEte me.ö á By the time Cliff Lee came out to bat ...

One morning my kid wandered into the kitchen half asleep and accidentally sent my favorite coffee mug to its demise on my hard ceramic tiles. Okay, accidents happen. But this wasnÆt just any mug. This was a 32-ounce monstrous work of art I earned from an overpriced jousting show at the Excalibur in Las Vegas on one of our rare real vacations. My first instinct was to flip, ...