LAST WEDNESDAY I took the family to see the Sixers and watched them extend their 20-plus-game losing streak. It was the [...]
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Category "Inquirer"
Hell hath no fury…
I STILL REMEMBER the first time I saw a weapon in my house. It was about three years [...]
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The weight before Spring Break 2014
SPRING BREAK 2014 is almost here, and things are about to change. Flowers will rise from once-frozen soil. [...]
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Solomon Jones and the Pothole of Doom
WHEN YOUNG PEOPLE complain about this winter's record snowfall, I find myself saying stuff like, "You call [...]
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We’re having snow…You’re having babies.
THE CONSEQUENCES of our snowy winter will show up nine months from now, and when they do, [...]
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Sochi? Philly’s having its own Winter Olympics
FOR MUCH of the past month, I've felt like a man trapped in a snowy nightmare. The [...]
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The last minute Valentine’s Day gift
IT'S VALENTINE'S DAY, and my life is in a shambles, because I can't afford flowers. I know what [...]
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Super Bowl ads were better than the game
THE SUPER BOWL was on in my house last weekend, but I was the only one who [...]
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The cold truth about winter fashion ideas
WINTER fashion ideas can be tricky, because no matter what you do to make that puffy coat [...]
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You’re running that sweater
WHEN I was younger I was a sharp dresser. I used to wear Kangol hats and gold-framed [...]
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A dog named Mr. Skeffington
WHEN I WAS A KID, my brother and I wanted a dog. A big dog. A dog like Marmaduke. [...]
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New Baby Blues
A FEW WEEKS ago, LaVeta's nephew and his wife welcomed a bouncing baby girl. I was happy [...]
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