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Christmas Creep and Judaism

Nov 24th, 2009
by rabbifink.
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I am sure you are familiar with the Christmas Creep phenomena. You can’t miss it!

The basic principle of Christmas Creep is that each year Christmas celebrations begin earlier and earlier.

The cynical view is that retailers use the earlier Christmas season to maximize sales. I can’t imagine that works very well. People are going to buy a certain number of gifts, no matter when they start seeing Christmas displays. Right? For more on Christmas Creep read the Wikipedia article here.

There are some holdouts. The contrast between the holdouts and the creepers is evident at the nearby outdoor mall –  The Grove. (more…)

NFL Football: Game of Wimps and Crybabies

Nov 17th, 2009
by rabbifink.
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wimp crybabyEvery casual sports fan in the universe has heard about the big 4th down play that cost the Patriots a victory in their epic matchup with the Colts this past Sunday

Facing 4 and 2 yards to go on their own 28 yard line, Belichik elected to go for the first down and not punt the ball away. The stakes were very high as a failed attempt would give the Colts an almost certain victory and a punt would make their task more difficult but far from impossible. So Belichik rolled the dice. The play actually worked, but they did not get the yardage needed for the 1st down.

The Colts took over on downs and patiently scored the winning touchdown with mere seconds left on the clock.

Below is a video of the play. (more…)