Last-minute gift ideas
Let the mayhem begin!
For those who lack the holiday organizational skills of some of you out there (you know who you are), what will unfold in the next 12 or so hours will take the hustle and bustle of Christmas to a new heightened level.
Getting around on Christmas Eve, trying to take care of business, can give the feel of all the country无毛视频檚 major sports rolled into one day. There无毛视频檚 the hip check while navigating the crowded aisles of a grocery store or the slash while trying to grab the last desired item off a shelf before an opposing shopper can do so. For the shorter folks out there, be wary of a hit to the head because it won无毛视频檛 draw a flag or fine, just the need for an aspirin or two. MLB catchers aren无毛视频檛 permitted to block the plate anymore, but no one said anything about the shopper occupying the space of the shelf (and several other shelves) you have your eye on. And, you want nothing to do with taking a charge (unless it无毛视频檚 on a piece of plastic with a magnetized strip).
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TIGER WOODS: What could the most famous golfer of his generation possibly need? A careful eye spotted one of Mr. Woods无毛视频� inner circle in a video store gathering up Tiger Woods无毛视频� Xbox cartridges and was overheard asking the manager if the store had the 无毛视频淢ike Douglas Show无毛视频� boxed set (a rare item indeed) to remind Tiger of his innocent days of youth when he was on the Philadelphia-based talk show.
CLEVELAND BROWNS: How bad无毛视频檚 life when Rex Grossman said no to play for your squad for one game over the holidays? Those folks clad in brown and orange hanging around county football stadiums aren无毛视频檛 strange people lurking. (Well, maybe they are since they无毛视频檙e from Cleveland.) No, they are instead looking for a late holiday bargain in a local locker room to fill the void created with the signing of Tyler Thigpen as the just-in-case-Brian-Hoyer-the-guy-that-was-benched-for-Johnny-Football-can无毛视频檛-play quarterback.
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SIDNEY CROSBY: A Penguin employee was spotted at a local Target purchasing a basketful of Gatorade water bottles and a label maker so the Penguins无毛视频� captain and his teammates can practice 无毛视频渟afe drinking无毛视频� for the remainder of the season lest the whole team look like chipmunks stealing away from an oak tree.
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PITTSBURGH STEELERS: First, as a unit, a Christmas wish that no sideline passes are issued to anyone who has anything to do with the Penguins. I think I know what the Boys of Fall want 无毛视频� passing the word around during the hustle and bustle of Christmas Eve that they are now one of 12 teams who have a chance to win the Super Bowl and get excited for the possibility of accomplishing the mission.
CECELIA JO RECORD: A friend of my former colleague was spotted in a wig shop in the Greensburg area, looking for appropriate faux hair as her short hairdo transitions through the awkward 无毛视频渁re you a member of One Direction?无毛视频� stage, from the once 无毛视频渢hat无毛视频檚 a cute haircut无毛视频� to the future 无毛视频渙h, your hair is so long, like it used to be.无毛视频� (Of course, added to the intensity of Christmas Eve shopping is the wig/extensions must meet Army regulations.)
As for me, I received an early Christmas gift because of the lackluster play by Andrew Luck and Peyton Manning. Because Luck was pulled and Manning threw too many passes to Bengal defenders, I won my first FFL title, ever!
It might be tough given the way things are these days, but find a way to enjoy the hustle and bustle and all that is Christmas to you and your families and friends.