Published by Bill on 31 Dec 2010
E-pistle December 31
Ten Most ________People
It’s the time of the year for Top Ten Everything lists. There are top ten news stories of the year, top ten i-phone apps, top ten movies, top ten moments in sports (Desean Jackson’s 77-yard punt return) top ten political scandals (only ten?). You name it, there’s a top ten list for it.
In fact, there’s a site called Business Insider that has compiled The Top Ten "Top Ten Lists” of 2010. They include Time Magazine’s Top Ten Everything of 2010 and my favorite, Vanity Fair’s Top Ten Worst Top Ten Lists of 2010. And then there is Barbara Walters’ traditional Ten Most Fascinating People of the Year, with only a couple of exceptions, people I find remarkably unfascinating. But that’s just my opinion. Continue Reading »
One of the calls to arms in the Christmas wars is the request to “like” 
In our Christmas letter this year, Becky and I talk about the characters of Christmas, and in what we think is surely a very clever play on the word, we talk about the characters of Christmas – angels, wise men, shepherds, Joseph and Mary – and the character of Christmas – joy and hope and love. And then we talk about the character of our year. 
When I am out of town and someone asks me where I’m from, I usually say, “Philadelphia” or maybe, “the Philadelphia area.” I’m going to start saying “I’m from just across the river from Trenton.”
You’ve probably heard or