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...target date was for the Dartmouth game [Jan. 10],” Delaney-Smith said, “so hopefully we can get her on the floor...
...females guarding their young. Two of the great animals then wheeled about and gave chase in a surprising burst of speed. The bigger of the two got within trunk-swiping distance of our jeep as we cowered and shouted. Fortunately, the track flattened out and we were able to floor it, to a chorus of furious trumpeting...
...that was the Crimson’s final field goal of the half, as Harvard missed its final 13 shots from the floor before halftime while Dartmouth claimed its first lead since the game’s opening minute at 29-28 heading into the break...
This is how I came to possess a Christmas picture that I had never seen before. My father is reclining on the living-room floor, his back propped up against an armchair, reading from The Night Before Christmas. He is flanked by my brother Ron and me, in our pajamas, listening to this timeless tale. The photograph isn't dated, but it looks as if my brother is about 4 and I am 10. I'm assuming my mother took the picture, although she doesn't remember...
...also imagine a thin shadow of the future falling across the floor. Kids grow up. The magic of Christmas is replaced by some of the more ragged emotions that surface in families, especially during the holidays. The weight of conflict often moves in where imagination once lifted everyone's spirits. If we're lucky, it is merely a rite of passage and we emerge from it. But it takes determination to come around again to the uncorrupted enthusiasm that was once so natural. Perhaps that's the true richness of this traditional Christmas tale. It may not be sacred...