Melissa L. Shingles
@melissashingles.bsky.social
Don't even get me started about my love of baseball...or my fear of mascots. Not your father's attorney. (No, really, I am most likely not your father's attorney.)
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Since 2005, CBS 3 Philadelphia has been airing Harry Kalas' rendition of 'Twas the Night Before Christmas on Dec. 24.
Here's the story of how it all came together — and why his version still resonates today.
"It was like he was reading to his grandkids" www.inquirer.com/phillies/har...
Here's the story of how it all came together — and why his version still resonates today.
"It was like he was reading to his grandkids" www.inquirer.com/phillies/har...
Why Harry Kalas’ rendition of ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas’ still resonates: ‘It was like he was reading to his grandkids’
Harry Kalas passed away in 2009, but his recitation of the famous Christmas poem lives on. The origin story of Kalas' reading includes a rebirth that occurred in 2005.
www.inquirer.com
December 24, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Since 2005, CBS 3 Philadelphia has been airing Harry Kalas' rendition of 'Twas the Night Before Christmas on Dec. 24.
Here's the story of how it all came together — and why his version still resonates today.
"It was like he was reading to his grandkids" www.inquirer.com/phillies/har...
Here's the story of how it all came together — and why his version still resonates today.
"It was like he was reading to his grandkids" www.inquirer.com/phillies/har...
Of course it’s called Ogmore. Of course it is.
Not now, haunted Victorian shoes
Mystery as hundreds of Victorian shoes wash up on Ogmore beach
December 23, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Of course it’s called Ogmore. Of course it is.
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Pop Tarts taste best when they’re frozen
December 14, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Pop Tarts taste best when they’re frozen
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Excited to go home for the holidays and use the phrase. "No, that's AI" six thousand times.
December 14, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Excited to go home for the holidays and use the phrase. "No, that's AI" six thousand times.
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I was today years old when I discovered Olivia Newton-John's father took Rudolf Hess into custody during World War II.
December 21, 2025 at 3:44 PM
I was today years old when I discovered Olivia Newton-John's father took Rudolf Hess into custody during World War II.
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I am unstoppable unless there’s a minor inconvenience.
December 20, 2025 at 2:11 PM
I am unstoppable unless there’s a minor inconvenience.
I know cricket is beloved, but I’ve read this post four times through, and I still can’t make it the whole way through without laughing.
BREAKING: Australia retained the Ashes with two tests to spare after paceman Mitchell Starc took three of the last four wickets to blunt England's defiant comeback in the third cricket test.
Australia retains the Ashes with 2 tests to spare after a tense victory over England in Adelaide
Australia has retained the Ashes with two tests to spare after Mitchell Starc took three of the last four wickets.
bit.ly
December 21, 2025 at 4:04 AM
I know cricket is beloved, but I’ve read this post four times through, and I still can’t make it the whole way through without laughing.
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What a horrifying weekend of news. Too much.
December 15, 2025 at 3:30 AM
What a horrifying weekend of news. Too much.
The canceled TV show you’ll never stop thinking about.
December 2, 2025 at 4:58 AM
The canceled TV show you’ll never stop thinking about.
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What’s important to consider, while watching the Eagles, is that life is nothing but a slow march toward eternal darkness.
November 28, 2025 at 10:10 PM
What’s important to consider, while watching the Eagles, is that life is nothing but a slow march toward eternal darkness.
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We are now further away from the theatrical release of Raiders of the Lost Ark (June 12, 1981) than it was from the year it takes place in (1936). We have reached the Indiana Jones event horizon.
November 27, 2025 at 12:49 AM
We are now further away from the theatrical release of Raiders of the Lost Ark (June 12, 1981) than it was from the year it takes place in (1936). We have reached the Indiana Jones event horizon.
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Breaking News: Robert A.M. Stern, a New York architect whose crowning creation was hailed as a rebirth of prewar luxury, is dead at 86.
Robert A.M. Stern, Architect Who Reinvented Prewar Splendor, Dies at 86
He designed museums, schools and libraries before winning international acclaim late in life for 15 Central Park West in Manhattan, hailed as a rebirth of the luxury apartment building.
nyti.ms
November 27, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Breaking News: Robert A.M. Stern, a New York architect whose crowning creation was hailed as a rebirth of prewar luxury, is dead at 86.
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Jimmy Cliff, the charismatic reggae pioneer and actor who preached joy, defiance and resilience in such classics as “Many Rivers to Cross,” “You Can Get it If You Really Want” and “Vietnam” and starred in the landmark movie “The Harder They Come,” has died at 81. https://to.pbs.org/4ptgRug
Jimmy Cliff, reggae giant and star of landmark Jamaican film 'The Harder They Come,' dead at 81
Cliff was nominated for seven Grammys and won twice for best reggae album.
www.pbs.org
November 24, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Jimmy Cliff, the charismatic reggae pioneer and actor who preached joy, defiance and resilience in such classics as “Many Rivers to Cross,” “You Can Get it If You Really Want” and “Vietnam” and starred in the landmark movie “The Harder They Come,” has died at 81. https://to.pbs.org/4ptgRug
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A treasure trove of rare and historic American music is now available online for free.
5,000 songs from private collectors have already been preserved and uploaded, and "thousands more are in the pipeline".
laist.com/news/arts-an... #MusicSky
5,000 songs from private collectors have already been preserved and uploaded, and "thousands more are in the pipeline".
laist.com/news/arts-an... #MusicSky
Thousands of rare American recordings — some 100 years old — go online for all to enjoy
The project, which will include some 50,000 songs from private record collections, is a collaboration between UC Santa Barbara and the Dust-to-Digital Foundation.
laist.com
November 21, 2025 at 2:15 AM
A treasure trove of rare and historic American music is now available online for free.
5,000 songs from private collectors have already been preserved and uploaded, and "thousands more are in the pipeline".
laist.com/news/arts-an... #MusicSky
5,000 songs from private collectors have already been preserved and uploaded, and "thousands more are in the pipeline".
laist.com/news/arts-an... #MusicSky
I don’t even *like* cats, but…
November 16, 2025 at 5:49 AM
I don’t even *like* cats, but…
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Apple Tree, I
https://botfrens.com/collections/109/contents/28554
https://botfrens.com/collections/109/contents/28554
November 14, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Apple Tree, I
https://botfrens.com/collections/109/contents/28554
https://botfrens.com/collections/109/contents/28554
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THIS IS WHY WE NEED THE HUMANITIES IN SCHOOL
This is a real flight school, teaching people to fly planes!!! Like????
November 14, 2025 at 2:31 AM
THIS IS WHY WE NEED THE HUMANITIES IN SCHOOL
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December 26, 2024 at 11:34 AM
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Composition by Alberto Magnelli, 1948
https://botfrens.com/collections/212/contents/137774
https://botfrens.com/collections/212/contents/137774
November 7, 2025 at 6:50 AM
Composition by Alberto Magnelli, 1948
https://botfrens.com/collections/212/contents/137774
https://botfrens.com/collections/212/contents/137774
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What time is Game 8 tonight
November 2, 2025 at 10:43 PM
What time is Game 8 tonight
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“It breaks your heart. It is designed to break your heart.”
November 2, 2025 at 4:18 AM
“It breaks your heart. It is designed to break your heart.”
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If you're in line to bat at Game 7 of the World Series STAY IN LINE
November 2, 2025 at 3:59 AM
If you're in line to bat at Game 7 of the World Series STAY IN LINE
May my Phillies never play in a World Series like this one
November 2, 2025 at 3:59 AM
May my Phillies never play in a World Series like this one