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Solomon Jones: Ah, barbecue season: Families, freeloaders, frozen grins

Posted 07/03/2010

BARBECUES are the ultimate family experience. They include everything family is about. There's sharing. There's caring. There's fighting. Inevitably, when a family's most interesting characters come together for a barbecue, the ensemble never fails to entertain. Look over there. It's the cousin who came to your 10th birthday party and broke your favorite toy. When he leans back in your best

Paul Hagen: Injury-ravaged Phillies should not act out of desperation - 07/02/2010: IT OFTEN WENT unheard in the celebratory din that has enveloped the Phillies over the last few seasons. But if you caught a club official in a reflective mood, he'd wipe the champagne from his eyes and allow that luck had played a role in (take your pick) making it to the playoffs or getting to the World Series or riding a float down Broad Street.
Fans want to see Tiger Woods play well at AT&T; - 07/02/2010: IT WAS ABOUT 15 minutes before 1 p.m. yesterday, and Tiger Woods stepped up to the tee to begin his first round in the AT & T National at Aronimink Golf Club in Newtown Square.
Clout: A Florida gun-permit-loophole case lends Onorato an example in his campaign against Corbett - 07/02/2010: DAN ONORATO and Tom Corbett are still fighting about Florida - specifically the loophole that allows Pennsylvania residents to apply to the Sunshine State for permits to carry concealed weapons.
From driving range to 18th green with Tiger Woods at Aronimink - 07/02/2010: A MINUTE before noon, there were more fans on the driving range than would be in most fairways by late afternoon. Very few of them were actually looking at the range. They were staring up toward the clubhouse, waiting for Tiger, about an hour before his opening-round tee time at Aronimink in the AT&T; National.
Stu Bykofsky: Why is it that . . .? Imponderables to ponder - 07/02/2010: A list of life's imponderables and ideas for suggested improvements. WHY IS IT that the government didn't take a permanent share of rescued investment firms, banks and auto companies in exchange for the taxpayer bailout?
Christine M. Flowers: The Second Amendment wins again in the Supreme Court - 07/02/2010: TO SOME, the Supremes sang an old song this week, ruling once again that the Second Amendment protects an individual right to bear arms in self-defense. Been there, done that, two years ago in the Heller case. Yawn.
Harry Gross: Lots of luck getting a break on mortgage - 07/02/2010: Dear Harry: We bought our home in 2002 for what we thought was a bargain price of $175,000. My salary alone was enough to meet the percentage requirements for the mortgage. My wife earns $35,000 a year, which we chose not to reveal. The problem is that th
Steve and Mia: Sexcetera reader agrees with Mia: Sex with clothing on is terrific - 07/02/2010: Q: Mia, I PRAY you are as hot as I imagine you are, woman. I'm picturing you as a milky-skinned brunette with a lovely figure, with an arrogant kind of look to your face. The type that turn freaks like myself on. But the reason why it struck me to contact you this time out of all the other times I've read you and the dude's pieces is because your advice was sooo dead on. Yes, sex with clothing on is exactly what you said it is! I'm toasting to YOU tonight!
Gary Thompson: Two horror flicks, plus one truly scary movie about the '80s - 07/02/2010: THIS WEEK'S DVDs allow us to gauge which is more horrifying: Rampaging zombies, the seeds of Nazi Germany, or the '80s.
Joe Sixpack: Try porter: It's perfect for July Fourth - 07/02/2010: THIS FOURTH of July, celebrate the holiday with the beer style that defines America's independence from the British: Porter. Yes, I know it's a bit dark for warm weather. Don't worry. Its alcohol is fairly low (about 5-6 percent) and its roasted flavors pair wonderfully with hamburgers or grilled chicken.
CasiNotes: Hypnotist Joe Boccuti mesmerizes with Trump Marina show - 07/02/2010: IT WAS Joe Boccuti's nightmares that led him to live his dream. The 33-year-old entertainer, whose "Hypnosterical II" runs through Sept. 5 at Trump Marina, was led to hypnotizing audience members for comedic effect by, of all things, the bad dreams that plagued him as a child.
Bill Fleischman: Race to the Chase is already on for NASCAR drivers - 07/01/2010: WITH FIVE WINS each, Denny Hamlin and Jimmie Johnson have won 59 percent of the 17 Sprint Cup races this season. Is this good for racin'?
Rich Hofmann: Interacting with Tiger Woods inside the ropes - 07/01/2010: THE FIRST TIME Tiger Woods was called "the chosen one" in a newspaper was when he was a 16-year-old high school sophomore. It was in a story in the Orange County Register on the eve of his receiving a sponsor's exemption to play in a PGA Tour event in Los Angeles. The year was 1992.
Stu Bykofsky: Nutter's 'sanctuary' puts us all at risk - 07/01/2010: MAYOR NUTTER IS prepared to decree that Philadelphia is to be a de facto "sanctuary" city, meaning that U.S. law will be ignored here, at least the part applying to those who are here illegally. Doing so will put Philadelphians at risk.
Dick Jerardi: Fans at Aronimink flock to Tiger Woods during pro-am - 07/01/2010: WHEN I GOT involved in this AT&T; National, I made the same decision the fans did - Tiger. Apparently, there was golf before Tiger Woods, but the Tour has become understandably so dependent on its greatest star that it might not be recognizable without him.
Ronnie Polaneczky: Teen safe-driving bill gets kicked to a dark curb - 07/01/2010: THERE'S AN old story about futility that goes like this: It's early evening, and a man is searching a patch of sidewalk for his keys.
LeBron James ushers in NBA's most fascinating offseason - 07/01/2010: THE BIGGEST offseason in NBA history has begun. By the time you read this column, the power structure of the league already might have been drastically altered.
Michael Smerconish: Politically correct school days no comparison to real life - 07/01/2010: THERE were NINE valedictorians at Cherry Hill High East this year. One was selected by lottery to speak at graduation, the others' remarks were printed in the program.
Harry Gross: Take your time, use all resources to find right nursing home for parent - 07/01/2010: Dear Harry: Our mother is facing the necessity of going into a nursing home. She is 88 and very good mentally but physically unable to care for herself. She has lived on her own since our father died in 2001. She has a decent pension, a home worth about $
Kimberly Garrison: Boost your family's health by exercising together - 07/01/2010: RECENTLY, MANY parents have been writing to me with concerns about their children's health and fitness. Last week's column offered simple nutrition tips to keep tots to teens in good health. Parents also need to make daily exercise a top priority for themselves as well as their children.
Tattle: 'Twilight' eclipses 'New Moon' opener at box office - 07/01/2010: "THE TWILIGHT SAGA" has rung up another record, proving once again that nothing rings a cash register like teenage girls.
Jenice Armstrong: New place for weddings - 07/01/2010: EAGLES wide receiver Jason Avant knows he's going to get teased in the locker room because of what you're about to read.
Dan Gross: Tiger pumps iron at Bally's - 07/01/2010: TIGER WOODS worked out at Bally's in King of Prussia yesterday afternoon following his first day golfing at the AT&T; National.
Gary Thompson: In 'Restrepo,' Sebastian Junger documents an Army company that built, fought and died for an Afghan outpost - 07/01/2010: THE DOCUMENTARY "Restrepo" shows U.S. soldiers fighting and dying for an Afghan valley the army abandoned shortly after the film was finished.
Ellen Gray: Plenty of TV shows are premiering for summer season - 07/01/2010: JUNE WASN'T nearly the TV dead zone it once would have been, but the summer season really heats up this month.