A Colorful Christmas

It was time to visit the kids. What was Christmas without them? There were bunches of 3, 5 and 6 year olds downstairs in the play room, offering far more entertainment value than the adult conversations with distant in-laws. I grabbed the colorful tube of glowsticks and descended the stairs. … … more …

Giving Back to St. Nick

Santa was holding court in the living room. Fresh from his early rounds, he entertained the children gathered at his feet. The jolly old fellow was looking as trim and youthful as a conscripted twenty-year old, no doubt a testament to good living and the fresh, arctic air. “How about … … more …

WikiLeaks Latest Disclosure: Santa’s Lists

WikiLeaks has released lists of highly confidential information from above the Arctic Circle. Millions of names, along with addresses and behavioral reports, were sent to New York Times. Grouped into simplified headings of Naughty and Nice, the names were only a sampling of “billions and billions” of named individuals, according … … more …

WikiLeaks Latest Disclosure: Santa’s List

JCwire: New York City, NY Only a week after revealing thousands of compromising documents from the U.S. State Department, WikiLeaks has released lists of highly confidential information from above the Arctic Circle. Millions of names, along with addresses and behavioral reports, were sent to the New York Times. Grouped into simplified … … more …

Wikileaks Reveals Santa-NSA Connection

[wikileaks headquarters] JCwire Washington, D.C. Information provider Wikileaks today released documents implicating Santa Claus, aka St. Nicholas, of collaborating with the NSA regarding millions of American behavioral records. The data was said to be far more specific than the “Naughty or Nice” lists believed to be tracked by Santa and … … more …

Santa Ana, Santa Barbara, Santa Claus

Santa as she

I don’t know why it never occurred to me. I mean, I studied Spanish in High School. I married a Cuban. I conversed with “mi suegra” – my mother-in-law – who spoke no English. Lived in San Francisco, and San Mateo; worked in Santa Clara. “San” … “Santa” … it … … more …

An Overly Colorful Christmas

It was time to visit the kids.  What was Christmas without them?  There were bunches of 3, 5 and 6 year olds downstairs in the play room, offering far more entertainment value than the adult conversations with distant in-laws.  I grabbed the colorful tube and descended the stairs. “Hey kids, … … more …

Giving Back to Santa

Santa was holding court in the living room.  Fresh from his early rounds, he entertained the children gathered at his feet.  The jolly old fellow was looking as trim and youthful as a twenty-year old, no doubt a testament to good living and the fresh, arctic air. “How about we … … more …