My mom fetched a large roll of wrapping paper from the basement. After trying to remove some of it, she discovered that it was actually a wrapped cardboard tube. On the end, there was a tag, addressed to my uncle, from my mom. This implies that on Christmas at least two decades ago, this present was camouflaged and forgotten, then subsequently ( Read more... )

Every year, NORAD tracks Santa Claus's progress across the United States on Christmas Eve. But in a world of new media, this centralized arms-length reporting is passé. So this year, Claus Industries, Ltd. is trying something new: Santa Embedded Clause. Reporters can embed themselves on Santa's sleigh to deliver a first-hand account of sliding ( Read more... )

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