The Christmas Post
Before I head out on the road for the last leg of my journey to where the family is gathering this year, I thought I should put up a Christmas post.
First, there is the list of alternative Santa's for those of us not into the whole jolly red greed machine.
Atheist Santa
Who's that coming down the chimney? Nobody -- that's ridiculous. Atheist Santa shows up in a gray Toyota Corolla and knocks on your door. Once you let him in and he has cookies and milk -- come on, even atheists love cookies and milk -- he will explain to your child that Santa may love all the children of the world, but he has never submitted his claims of flying reindeer and magical present delivery to James Randi, who would gladly pay a million dollars if presented with irrefutable proof of his wild claims. However, as a gesture of goodwill, Atheist Santa will leave your child with a set of wooden periodic-table blocks and a scale model of archaeopteryx.
And then there's what I still consider to be one of the best Christmas lights displays ever:
Enjoy the holidays.
