Santa Claus announced today he was eliminating the use of coal for the stockings of those on the bad list in order to comply with the recent global agreement to phase out coal production.
Bad children will instead receive sternly worded admonishments. The large number of new Republicans on the list will get subpoenas, arrest warrants, or reindeer droppings.
Also, #Santa announced the relocation of his workshop to the Antarctic since the loss of ice in the Arctic has been so severe.
I am watching Sailor Moon S: The Movie now, my first entrance into any Sailor Moon anime. I had recently read the short story manga that the movie is based on.
And, frankly, this may be the greatest anime of all time for this scene alone.
T'was a busy year of book sales for Mr. Fox & his floating bookshop.
But now, as he closes for Xmas, a customer is rushing forth for just one more gift...
As we're closing in on Christmas, I decided to bust back out Sweet Rein and give it a re-read. I had not read it since 2021 and let me tell you, it's cheesy, but fun.
For those who don't know much about it (which may be many), Sweet Rein is about a girl named Kurumi who bumps into a boy named Kaito. Afterwards, a long invisible rein appears between the two of them, tying them together!
What we learn is that Santa (or Santas) are everyday people who connect with a human-reindeer to give out presents in their specific area once a year. This boy, Kaito, is Kurumi's reindeer. The story then follows Kurumi and Kaito as they are clearly having a crush on each other and also give out presents, work as Santa for Christmas, and overall try to make people's days brighter.
It's cute. I don't remember how it ended, so I'll have to finish it up before Christmas!
Have you read Sweet Rein? If so, what did you think of it?
#FunFact:
Santa's elves don't actually make any toys in their workshop. They make designer furniture, then use the profits from the sales of that to buy actual toys.
This way, they don't have to know anything about electronics or software programming, or predict the latest fads in the toy industry, or have their lawyers work out the patent and copyright laws so they would be able to make cheap knock-offs of big-name products.
According to folklore, Sinterklaas carried a red book in which he recorded a child’s behavior over the past year as having been good or naughty. Sinterklaas is said to have been slowly transformed into modern-day Santa by 1700s Dutch immigrants in the New World. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MrLb2-wETAQ 🍄 BUT WE SAW SANTA (sure you did) #History#Santa#Christmas#Mushrooms#Traditions#HoHoHo
“Forward, into the fog!”
Could Santa save the day?
How though Rudolph knew not
His nose had glowed red.
Theirs not to make reply,
Theirs not to reason why,
Theirs but to do and fly.
Into the foggy evening
Rode the nine reindeer.
Ok this is kind of a long pull quote but it's worth it for the punch line! 🤣
"Rachel Cook said she approached staff at law student services Tuesday after noticing #Christmas trees, garlands and other seasonal decorations around a campus lounge. She offered to provide an electric menorah to mark #Hanukkah and supplement another #menorah lit on campus Thursday."
While the response was initially positive, Cook, who is #Jewish, later received an email from a vice dean regarding her “concerns” about the existing decorations. He offered a bookable room for a lighting ceremony or to display a menorah, but said decorations in public spaces were meant to be “non-denominational.” The Christmas trees have since been removed, though a variety of garlands, decorative polar bears and lights remain.
Cook said she never took issue with the Christmas trees and even accepted a candy cane from the vice dean when he dressed as #Santa earlier this season."