Okay, I'm a Sucker

Every year we track Santa via NORAD. And every year, as I listen to the voices of the military personnel reporting on Santa's whereabouts, I am pleased and touched anew. I don't exactly know why this gets me as it does; maybe just the work of so many to perpetuate a beloved notion. (Don't let YG hear me say that! She is still holding on, tooth and claw, to the Concrete Reality of the Man in Red.)

Anyway, Bless Norad for escorting Santa into North American airspace. And while we're at it, bless us all, every one, whether this is your particular slice of holiday bliss or no. Can't have too many blessings in the middle of winter, I say.