Santa Claus listens to people’s holiday wishes

Santa responds to those questions and tries to give some assurance that things will work out all right for the child and their loved ones. Then dutifully scribbles on a clipboard. She asked him if he was Santa at first.

Hurst would like to hear from Candy W. He says he would tell her she wasn’t forgotten about. This district is full of good girls and boys who are eagerly anticipating the arrival of good old St. Nicholas.

In Dar-es-Salaam at least, the children can always go to the beach, in Mwanza they can spend the festive days at the Lake shores; those in Moshi can at least accompany their parents to visit grandparents on slopes of Kilimanjaro. Or are these otherwise serious institutions creating credulity and confusion in impressionable young minds? If you don’t have a dog in your home please consider adopting a new pet from your local shelter or breed specific rescue you will never regret it – trust me, it will be the most meaningful Christmas in your heart today and every day.

“No, this is actually a surprise for my kids…so they don’t know…they don’t know”, Brinson said.

Societal institutions, however, have done the opposite for more than a century.

My son cleared his throat and began reading – I braced myself for a long conversation about why Grand Theft Auto, a drum kit and a Rolex were not suitable gifts for a five-year-old. “They have been affected by the skepticism of a skeptical age”, the paper editorialized.

The letter did not have a return address. In this great universe of ours man is a mere insect, an ant, and in his intellect, as compared with the boundless world about him, as measured by the intelligence capable of grasping the whole truth and knowledge.

An actual grown-up monitors Santa’s progress on a NORAD computer.

About 20 years ago, all the elves had to go through special training at the North Pole to learn our new packing system to prevent breakage.

The Post Master apparently missed the second “E” in Santa Fee, thinking it was Santa Fe, and so the name Santa Claus was written instead.

Shoup thought it was a joke.

As for the little girl in the story, she grew up and became a teacher.

“Mom”, my son said, stopping me.

But that’s a problem, Johnson says.

Ask people what they want and they’ll line up to speak with you.

“They deserve that”, Taj says. Even worse, the Arusha Santa Claus outfit wasn’t exactly his in the first place.

She said her job is fun, but can be tiring. But they just allow me to come out and represent “em”.

“Well”, said my father, putting me on his knee, “Santa has ways of doing what he does, but maybe it’s time we helped him out a bit”. It’s a good scene – and it happened in real life at a West Virginia Walmart. Alas! How dreary would be the world if there were no Santa Claus. The problem is when parents actively perpetuate the myth, even after a kid starts doubting it.

The youngster then schools Saint Nick on the concept of sharing (“You get one [cookie]”, she tells him), and on reindeer cuisine (“They eat grass!”). “They considered all the information we looked at and applied it to their own designs”. As sad as it is, I think I will have to stop taking my children to see any more Santas who haven’t made the effort.