Santa under fire, Part II

Dear Old Saint Nick is having a terrible year, PR-wise.  I just opened up Yahoo! to find one of their top stories: in Sydney, Australia, Santa is being ordered not to say HO HO HO! anymore as it may be offensive to women.  Read the full story here.
I posted a few days ago about the story [...]

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Santa, you rotund rapscallion, you

News Flash from Scotland:
If you’re wondering just why little Janie or Johnny is carrying that babyfat long past double-digit birthdays, look no further.  The culprit has been apprehended, along with his eight reindeer and elves.
Yes, that’s right, its been that famous man in red all along, pouring extra calories down your darlings throats.  Give it [...]

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Censoring Public High School Libraries

A high school in Charleston, West Virginia is considering banning two of Pat Conroy’s books,  Beach Music and The Prince of Tides.  Read the story on Yahoo! here. 
I’ve read both books, along with The Great Santini, and I thought Conroy’s writing was  powerful and emotional.  And truthful, which is what good writing should aim to be.  [...]

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Gorilla Suit Abduction

I rarely have the chance to watch the news here at the home of The Royal Monkeys as our tv is usually channeling Noggin, NickJr, or Sprout.  But a few moments ago, as Prince Tatertot sings to himself in the basement, playing with Legos, and Sir Screamsalot naps in his crib (I’m sure if he [...]

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