But I Wonder What Happened to Rudolph?

I was just driving home from the video store[*] when I passed Santa Claus -- flowing white beard, red suit, and all -- coming the other way on a big-ass motorcycle. He waved.

Amusingly, I think this has done more to put my grinchy self into a happy holiday spirit than pretty much anything else this year so far.


[*] Yes, that's right, I've been renting movies! Details to follow. Probably.