Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Funny sounds


Funny sounds from Pink Stripey Socks on Vimeo.

Yes, Virginia, Santa Claus goes to school

This year 115 Santa Clauses attended a three-day workshop at Charles W. Howard Santa Claus School, located in Midland, Michigan. Here, they learned various skills like beard bleaching, sign-language, and the art of responding to children's requests.  Boy, I'd give anything to see a hundred Santas ho-ho-ho-ing with their "little round bellies" shaking like bowls "full of jelly."   





Interested in learning more?  You can find the original photos and article here at the New York Times

Tuesday, November 29, 2011

5 magical hours

Today's post is brought to you by the number 5.


Last night Baby Norris (and I) slept for 5 hours straight through the night.  Hooray!  Will this performance be repeated tonight?  We'll see....