December 23rd Santa Claus vs. Godzilla
Can Santa fare better than Bambi….? Christmas may depend on it! The End of the World Christmas Special from Simon Fallavollita on Vimeo. BONUS FLOTSAM: Not festive, but related. 😉
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December 22nd Burns and Allen
In the golden age of radio, George Burns and Gracie Allen were among the top stars. “Santa and the Pirates” is one of their Christmas episodes; it originally aired December Continue Reading →
December 18th Raymond Briggs’ Father Christmas
Santa has other names around the world, of course, and in the United Kingdom he is known as Father Christmas. Of all the books about Father Christmas, Raymond Briggs — Continue Reading →
December 17th Memory Game
I love the quirky drawings in this memory game from Boowa & Kawala:
December 13th Christmas for Misfits
Any fan of Rankin-Bass knows the story of the Island of Misfit Toys — many, many stories around Christmas seem to focus on the unwanted toys (like the Tangerine Bear) Continue Reading →
December 11th Saving Christmas
Can a little blue penguin gather the gifts and get them to Santa without falling into the traps? Maybe with your help! Play Saving Christmas, a simple arrow key-driven platform Continue Reading →
December 10th Santa Claus Funnies
Santa Claus had his own comics in the Golden Age as part of Dell’s Four Color series! Here’s an issue of Santa Claus Funnies from 1944. Of course, comics have Continue Reading →
Five Ways to Lose Friends and Followers
I am a very active user of social media and I add, follow, hide, and unfollow people all the time. I am constantly adjusting my wall or feed depending on Continue Reading →
Unintended Extended Absence
Shortly before I posted my last post (lump), my laptop just basically stopped working one night. I took it in for repairs and it was gone almost two full weeks. Continue Reading →
Meaning To Read
Ulysses. It’s one of those books that has always been on that long list of books I “ought to read” but wasn’t terribly keen on reading. I had been told Continue Reading →