As with many families, the past holiday seasons brought my immediate family together. Six grandsons provided a lot of excitement. Opening presents resulted in a floor covered with paper, ribbons, boxes, and gadgets, a basic free-for-all. Adults learned new self-defense strategies as things flew around.
This year I heard from a reputable source that Santa has adapted to the boom in technology and communications. To give his reindeer a much-needed respite (they are growing old like many of us), he’s come up with some modifications to his transportation that are also good for the planet.
Santa Claus purchased a Tesla sled. The sled is powered by robotic reindeer fueled by an electric battery under the sled’s seat. Rudolph’s nose shines as usual while also serving as a directional tool using satellites.
Santa also figured out how to challenge that other giant of delivery services. He borrowed one-million stars from the Milky Way. Using AI, they’re programmed to deliver loads of presents to homes at night. The fast and accurate stars funnel down the chimney, arrange the presents under the tree, collect the cookies for Santa, and go back up to deliver another load. This takes five seconds.
Santa sits back with his rum eggnog while his genius plan is put to work. I guess it’s good for him, but I think it’s still more fun to have people together. As long as I can hide until someone else does the dishes.
Happy Holidays
