Environmental Refugee Week Day 2: St. Nicolas aka Santa Claus
December 1st, 2009
The North Pole: Santa’s workshop; deer with fur coats; Polar Bears drinking Coke; Abominable Snow Monsters with abscessed teeth. A way of life is disappearing with the glaciers. The Snow Monster hasn’t been seen alive in 45 years, the polar bears are dying off at a rate that can’t be explained by obesity and juvenile diabetes alone. And Santa’s workshop is now Santa’s surf and sand, where the elves stay busy waxing Santa’s board and fanny banging tequila and sprite. It all sounds too fantastic: a man who used to need a sleigh and magic reindeer can now surf at his own back door. Alas it’s true.How will Santa get his sleigh off the ground from a sandy beach? What will the children do for presents? Will global warming succeed where the Grinch failed? Can Earnest save Christmas one more time, or is Christmas finally over?
Global Warming, Going... Going... Gone Nuts For The Environment, Uncategorized
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