In less than an hour, Santa is going to take off from the North Pole and begin his yearly trek across the globe. I forget that he has to visit places around the world with our wonky time zones, meaning he’ll actually start when it’s barely even the 24th here in California.<\/p>\n
And in our current age of technology and instant information, you can track where he’ll be and when with the help of NORAD and Google Maps\/Earth. This year, you can even get Twitter updates!<\/p>\n
Santa’s got a funny reputation. At some point, the publicists for the tooth fairy and the Easter bunny give up. At a certain age, kids don’t really believe that they exist, and there’s nobody out there really trying to convince them otherwise. But Santa? Even as an adult, there are movies pushing for a the jolly man. The postal service still keeps him on the route. He’s still got people keeping his name alive.<\/p>\n
And for that? I have to give the man some props.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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