Really, I’ve been good this year. Well, I’ve been kinda good. Still, I feel that I have earned this little yellow trinket.

This would be a Christmas first for me. Normally I get things like a few pieces of coal, a tire gage (not even a digital one), a couple of "C" batteries for my flashlight.

Santa owes me big! I have been impacted as much as anyone by his recent program revisions. I have sat calmly by while he layed off 6 reindeer including Rudolph, hoping all the time that the remaining reindeer could get the job done.

I said nothing when he canned the elves for overseas imports. Held my breath and hoped for the best as he revised eligibility criteria for Christmas present recipients and trusted that it was just a temporary fix. Didn’t even have a bad thought when Santa’s name showed up on the corporate bailout list.