Who They Are

Santa: What do you want for Christmas?

Smith: Love for people.

Santa: What about for yourself?
Smith: When people live with love, I strongly believe I will be granted love and care as a reward.

Santa: What are the most valuable gifts you can receive?
Smith: Love, care, trust from family, friends, and people around me.

Santa: What was the last gift you received?
Smith: Love, care and support. They love me, care about what I do and how I do it. They have always believed in me, which makes me even stronger than I thought I could be.

The Other Santas

There are many Santa Clauses
Of every shape and size.
That is not the name they go by;
That should be no surprise.

There are many Santa Clauses
Whose gifts are love and care,
Who treat each day like Christmas
For those whose lives they share.

There are many Santa Clauses;
You need not look too far.
Please stop and think about them;
You know just who they are.

Sources: Alexandru, Joseph and friends. Many thanks to them.

Cyber Santa

Dear Santa, I hope you are not set in your ways
Cause things are just different in these modern days.

Dear Santa, please tell me that I would be right
To figure you have set up your North Pole Web Site.

Do some of your elves keep the pages just right,
While you are preparing for your famous flight?

With all of the news of presents we will get,
Can we find it all there at Santa.net?

Do you accept e-mail, and phone faxes too?
Just think of the trees that you will save if you do.

And does a computer help guide your old sleigh,
To make sure that Rodolph does not lose his way?

Please tell me, dear Santa, that these things are true;
The times might be changing, but not without you.

Dear Santa, I have to say just one thing more,
Our fireplace is fake, so please come through the door!

P.S. Get this from a friend, Joseph. He got it from another friend.

The First Snow

December 19, the snow first showers this year in Nagoya and some other parts of Japan.

Light snow in the morning will give way to some light rain in the afternoon.

This evening, there is a chance of cloudy with rain and snow. Luckily, snow showers overnight.... less than 1 inch, though.

It snows, maybe, today and tomorrow only.... for now. Yet, it might surprisingly do again, as a gift, on Christmas Day or New Year`s Eve.

To feel the real winter, be patient until the later half of January and early of February.

It really is a good time to be with friends and share the fun !!

Enjoy !!!!