December 14, 2009

Some of the villagers are having a cookout this evening.; Up North, where this village is located, there is several weeks when the sun doesn't rise at all, so the inhabitants have become accustomed to a long, cold winter The winters are becoming milder, though, and the summers are often much warmer than anyone remembers. It's called global warming. >Mr Kringle is doing what he can to go green...electricity produced from geothermal springs, the steam engine on the;train is now electric, the factories are run without using carbon based fuel, but he is concerned by the way things seem to be warmer each season.; He has a delivery date that depends upon using a sled and reindeer pulling it. He is beginning to explore the possibility of putting wheels;on his sled and taking the reindeer to warmer climes to prepare for the trip...kind of like athletes acclimating themselves for competition in high altitude or hot weather. One of the nice things about global warming is the fact that villagers can have a cookout in the middle of winter, but it is one of the few nice things.>Why...a flamingo was spotted on the ice skating pond yesterday. Now that's global warming. The scores from yesterday's ice hockey games:Canadians 2 --Toy Makers 1; Bakers 3 --B;P 1;Farmers -- Bye>'Til later...