Yes folks it’s true. The demise of Donner has been confirmed. Last year I was instrumental in exposing the deplorable behavior shown to some of the older elves as they approached the end of their careers when I found them unceremoniously dumped in a trash heap in Harrison (see entries dated 12/5/09 and 12/26/09). This year my crack staff 
has uncovered the truly ugly spectacle of Donner’s skeletal remains left on the side of the road…strangely enough also in Harrison (see photo). At first it was thought that it might be Rudolph but no red nose was found with the carcass and it has been said that a flashing red nosed reindeer has been spotted in Port Chester. What I think they meant was that the reindeer seen had a red nose that was flashing. Though with reindeer you never know; he could well have been drunk and flashing passers-by in the Costco parking lot.
Be that as it may let this sad news not deter us from enjoying the rest of the holidays so let’s start with some Santas I found in a shop window on Putman Avenue in Greenwich just south of the top end of Greenwich Avenue.
And we’ll end today with the wonderful Clarence! Now, part 12.
