James Fennimore Cooper wrote about the life of Santa Claus. Naturally he titled it The Deer Sleigher. On the inside cover appears a photograph of Santa taken with his North Polaroid camera. In the pages of the book, you’ll find out that Santa’s primary language is North Polish. You’ll learn…

When the wife and I were dining last month in Moscow, we enjoyed a meal with former Communist Party leader Rudolph Petrovich. He came into the restaurant from the cold drizzle, complaining about the nasty weather. My wife said it was sleeting, but he argued that it was just a…

A famous chef developed a new Eggs Benedict dish to be served in a 50’s style eatery. It just didn’t look good on the regular serving plates and he wanted something retro and classy. He spotted some shiny hubcaps on the wall and it gave him the idea for a…

An international chess tournament was held at a large hotel in New York City. Everyone watched games with great intensity and argued into the wee hours over moves and counter moves. But the hotel manager finally had enough when one group nailed up banners all over the lobby about how…