Strange Brew by John Deering for December 24, 2022

I’m sorry Santa. I find that very hard to believe.

But I drink all the sherries.

Oh, sure. Say the Cookie Monster always stows away in the sleigh and follows you down every chimney.

Yeah. Not all of them are good.

We have a tradition in our family that the grandchildren make cookies for me. It has been going on since the eldest could sit on the table with a mixing bowl between her legs to help her mom stir the batter. She’s applying to colleges now.

I will not check my weight nor blood sugar until after New Years.

Um, doc? How many of your other patients has you advice kept alive for 1700 years? Perhaps you should be asking him for advice.

True—some of the cookies have raisins.

But most houses….

No, but he does have the tacos and tequila at the “good” kids houses.

I would……

A1C of 11?

Considering how fast he has to move to make all the deliveries in one night, maybe he burns off all the calories.

Are you now being Santa, Roger Kaputnik?