M.K. Sheeler warns of the following analogy: Proceed with caution; stop reading when less than 6’ from your delusions.  On, then, to his winter’s tale:  In the beginning everyone believes the story [about Santa Claus]. Things happen as if by magic, and since we can’t prove it wrong, we go along. Then the conspiracy theorist … [tells] us the story is false. We listen, to a point, then consider him a fool. He persists … We cling to our belief, seeking like-minded people for comfort, but doubt has begun. … The older we get, the more the story seems false. … Continue reading Christmas in July