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A Santa's life in central Australia

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Giday

I would like to first introduce my self I have been a Santa for ten years or so I also have 3 kids of which i am thier sole parent. I am heavily involved in Athletics cumilating in attending the commonwealth games in 2006 as an Official. I live in Alice Springs which is nearly dead centre of Australia during the christmas season the temperatures get up to 45 or more degrees celcius however during our winter which is now we get temperatures as low as -5. Alice Springs is a town of 25000 people

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SantaSteve

a meditation on Santa

below is a meditation by CK Chesterton What has happened to me has been the very reverse of what appears to be the experience of most of my friends. Instead of dwindling to a point, Santa Claus has grown larger and larger in my life until he fills almost the whole of it. It happened in this way. As a child I was faced with a phenomenon requiring explanation. I hung up at the end of my bed an empty stocking, which in the morning became a full stocking. I had done nothing to produce the things

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SantaSteve

why the camel

one of the best things I do each christmas is get photos taken with camels they are a wonderfull animal and very impresive to ride and as you can see make a great photo however why the camel ? I think that the camel brings in to the christmas season the first present gift givers the three wise men. as santa surely we are coninuing on the tradition started on the very first christmas

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SantaSteve

the Alice

Alice is the shortened version of Alice Springs the great town I live in it is 1000 miles from the nearest coast and also the nearest is the largest town withint that 1000 mile radius. our weather goes from highs of over 110 to lows of 15 F the Alice is within a desert region that is over 500 miles in most directions this all means we are in a isolated area however as most people from alice springs like to say we are the closest to all beaches in Australia I have lived here for 15 years an

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