The blow-up Santa above is from a house here on 17th Ave. We are generally NOT going overboard with Christmas decorations here in Seattle ! There is an interesting international study mentioned in the Economist’s year-end issue : happiness in life follows a U curve with the low-point at 46. Mid-life crisis and all that. After 46 a person’s happiness generally increase into old age. So I guess that is why Santa is VERY HAPPY. (A somewhat dainty jump he makes, is it not? – throwing away the Christmas cane! I’m just not sure why he is jumping over someone’s NOSE!)
