Refreshing.... because, let's face it -- He's almost here.

I've been slowly forming a theory of my own over the Santa puzzle (as heady and zen as anything dreamt up in quantum physics), and as of today, the theory is this:

The being we call "Santa Claus" is actually an embodiment of the wind god (or spirit, or energy, or vibration, or whatever you want to call it).

Since there is no place on Earth where the wind does not blow (even the calmest weather is not totally calm), "Santa" is already everywhere at any given moment. This would explain how he can see us when we're sleeping and know when we're awake without having to resort to the rather creepy techniques of a human stalker.

When, in those rare occasions he is called upon to take corporeal form, he is able to draw together dust and ashes in the ambient enviroment, much like a dust devil, but more refined and detailed. This would also explain his small, stocky "build," the fact that he is "Covered all over with ashes and soot," and his shaggy, furry appearance.

This also lets him appear in several places around the globe at any single instant -- rather like an octopus, who, while keeping its head hidden, sends out its tentacles out in many directions at once.

Anyway, that's my theory, and I'm sticking with it!