Entries by Elf Ed Zachary

Stocking Mail is NOT for Tracking

At some point in the upcoming weeks there will be a conversation over at SantaUpdate.com about Stocking Mail. It usually generates confusion. Unfortunately that confusion starts here in the tracker elf community. So we wanted to put something out about it now so that mistakes can be avoided in the weeks ahead. The North Pole […]

Understanding the Countdown

Do you know what it means to be OCD? OCD does not mean what some think it means. Some think it means OBSESSIVE CHRISTMAS DISORDER. That’s cute. But that’s not it. In the world of elves, OCD means OBSESSIVE CHRISTMAS DATES. We manifest OCD as an elf through countdowns. And we have a lot of […]

Superstitious Elves

Greetings from Iceland, where we are wrapping up the Elf Supervisor annual meetings. Elf Crash Murphy has just dismissed the proceedings and the Elf Supervisors are now on their way to their home base in their assigned sectors. That is where they will remain until Santa returns home from the North Pole after his Christmas […]

Santa, Money and Ads

We don’t have money at the North Pole. That’s not to say we’re broke. We just don’t use money. There are no vending machines. No tips for servers. No coin laundries, no credit cards, and no red kettles for bell-ringing Santas. Elves technically don’t make money. Yes, there’s an elf union. And every now and […]

Here’s the Scoop

Hi there. Elf Ed Zachary here. Where to begin? A couple of weeks ago I was called into Elf Ernest’s office. Like many other elves right now I was offered a promotion. Part of my new gig in the News Department is figuring out how to deal with this little column here on SantaTrackers.net. This […]