On the existence of Santa Claus

Hope you enjoy this read:
http://www.newseum.org/yesvirginia/

Special thanks to Timmy Denny, who kindly shared this link with us.
Any comments welcome.

A word I like

I like the word 'happenstance' (http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/happenstance) . I like many other words too, but I've chosen this word today because I don't think we have an exact Spanish equivalent, and trying to find it has me thinking a lot. Also, this was the word that they used to translate the name of a French film (Le battement d'ailes du papillon (2000) that you should not miss.



Tell us about a word you like, not necessarily an English word.

What's cooking?

In preparation for Christmas, here are some links to typical Christmas recipes:

http://allrecipes.com/Recipes/Desserts/Cookies/Christmas-Cookies/Main.aspx
http://recipes.kaboose.com/christmas-recipes.html
http://britishfood.about.com/od/christmas/u/christmasctdwn.htm http://www.americanprofile.com/recipes/browse/66631.html

Any chefs around? Send us your own Christmas recipe!