Leah Jones
Trapped with Santa.
Every year, without fail, I get trapped with Santa Claus. Fine, fine, it is just this year and last year. And it isn’t so much trapped as I manage to catch the Santa Express–the holiday train for the CTA. Why even say holiday train, it is the Christmas Train.

Not as much a Grinch as the guy on the platform flipping us off as we passed Armitage.
I found this on Flickr, so I don’t even have to upload the photo from my phone. Just imagine.
You are Jewish. You’ve just finished your Christmas shopping. You are anxious to get home and this is your only option home. Candy canes and Christmas Carols. And CTA employees dressed like elves.