File this in the categories of good intentions gone wrong and meddling where you shouldn’t. Leading up to Christmas, unidentified flying objects—presumably drones, some the size of SUVs—flew about New Jersey close to its coastline. UFOs later appeared elsewhere, which includes San Diego County. Some locals talked about shooting one down.
Finally, some solid citizen pulled out some surplus military missile thing and pointed it to the sky. Boom! He got one! But his excitement turned to horror when a spotter reported hitting a different, and quite unintended, target.
The remains are here in my neighborhood of University Heights. Six of the remaining eight reindeer valiantly kept Santa Claus aloft while flying across the United States. As you can see, he didn’t make it. How many kids waited for presents that will never come? They won’t be alone next year. Santa: Millenia Ago to Dec. 25, 2024.
The Featured Image comes from Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra on Dec. 14, 2024. Vitals: f.2.2, ISO 50, 1/6400 sec, 70mm (film equivalent); 10:12 a.m. PST.