We have been gone for some time.. other events sadly took precedent, such as the death of a parent.. COVID cases... hospitalization of another parent.. and hospitalization of a younger member of the family. We are .. back.. back-ish? We will try.. Front Page Aliens still exists.. you just have to get us at the right 'sighting'.. x x x I try gauging the mood of the holidays by how happy or not happy my own son is.. Now ten years into life, his belief in Santa is waning–or has waned. At times it feels he is playing along with adults and ponders to himself, “they can’t really believe this, can they?” Before bed for the past few nights, Ayden’s normally talkative demeanor in an attempt to say away just a little bit longer has been pushed aside. Instead he seems to be a more pensive, thoughtful, and even concerned young man.. For two nights now, Ayden told me this before dozing off: Something is missing. When pressed for more information, he simply responded he doesn’t kno...