Never Abduct a Viking's Christmas Tree.

Diplomacy is the art of not saying what you think.

Here's a chocolate Santa on a Moped, from Mackenzies Chocolates. If you can't be diplomatic, give chocolate; you'll make some new friends. And for those who would rather do without the extra sugar, here's a no-sugar chocolate Santa from Purdy's. This company also has no-sugar added chocolate assortments, as well as the regular kind, in case one chocolate Santa just doesn't cut it.

You could always eat a lot of chocolate Santas, but this could get monotonous after the first dozen or so.

It's Friday morning; do you know where your demolition equipment is?

Here are some interesting pictures from Brokk Inc. of remote-controlled demolition equipment engaged in very dangerous activities. The site is a little slow to load, but it's worth the wait, because the pictures are fascinating. Here's one of the remote-controlled Brokk 50, a breaker device with a 30-ft cable and rubber tracks.

There's a picture of a chap operating the unit from a safe distance with a controller. Some people have all the fun! Imagine what you could do with a remote-control demolition machine! You could demolish your neighbor's backyard, barbecue blast furnace in no time, and he'd never know what hit him.

The next step, of course, is a demolition machine with artificial intelligence.

Yes.

Sayonara....