A buxom aspiring female Santa Claus in a quilted down jacket swaggers out of room C1 in the Civic Center where I’m next in line for my “Rent-A-Santa” interview.
“Ho ho ho,” she says over her shoulder, giving me an unnerving sidelong glance, a sort of knowing sneer tinged with Christmas spirit. She’s warring with me for the job of Santa Claus.
