New York really IS the toughest city in the world...

Not even jolly ol'Saint Nick is safe from a parking ticket (you know, the cops DO have a ticket quota in the city...).

Santa Claus has added a New York City traffic agent to his naughty list after she gave him a ticket while delivering gifts to children.

Chip Cafiero says he'll fight the $115 ticket he received in Brooklyn on Black Friday when he was dressed as Santa.

The 60-year-old retired schoolteacher was riding a horse-drawn carriage and handing out toys and candy canes. An SUV carrying the toys and protecting the horse from traffic was double parked next to him.

Santa says he yelled "Ho! Ho! Ho!" to get the traffic agent's attention because the SUV wasn't blocking traffic. But in his words, "This grinch just went ahead and fined me."

Local politician Martin Golden calls the parking ticket "ridiculous."

Police won't comment on it.

Christmas

What is Christmas to you? Beyond the true meaning of Chirst purpose on earth, in the modern era people have learned it is about selfless giving.

Someone, or somebody has been leaving gifts outside Galilee Methodest Church in Sterling Virginia for a third year in a row.

They left a note: "Please take these presents and fill the hearts of children who have so much less than all of us." There was no signature.Who is this secret Santa? Does it matter?

These are hard times for many people. I know of one family that won't even have a Christmas tree this year. I hope the message of this story has meaning in your life. Merry Christmas.

Best Buy Showing Signs of Heading Way of Circuit City

Ready for Christmas? Electronics style! Women are great for sniffing out bargains on clothing, but it seems not even a PHD will help you in buying electronics these days. Especially when it comes to the big two, Circuit City and Best Buy.

By now you should know that Circuit City is closing 155 stores nationally. You may even recall last year the company fired employees, allowing them to re-apply for their old job in an effort to avoid paying benefits. The public has responded to terrible customer service and policies by not buying at Circuit City. Buying Circuit City product is more on the impossible level than it is impractical. Who wants to buy from a store that is possibly going out of business?

Is Best Buy next? Most recently Best Buy attempted to force a customer into accepting a $600 mini notebook for a $2200 Sony Laptop. The customer was lucky, they ended up with a $1200 gift card instead. Of course you could fall for Best Buy's HD calibration scam. If that is not enough for you, consider the confessions of a Best Buy employee. Best Buy has even gone as far as to set up a fake scam site to fool would be customers. Even Best Buy's Geek Squad service has come under constant fire for making every attempt it can to decline service and charge for services even when customers are under Best Buy's service contract plans.

When it comes to Electronics for Christmas this year, it looks like online shopping and anywhere but Circuit City or Best Buy will be your best choice. Hey, Costco takes everything back if you don't like it or it's defective and gives you cash back!