polar bears

While Santa Claus still makes regular appearances on Coca-Cola branding every Christmas, one iconic element has been absent from the season for many years. It's time to address the elephant in the room—or rather, the polar bear.

Almost everyday of my adult life, I've consumed some sort of carbonated soda pop. Let's not get into what a consumer in this part of the country or that part of the country calls it. I call it "Coke" or "pop", no other alternatives thank you. In other words, I don't care what color the Coke can is, I'm drinking it.