Romping through his private and professional lives, a child psychologist culls funny, outrageous and sometimes sad vignettes in which he:

• is spooked by a lump of blue coal
• is involved in a nun's death
• orders up a pornographic pizza
• meets a beady-eyed snowman
• lends Betsy Ross a helping hand
• is outwitted by a raccoon
• treats Santa Claus for a seasonal depression
• conjures up a killer dog as a pet
• resolves a child's birthday dilemma
• is stumped by a locked room murder mystery
• confronts a Latino Santa Claus in a grocery store
• survives in the world of competitive bridge tournaments,