“Elves seldom give unguarded advice, for advice is a dangerous gift, even from the wise to the wise, and all courses may run ill.” — J. R. R. Tolkien, English novelist or “Don’t be a cotton-headed ninny muggins.” – Buddy the Elf
If you have little tykes in your family, chances are good that you’ve had recent conversations about a certain elf, the one who begins a simple life sitting on a shel…