What is myrrh?
My twelve year old son and I were discussing the real meaning of Christmas recently, about how it’s Christ’s birthday. He asked me if Jesus was given any gifts and I reminded him of the story of the three wise men giving gold, frankincense and myrrh. He then asked me what myrrh was, and I had
What is Little Christmas?
Recently at work we were discussing our holidays and the conversation turned to Christmas trees. Typically we put our tree up around the middle of December, and take it down around New Years. I mentioned that my Mom leaves hers up longer, she doesn’t take hers down until Little Christmas. One
What’s the difference between an emt and a paramedic?
This is a question frequently asked of the Customer Service department where I work. Some of the girls there aren’t sure of the exact answer, and I wanted to know for myself so I did a little reading. By definition EMT stands for emergency medical technician. EMTs provide basic life support.
What is a Polar Bear Plunge?
Polar bear plunge. It turns out that this is a term that a number of people aren’t familiar with for one reason or another. It isn’t a zoo or animal term. In its least specific meaning it is a person going into the ocean in the middle of the winter. Polar bear plunges are often popular fund
What are grits?
I’ve liked grits for a long time. A couple of days ago, my eleven year old saw them in the cabinet and asked me what they were. I didn’t know the exact answer, so here we are. Want the short answer? Grits are pieces of corn grain. Need to know more? Read on. The first step in manufacturing
Which coffee filter makes the best coffee?
For as far back as I can remember everyone always used those white paper coffee filters. Then a number of years back all of a sudden the brown filters started becoming more visible. I recall someone somewhere telling me that if you brewed coffee with the brown filters the coffee would taste
Where did the name Black Friday come from?
This one is for my oldest son. My eleven year old asked me earlier this week where the term Black Friday came from. Black Friday is the day after Christmas. The phrase is believed to have originated in the Philadelphia area. It is the first day of the Christmas shopping season. The day is famous,
What is the difference between white and brown rice?
I was thinking a lot about rice this week and started wondering what the difference between brown and white rice was. I don’t mean the color or the flavor, I mean the how and the why. So I did a little reading. I found that brown rice is actually white rice, before it becomes white rice. Got
What is cholesterol?
Recently I had some bloodwork done, and one of the many things they checked was my cholesterol. A coworker thought my result was too low so I did a little checking. After all, I do not have the initials MD after my name. Turns out I’m just fine, as are my levels. So, what is cholesterol?
What’s a Dymo Labelwriter used for?
Do you use a lot of labels at home, for either business or personal reasons? We use labels for every file we have at work, and for every document inside each file. We use a lot of labels. When I was hired I was surprised to find that with the quantity of labels being used we printed them in