Archive for December 11th, 2006

Million-mile automobile

Posted by Gary on December 11th, 2006

Traveling salesman Peter Gilbert drove his car a lot.  Like a million miles, a lot.
The Milwaukee area resident just retired his 1989 Saab 900 because the frame was finally starting to rust out due to the harsh Wisconsin winters.  My favorite part… “The transmission was rebuilt at 200,000 miles and the hood and a few […]

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What the hell are frankincense and myrrh?

Posted by Gary on December 11th, 2006

Most, if not all, of us are aware of the story of the three kings/wisemen/magi (Caspar, Melchior and Balthasar) who visit baby Jesus and come bearing gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh. Sixteen years of Catholic education, and I never really learned what the heck frankincense and myrrh were.
According to Wikipedia, Frankincense or olibanum […]

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