Snow Day
So, yeah, it snowed last night (or, actually, very early this morning--depending on how you want to look at it). I'm really bored though, right now. Schools are all closed...my Mom took my Jeep to work...nowhere to go, nothing to see.
Kelli and I have already been out to shovel and salt the walk. At first shovel, it's a light fluffy snow...however, when you get below the surface, it's heavy and wet. And it's freakin' cold out there. Murphy hates the snow...his little paws can't handle it. Watching him try to walk through the backyard is hilarious though...he was trying to find a nice, low place to go to the bathroom (to no avail) so his legs were completely sunken in and his little butt got wet...it was quite funny if I do say so myself.
Before I go...here is a little Christmas trivia for ya...
Why is the word Christmas sometimes shortened to Xmas?
- Answer: Popular belief was that Xmas was a way to rid Christmas of it's original meaning. However, this isn't true. Xristos means Christ in Greek, also meaning anointed. Mas is an abbreviated form of the word Mass. Together, they translate as "worship for Christ."
4 comments:
Its Greek to me. :) Literally it is.
Christ is Xritos in Greek so abbrev is just "X". People so lazy in europe or where ever it originated
I thought Xmas was Jesus' name in the X-men comics.....no?
Tim, you were so close...but unfortunately Jon was a little closer.
Beanhead............very interesting on XMAS. That meaning is better than what I was told growing up...the X was taking the Christ out of Christmas. As the nuns told it............................
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