toothdigger's comeback: 12.2005

Tuesday, December 6, 2005

the autobiography of st. nicholas

i finally finished reading the autobiography of santa claus which was surprisingly rooted in history despite the fantasy of the immortal saint nicholas flying around the globe with eight reindeer and some helpers who turn out not to be elves at all... but other immortals...

Friday, December 2, 2005

brief break

brief break at or around lunch seems to be the prime time to blog for many; some people appear to never work at all at work; either shopping online or blogging online or talking on cell phones or walking the halls with coffee cups... now, i do walk the halls with coffee...

Toothdigger's Patron Saint

St. Agapius

Feastday: November 20 & August 19

Martyr and valiant defender of the faith. A Christian in Caesarea, Palestine, Agapius was taken prisoner in the persecutions of Emperor Diocletian. Three times he suffered imprisonment for the faith, released after enduring torture each time. Arrested a fourth, he was offered a pardon if he denied Christ. When he refused, he was penned up with a wild boar. The animal inflicted severe damage on him but did not kill him, so officials drowned him the next day (a stone was tied to his ankle, and he was thrown overboard into the sea.)

Source: Catholic Online