Someone asked = if the wife and I were still wearing masks. I said we HAD = to. No, not from the health standpoint since we do not have the = plague. But on the advice of our Financial Planner who is helping us = work on retirement. To…
01/18/21 Grif.Net – Monday Quiz: Where Did That Song Originate?
Here are TWO = DOZEN GREAT BROADWAY TUNES. I can hum every one of these and know the = lyrics to most. But can’t remember for the life of me in WHAT = musical each originated. Can you?? 1. _________________ = “Almost Like Being in Love” 2. = _________________ “Bewitched,…
01/16/21 Weekend Grif.Net – Don’t You Dare
[From Mark = Connor, 32 years a senior pastor in Melbourne, = Australia] A church youth = group leader wanted to encourage his teens to read the bible = more. He started by = challenging each of them to touch their bible once a day for a week.…
01/15/21 Grif.Net – Time to Move
[As a veteran = pastor/college professor of 50+ years I am often asked by young men how = to know when a ministry is "over" and you should seek a move = to another church or retired totally. Here are some warning = signs.] "You know = it’s over…
01/14/21 Grif.Net – Snow Laughing Matter (part 9)
Q: What = happens when winter arrives? A: Autumn = leaves Q: What do = snowmen say when they take pictures? A: = Freeze Q: Why did the = farmer only wear one boot to town? A: Weatherman = said there would be a 50% chance of snow…
01/13/21 Grif.Net – Did You Hear? (part 3)
Did you hear = about the Dalmatian who lost playing hide-and-seek every = time? He was always = spotted. Did you hear = about the kidnapping at the elementary school? Everything is = okay now. He woke up. Did you hear = about the ghost who was caught…
01/12/21 Grif.Net – Status Updates
Scott M asked, = “This whole birthday thing is getting old, don’t you = think?” Kim E = confessed, “I had the rudest, slowest, nastiest cashier today. = Guess it’s my own fault for using the self-checkout = lane.” Ken M reminds = us, “If your grandma got…
01/11/21 Grif.Net – Monday to Remember: the 2010’s
[Final decade = to test your knowledge of more recent history] 1. 2010 = – An explosion and fire on the _____________________ oil rig in = the Gulf of Mexico sends millions of gallons of oil into the sea. = 2. 2011 = – For the first time…
01/09/21 Weekend Grif.Net – Warming Your Minds in Winter
[Here is a = collection of quotations from famous authors to warm your hearts this = January] &qu= ot;Advice is like the snow. The softer it falls, the longer it dwells = upon and the deeper it sinks into the mind.” – Samuel = Taylor Coleridge &qu= ot;No…
01/08/21 Grif.Net – Reflections on the Holidays
[Hanukkah, = Advent, Christmas, New Year, Epiphany have all passed into history for = another year. Here is my unvarnished opinion of the holiday time, some = original and some borrowed from people far funnier or more insightful = than I will ever be.] I got my wish for Christmas…
01/07/21 Grif.Net – Snow Laughing Matter (part 8)
Q: What do you = call an old snowman? A: = Water. Q: Why = don’t mountains get cold in the winter? A: They wear = snow caps. Q: What two = letters of the alphabet do snowmen prefer? A: = I.C. Q: How do = Eskimos…
01/06/21 Grif.Net – Did You Hear? (part 2)
Did you hear = about the nurse who always carried a red pen? She wanted to = be able to draw blood if needed. Did you hear = that 2019 and 2020 got into a fight? 2021= Did you hear = about the steam engine that added bubble-gum…
01/05/21 Grif.Net – Problem in the Cold
A wife texted her husband at his office on a cold January = morning: "Windows frozen, won’t open." Husband texted her back: = "Gently pour some lukewarm water over it." Wife texted back 5 minutes later: = "Computer is really messed up = now.” ~~ANSWERS FOR = 2000-2009…