The coach put together the perfect team for the Oakland Raiders. The only thing missing was a good quarterback. He had scouted all the colleges, even the Canadian and European Leagues, but he couldn’t find a QB that would ensure a Super Bowl win. Then one night while watching Fox…

About AD 700 the venerable Bede wrote “The History of the English Church and People”. He shared the story of Paulinus, a missionary to the Anglo-Saxons and how he tried to convert the English to Christianity. Paulinus visited King Edwin in the year AD 627. Edwin and his followers worshipped…

On a recent Caribbean cruise we had the chance to visit the caves on Barbados, the only island in the region that is not volcanic and has these amazing underground features. The wife and I noticed another couple from the ship and she seemed very frightened. She asked, looking for…

After I waited patiently while my husband played a round of golf on our 18th wedding anniversary, he and I went out to dinner at a lovely restaurant. We discussed many happy memories we’ve shared during the years. Then I smiled coyly and asked, “Want to go for another 18?”…

[At a recent wedding I was asked to share some insights on married life and on life in general. Of course, some was serious and of lasting value. But that is not what you get in the Grif.Net] Married men live longer than single men, but they’re a lot more…

As a Grandfather I was talking to my grandsons about the “good ol’ day”. “You know back then I could go to a store with a dollar and get a loaf of bread, a dozen eggs, a watermelon, and four candy bars! Bet you can’t do THAT today, can you?”…

A British Jew is waiting in line to be knighted by the Queen. He is to kneel in front of her and recite a sentence in Latin when she taps him on the shoulders with her sword. However, when his turn comes, he panics in the excitement of the moment…

If you think you are beaten, you are; If you think you dare not, you don’t! If you’d like to win, but you think you can’t, It’s almost certain you won’t. If you think you’ll lose, you’re lost; For out in the world we find Success begins with a fellow’s…

Many years ago I spent time on the Wind River Reservation here in Wyoming. Loved to “tap into” the Indian culture and talk with men there. A friend shared a story about one such encounter. One of the men he knew shared meanings and symbols of his native language and…

Mike was a well-loved and very smart college history professor. But he couldn’t believe it — he’d made it to the last round of his favorite game show. “Congratulations, Mike,” said the emcee. “Answer correctly and you go home with five million dollars! Miss either part and you will get…

Did you hear about the weekly poker game with the early world explorers? Vasco da Gama held a pair, Christopher Columbus was ace high, and Henry Hudson had three of a kind. But they never could beat the Straights of Magellan. ~~ Dr Bob Griffin [email protected] www.grif.net “Jesus Knows Me,…

A poodle and a collie were walking down the street. The poodle turned to the collie and complained, “My life is a mess. My owner is mean, my girlfriend is having an affair with a German shepherd, and I’m nervous as a cat.” “Why don’t you go see a psychiatrist?”…

My wife was in labor with our first child. Things were going pretty well when suddenly she began to shout, “Shouldn’t, couldn’t, wouldn’t, didn’t, can’t, don’t!” Frantic, I asked, “Doctor, what’s wrong with my wife?” “Nothing. She’s just having contractions.” ~~ Dr Bob Griffin [email protected] www.grif.net “Jesus Knows Me, This…