[A new year = often means looking back. In this case, only a couple of decades = back] 1. 2000 = – Health fears over ____________________ spread over Britain and = Europe from tainted food. 2. 2001 = – The ____________ government in Afghanistan fail to hand over…
01/02/21 Weekend Grif.Net – My Prayer for You in 2021
If 2020 was a = year of pain, I pray that 2021 will be a year of = healing. If 2020 was a = year of joy, I pray that 2021 will be a year when that joy is = doubled. If 2020 was a = year of…
01/01/21 Grif.Net – Punteresting Start to the Year
[On the = 1st of each month we try to share interesting = word-plays. Again, this month, we fail.] *Humans are = scared of hippos because they think they are violent and responsible for = hundreds of deaths per year. In reality, people kill way more = people per…
12/31/20 End-of-Year Grif.Net – Keep Going
There will be = times when you feel like giving up… Keep going! There will be = times when you will feel frustrated by your lack of = progress… Keep going! There will be = times when others will tell you to stop = trying… Keep going! …
12/30/20 End-of-Year Grif.Net – Advice from Mrs. Murphy
I’m sure = that you’ve heard of Murphy’s Law: >“If = anything can go wrong, it will.” And then there = are a few other laws that have been added to the list over the = years: > “If = there is a possibility of several things…
12/29/20 Grif.Net – Tips for the Holiday
Prayer for = December 31, 2020:God, = grant me the senility to forget the people I never liked anyway, = The good fortune to run into the ones that I do, = And the eyesight to tell the difference. Prayer for = January 1, 2021: Dear Lord, So far…
12/28/20 Grif.Net – Monday to Remember: the 1990’s
[Another = Monday batch of trivia, this time from the 1990’s, so most of us = will remember.] 1. 1990 = – Iraqi troops invade __________, leading to the Persian Gulf = War. 2. 1991 = – The old Soviet Union breaks apart after President = Gorbachev’s resignation,…
12/26/20 Weekend Grif.Net – Report on a Special Christmas Present
Paul received = a BMW-7 Class automobile from his brother the stock broker as an = early Christmas present last Weekend. On Christmas Eve when Paul = came left his office, a young boy was walking around the shiny new car, = admiring it. "Is this = your car,…
12/25/20 Christmas Grif.Net – Old Story Repeated
CHRISTMAS = STORY FROM GOSPEL OF LUKE "And it = came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar = Augustus, that all the world should be taxed. (This taxing was before = Cyrenius was governor of Syria.) And all went to be taxed,…
12/24/20 Christmas Eve Grif.Net – On a Wyoming Ranch
‘Twas the night before Christmas and out on the ranch The pond was froze over and so was the branch. The snow was piled up belly-deep to a mule. The kids were all home on vacation from school, = And happier young folks you never did see, Just…
12/23/20 Grif.Net – Snow Laughing Matter (part 7)
Q: What do you = call a playlist with the songs “Jingle Bells,” “Baby = It’s Cold Outside,” and “Let it Snow” on = it?A: A wintry mix Q: What do you = call it when it gets so cold that the cash machine won’t = function?A: A spending…
12/22/20 Grif.Net – Christmas on Friday
I stopped for = coffee this morning. Bob: "Are = you all ready for Christmas? Remember, Christmas falls on a Friday this = year." Employee: = "Oh my goodness. I really hope it’s not on the = 13th!" Employee at = next register: "That would sure be…
12/21/20 Grif.Net – Monday to Remember: the 1980’s
[It’s = the 1980’s events this week, so many SHOULD still remember a = bit] 1. 1980 = – When the US Olympic Hockey Team defeated the favored USSR team = in Lake Placid, it was labeled the = “____________________”. 2. 1981 = – The wedding of the…