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Three violin manufacturers had all done business for years on t= he same block in the small town of Cremona, Italy. After years of peaceful = co-existence, they began to advertise their product.   First, the Amati family deci= ded to put a sign in their shop window saying: “We…

[Deep Thoughts to keep your minds functioning on a cold winter = day] ** It’s hard to explain puns to kleptomaniacs because the= y always take things literally.   ** People often accuse me of stealing other&#8217= ;s jokes and being a plagiarist. Their words — not mine…   **…

[Last week’s quiz dealt with origins of famous quotations= , and we did NOT see a lot of stellar answers. So, thought Disney movie son= gs could evoke greater participation. Here are song titles and all we need = from you are the films in which each originated. Simple.]  …

[Feels odd to list clever sayings on Facebook that I saw on Ins= tagram. Well, social media does =E2=80=9Cborrow=E2=80=9D from one to anothe= r to another . . . and I borrow from them all. 😊]   > Some days I amaze= myself. Today is not one of those days.…

Gratitude in the Bible is a resounding theme, echoing from Gene= sis to Revelation. It’s not merely encouraged but exemplified as a wa= y of life, deeply rooted in the relationship between God and humanity. In t= he Old Testament, we find gratitude woven into the fabric of Israelite cult=…

In high school I asked a girl I really thought was cute if she = had a date for Valentine’s Day.  She said, “Yes. February = 14th” and quickly walked away. ~~ A friend shared, “Wife called = and said if I’m not home in 10 minutes, she was going…

[Doctor not only put me on a diet, but suggested I should st= art a fitness regimen. After starting and stopping so often (my body doesn’= t want me to do too much), I have worked out this program of strenuous acti= vities that do not require sweating or much…

A stingy old lawyer who had been diagnosed with a terminal illn= ess was determined to prove wrong the old saying, “You can’t ta= ke it with you”. After much thought and consideration, the old ambula= nce-chaser finally figured out how to take at least some of his money with…

[Famous quotations are well known. Sadly, we often forget the o= riginal speaker/writer or context in which they were given. How many of the= se wise and pithy sayings can you correctly attribute?] 1. “To= work without love is slavery.” ______= ______________   2. “Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only…

Bob G. shares, “Don’t be upset with people who= still believe in Santa Claus. After all, there are some who still believe = in the Dallas Cowboys.”   Wayne M. instructs, “How to cook crack and cl= ean a crab. Step 1 – use commas.”   Gail M. relates, “I…

[Each month in 2025, we wander down memory lane, repeating t= he Grif Net email/blog posts for an entire week from 25 years ago. This is = the last from February 2000.] =  = (Modern Paraphrase)   The T.V. set is my shephe= rd.  My spiritual growth shall want.  …

[Each month in 2025, we repeat the Grif Net email/blog posts= for an entire week from 25 years ago (February 2000). This is that week!]   = Ratio of an igloo’s circumference to its diameter =3D Eskimo Pi   = ~~~ 2.4 statute miles of intravenous surgical tubing= at Yale…

This is a multipart message in MIME format. ——=_NextPart_000_04DB_01DB7878.8EF4D420 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=”us-ascii” Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit [Each month in 2025, we repeat the Grif Net email/blog posts for an entire week from 25 years ago (February 2000).] I joined a health club last year and spent about 400 dollars but haven’t lost…