PERKS OF BEING RETIRED > Kidnappers ar= e not interested in you. > In a hostage situation you are likely= to be released first. > No one expects you to run into a burnin= g building. > People call at 9 PM and ask, "Did I…
09/19/26 Weekend Grif.Net – Never Forget 9.11
[This article was printed six months after the Muslim terrorist attack on Sept 11, 2001. Here on the 25th anniversary of this heinous attack, we see the first reaction of survivors and the children. We reprint it here lest we forget the battle in which our world is still engaged]…
09/18/26 Grif.Net – ‘Multiple Personalities
Former = Grif.Net said “if someone with multiple personalities threatens to ki= ll himself, is it considered a hostage situation? So what abo= ut if someone with multiple personalities: a) Kills himself, is it a mass suicide? b) Is murdered, is it a mass murder? c) Stands up,…
09/17/26 Grif.Net – Housecleaning Advice
Dust if you must . . . but wouldn’t it be better To pain= t a picture, or write a letter? Bake a ca= ke, or plant a seed? Ponder the differen= ce between want and need. Dust if you must . . . but there is not much…
09/16/26 Grif.Net – Philosophy of Life
Reprinted from Grif.Net 25 years ago ~[Understand that c= omedian George Carlin has given us some of his philosophy of life. Found th= em humorous and give him 100% credit and/or blame.] 1. Don’t sweat the pet= ty things and don’t pet the sweaty things. 2. Atheism is…
09/14-15/26 Grif.Net – Organ Recital
[Apologies for slowing down the Grif.Net, but my illness is = still taking a toll. Parkinson’s Disease is hard to control and my do= ctors are continually trying to find the right solution. The brain fog adds= to the confusion. Always appreciate your prayers.] A group of= friends in the…
09/14/26 Grif.Net – Baby Names
When a woman discovered that she was pregnant, her four-year= -old son overheard his parents’ conversation about possible baby names. He = didn’t say anything until a week later when a family friend asked him if he= was excited about the prospect of a new brother or sister. …
09/12/26 Weekend Grif.Net – “When God Said….No”
I asked God to take away my pride. God said "No". It is not for me to take away, but= for you to give it up. = I asked God to make my handicapped child whole. God said "No". Her spirit wa= s whole, her body was only temporary. …
09/11/26 Grif.Net – Snippets
My gr= andpa went bald by age 50, but he still carried a comb in his pocket. = Obviously, he just couldn’t part with it. When you die, what part of the body dies last? = My optician said it is the pupils in your eyes. They dilate.= A…
09/10/26 Grif.Net – 25 years ago
[This was the Grif.Net blog sent out the day befo= re 9/11. Few cares then except getting old and laughing. For thousands, the= y would never have that opportunity] "In A Sound Of Music"= [Author Unknown] &n= bsp;  = ; Maalox and nose drops and needles for knittin’. Walkers and handrails…
09/09/26 Grif.Net – Trivia (+ Answers to yesterday’s quiz)
Ten Trivial Facts to Astound your Friends and Family= 1. Mosquitos favorite color is blue. = 2. Superman’s birthday is F= ebruary 29th. 3. A wheeled office chair travels about 8 miles = a year. 4. In an average lifetime, a person will grow 6 feet…
09/08/26 Grif.Net – QUIZ on before/after
Here are 10 items/people that are from the past but = now are known by totally different names. Enjoy them. ANSWER ONLY ONE publi= cly so others can play. Answers tomorrow. NO Google or AI. This tests your = brain, not your computer’s chips. = 1. What were Delicious…
09/07/26 Labor Day Grif.Net – I Have My Work to Do
Herman Voss was a Christian song writer and organist= =2E His work for “Singspiration Music” focused on children and = teens. My wife’s mother, Norinne Bohren, found his children’s s= ong about work and taught it to her children. She convinced them that Labor= Day was Fall Clean-up Day before…