[You know why = I like egg puns? They crack me up.  Here are some puns served over = easy.]   **The only day = of the week that eggs are afraid of is Fry-day.   **A hen will = always leave her house through the proper = eggs-it.  …

[Winter has = hit with a vengeance in snow and cold.  I love my small retirement = house in the warm South (of Wisconsin) and find snow and cold WITHOUT = non-stop Wyoming winds evoking memories of camping in all seasons.  = Here are some important tips from an old…

[50+ years of = marriage counseling has taught me that the couple may USE the same word = but may not DEFINE them the same. All gender stereotypes exaggerated for = humor, of course.  My wife thought I should add that. And yes, I am = smart enough to follow…

01/11/22 Grif.Net – Up a Tree Little Johnny is = up a tree and won’t come down.  His mother = pleads, "Johnny, please come down!"  He = won’t. She calls the = police, who order Johnny to descend in the name of the law, but to no = avail. She…

I once read = that in Alaska the men are men and so are the = women. It also = mentioned that if you’re a single woman there, your odds are good, = but the goods are odd.   ~~ "Sherlock, why is your front door painted = yellow?""A lemon…

There are far better things ahead than any we leave = behind. – C.S. Lewis   A thorough = knowledge of the Bible is worth more than a college education. – = Theodore Roosevelt   The first step towards getting somewhere is to decide = you’re not going to stay…

[Students are = ready to return to classes and may be struggling with English and = writing skills. Here are some guidelines that I, as a former college = professor, endorse half-heartedly.] 1. Verbs = has to agree with their subjects.   2. = Prepositions are not words to end…

[Here is some = advice for those seeking new employment in 2022, Reprint from 2002 = grif.net blog with the final sentence updated 😊 = ]   My first job = was working in an orange juice factory, but I got canned because I = couldn’t concentrate.   Then I…

Some time back = a humorist penned fictional “Knights” by tweaking real words = or phrases.  Brought smiles reading about the “largest knight = of the round table’ (Sir Cumference) or the knight who enjoyed = steak each day (Sir Loin of Beef).  So, I’ve compiled some = unfamiliar men…

A woman, her = husband and their three rambunctious sons (under age five) were in their = car waiting at a traffic light. The woman glanced over at the car next = to them and noticed a blissfully happy mother with her baby daughter. =   Looking at her =…

Tom Swift was = the brainchild of Edward L. Stratemeyer (1862-1930). Stratemeyer first = used the name "Tom Swift" for the title character in = "Shorthand Tom; or, the exploits of a young reporter", = serialized in 1894. Stratemeyer was also the creator of the Bobbsey = Twins, Nancy Drew,…

[A few = thoughts from godly men and women to help keep me focused on my 2022 = journey] The Christian is not a good man. He is a vile wretch who = has been saved by the grace of God. – Martin Lloyd = Jones   The presence =…

My doctor told = me to start an exercise program. Not wanting to harm this old body and = because I’m allergic to a hard workout (so allergic that I break = out . . . in sweat), I’ve devised the following:   MONDAY Beat around = the bush Jump…