[Ce= lebrated Columbus Day and found assorted lame jokes related to this = during the week]   How= did Christopher Columbus pay for his trip to the new land? He = used his Discover card.   Wha= t was the biggest event in 1492?Natives discovered a confused = Columbus.  …

[Old buddy of mine Wayne shared this = conversation with his grandchild]   Grandchild: "Can I have candy = for breakfast, grandpa?"   Me: "Of course not, silly. Now = finish your Lucky Charms, doughnut, and chocolate milk. We need to get = going."   ~~ = Dr Bob Griffin…

[Tweens are = not little kids that giggle at our silly jokes, yet not really teens or = young adults who can catch levels of humor far advanced.  So here = are some 4th-7th grade jokes they might enjoy. Or at least not roll = their eyes at too loudly.…

Don= ‘t mess with old people; life imprisonment is not that much of a = deterrent anymore.   How many retirees to change a light bulb? Only one, but it = might take all day.   Fir= st year in retirement is called the "initial" state because of = SS,…

Not saying = I’ve gotten lazy these days, but my favorite exercise now is doing = “diddly-squat”.   I do tuck my = feet into my chest and lean forward, since that’s just how I = roll.   Monday is = cleaning day. So far I’ve polished off two candy…

Gra= nt them peace, most precious gift of allKeep the worried world far = away and smallWhen they return, may quiet fill their = souls,Dearest Lord, keep them safe within its walls.   May= the stone be cool beneath their feet.The canyon breezes circle soft = and sweetWhen darkness falls,…

[A final = throwback post on the 25th anniversary of starting the daily = Grif Net blog now read by thousands and expanded to Facebook.  = Thanks for putting up with this repeat of lame humor, much geared to = college students from years ago.]   “MAKING = IT THROUGH…

[Reflecting on = the Fall of 1996, we celebrate 25 years of sending blog posts to = thousands of recipients.  Pillsbury College in Owatonna, Minnesota, = was struggling and asked me to leave my mission church ministry in = Wyoming and help teach some classes on education. This led to…

[Back in the = Fall of 1996, we began sending blog posts on the new internet system at = Pillsbury College in Owatonna, Minnesota where I was teaching. Students = set up email accounts and complained there were never any messages. By = October, 35 students and faculty at three…

[Starting Sept = 19th, 1996, we began sending sporadic blog posts on the new = internet system at Pillsbury College in Owatonna, Minnesota where I had = stepped in to a struggling program, leaving mission church work in = Wyoming to teach 19 credits. 5 students and 3 faculty were…

[Starting Sept = 19th, 1996, we began sending sporadic blog posts on the new = internet system at Pillsbury College in Owatonna, Minnesota where I had = stepped into a struggling program, leaving mission church work in = Wyoming to teach 19 credits. 5 students and 3 faculty were the…

Have you ever = sat back and thought to yourself, “What is a grandparent?” = Where can we go to get a better understanding and an open and honest = answer?  A third grade teacher asked her students this question, = “What is a Grandparent?” Here are some of the…

[Every month = you expect better, but always walk away muttering and shaking your = head]   Sometimes I = order an undercooked steak, but it’s rare.   You = don’t have to have an aquarium to be tankfull.  =   There actually = is a podcast that explains the…