Bill H. = admits. "I need my sleep. I aim for about eight hours a day. Then = about ten at night." Ken A shared, = “I visited the Drive-Thru Weight Loss Center and they told me my = greatest problem was needing to get more = exercise.” …
09/29/21 Grif.Net – Getting in Shape
* I woke up = the other morning with a real desire to exercise. So I stayed in bed = till the desire went away. * I walk = everywhere for my health — but I never find it. * I may not = jog or workout —…
09/28/21 Grif.Net – Books Rewritten for Seniors
Thinking about updating some = books of childhood and youth now that I’m in my = 70’s **Pippi Support-Stockings **Nancy Drew = and the Case of the Missing Toilet Paper **Dr = ‘Dolittle’ Is a New Way of Life **The Little = Engine that Gave Up…
09/27/21 Grif.Net – Fun Facts
FUN FACT = – There are more women archaeologists than men. Which makes sense = since they are better at digging up the past. FUN FACT = – There is a difference between eschatology and scatology. = Unrelated fact: I’ve been asked not to teach junior high boys =…
09/25/21 Weekend Grif.Net – Investment
Imagine you = had a bank account that deposited $86,400 each morning. The account = carries over no balance from day to day, allows you to keep no cash = balance, and every evening cancels whatever part of the amount you had = failed to use during the day. What…
09/24/21 Grif.Net – Have You Ever Noticed . . .
Have you ever = noticed that anyone driving slower than you is an idiot and anyone = driving faster is a maniac? Have you ever = noticed your wife’s “ready in 5 minutes” and your own = “be home in 5 minutes” are exactly the = same? Have…
09/23/21 Grif.Net – Things My Mother Would NEVER Say
“How on = earth can you see the TV sitting so far = back?” “Yeah, I = used to skip school a lot, too. No big = deal.” “Just = leave all the lights on. It makes the house look more = cheery.” “Let me = smell…
09/22/21 Grif.Net – Quotations about Autumn
[Se= ptember 22nd is the autumnal equinox, as the chapter on = summer draws to a close and fall “falls”. Not the normal = guffaws, but a little bitter-sweet joy.] = 220;Autumn seemed to arrive suddenly that year. The morning of the first = September was crisp and golden…
09/21/21 Grif.Net – Revival Results
After the = small town Community Revival had concluded, the three pastors were = discussing the results with one = another. The Methodist = minister said, "The revival worked out great for us! We gained four = new families." The = Lutheran preacher said, "We did better than that! We gained six…
09/20/21 Grif.Net – Have You Heard About . .
HAVE YOU HEARD = ABOUT . . . the man who always wanted to be a monk? Sadly, he never got = the chants. HAVE YOU HEARD = ABOUT . . . a music group called Cellophane? They mostly = wrap. HAVE YOU HEARD = ABOUT . .…
09/18/21 Weekend Grif.Net – Nail Scars
There once was = a little boy who had a very bad temper. His father decided to hand him a = bag of nails and said that every time the boy lost his temper, he = had to hammer a nail into the fence post. On the first = day,…
09/17/21 Grif.Net – Naming the Puppy (female edition)
[Friends of = mine were looking for clever names for their new pet. I offered this = 2021 CELEBRITY EDITION yesterday for male dogs; today for female = dogs] Ally = McBeagle Catherine = Zeta-Bones Dane = Fonda Drool = Barrymore Eartha = Sitt …
09/16/21 Grif.Net – Naming the Puppy (male version)
[Friends of = mine were looking for clever names for their new puppies. I offered this = 2021 CELEBRITY EDITION. Today male dogs; tomorrow female = dogs] Al = Pooch-ino Arf = Vader Bark = Obama Beowoof Black = Labbath Bob = Scratchit …