[Every few = weeks I post odd updates from the ‘net, often proving I have = friends with a stranger sense of humor than I = do.]   Laura M said, = “My ancestors navigated the ocean by using stars.  I missed = my exit on the Freeway even with…

An impartial = investigation into the controversial disappearances of the Bermuda = Triangle revealed that there were many opinions and some people had even = taken sides.   You= can pick any spot to plant a tree and you don’t have to tell me = why, because I’m arbortrary.  …

With half of = this year having passed, it’s time for reminders and warnings on = dangers of aging.  It is my “shout out” to old people = (it’s the only way they will hear, anyway)   “I envy = people who grow old gracefully.  They age to perfection like…

My friend was working overtime at the Denver Mint every = day.   Forced into too many hours on the job, the staff = members were threatening a strike.   Oddly enough, they were striking because they wanted to = make less money.     ~~~ANSWERS TO FOOD NAME QUIZ~~~…

[Here is your = chance to answer odd-ball assortment of questions that have little rhyme = or reason.  Please just post 1 answer publicly to allow others the = fun of guessing.  As always, Google knows.  We know = that.  We want to know if YOU know it without artificial…

[This is a = repost from 20+ years ago as people were wondering what was in store in = the new millennium.  Fear and concern over what might happen to our = lives, our planet, our future facing the dreaded Y2k. No one could even = envision the events looming…

My friend = Victor recently changed his last name simply to the letter = “E”   I thought is = was tribute to the positive idea of “victory” when said = aloud.   He said, No. =   Now, no one = can figure out the reason.   Today, to…

During the = long winter in western Wyoming, two ranchers flooded a low-lying field = and made a skating rink for their families to = enjoy.   A shepherd = accustomed to crossing the fields decided to take a shortcut across that = low land to move his sheep to…

[Trying to = surprise everyone with clever Q&A. Again, my perfect record of = failing stays intact]   Q: What do you = call a beautiful woman on the arm of a banjo player? = A: A tattoo. =   Q: = What happens to nitrogen when the sun comes…

I enjoy throwing coins in the river and watching the = current catch them and tumble them in patterns in the stream bed. =   Guess I just like studying my cash flow.     ***ANSWERS TO FOOD FACT QUIZ*** FOODIE FUN = FACTS    1. A century = ago,…

[This is a = chance for everyone to enjoy exercising the gray matter. Answers to = these toughies tomorrow.]   FOODIE FUN = FACTS    1. A century = ago, Americans spent about 43% of each day earning enough to buy = food.  In 2020 that is about ____%  …

[Marlene = Robershaw, an avid reader of the grif.net blog for 20 years, had this = tribute to father’s published in her local = newspaper]   Let’s be = honest folks, Father’s Day definitely takes a backseat to Mother’s Day. = Look at the facts: Father’s Day was not celebrated…

[Final installment of funny/serious thoughts on = Weddings/Anniversaries.  53 years ago in September Teresa and I = fell in love. We consummated that love when we married on June = 19th, 51 years ago. And yes, still in love = today.]When I saw = you, I fell in love.  You…