Moses was = sitting in the Egyptian ghetto. Things were terrible. Pharaoh wouldn’t = even speak to him. The rest of the Israelites were mad at him for making = the overseers even more irritable than usual, etc. He was about ready to = give up. Suddenly a = booming,…
10/22/20 Grif.Net – Donations
At a church in = a nearby town a volunteer worker on the stewardship committee noticed = that the most successful lawyer in the whole town claimed to be a member = (but never attended), yet hadn’t made a contribution. This guy was = making about $400,000 a year so…
10/21/20 Grif.Net – Smuggling
While crossing = the US-Mexican border on a bicycle, a man was stopped by the guard who = asked for his identification, then pointed to a large sack the man = carried on the back of the bike. "What’s = in the bag?", asked the guard. "Just = sand,"…
10/20/20 Grif.Net – Horse Sense
A friend from = California recently moved to Wyoming to live like a cowboy. He = bought two horses but couldn’t seem to tell them apart. Living out = on the range, he called and asked what to do. I suggested to = cut one of their tails off.…
10/19/20 Grif.Net – Status Report
[More of my = friends share what they are thinking or doing. Blame = them.] Marilyn L = shares, “My body ain’t what it used to be. Even when = I’m naked I want to slip into something more comfortable.” = Paul F reminds = us, “I met…
10/17/20 Weekend Grif.Net – Financial Lesson for America
(ba= sed on 2018 figures – and only gotten worse = since) * = U.S. Tax revenue: $2,170,000,000,000 * = Fed budget: $3,820,000,000,000 * = New debt: $ 1,650,000,000,000 * = National debt: $19,271,000,000,000 * = Recent budget cuts: $ 38,500,000,000 Let’s now remove 8 zeros and pretend it’s your…
10/16/20 Grif.Net – Bulletin Bloopers
[The following = are reported ‘bulletin bloopers’ found in churches from = across the United States. Some old, some new. All bring a = smile.] "Next = Sunday Mrs. Vinson will be soloist for the morning service. The pastor = will then speak on ‘Life’s Terrible = Experiences’." "Due to…
10/15/20 Grif.Net – Choice of Zoo’s
Planned to = take my children to the zoo, so asked them if they wanted to go to a = sophisticated zoo up north in Boston or a more casual zoo down in Texas. = Immediately they asked what the difference would = be So I shared, = “In…
10/14/20 Grif.Net – Least Talented
Musicians from = two large orchestras in the region were discussing who they thought the = LEAST talented musician in each orchestra was. One of them = said, “That’s easy. We have a fellow who doesn’t have = much ability, so we just put two sticks in his hands…
10/13/20 Grif.Net – Jeopardy for $1000, Alex
[The answers = come first. See if you can come up with a better question than I = did. That shouldn’t be hard.] A: Big = Band Q: What is the = favorite musical genre of bungee jumpers, Alex? A: Nightly = News Q: What do Sir =…
10/12/20 Columbus Day Grif.Net – Why I Still Celebrate this Holiday
I = CELEBRATE HISTORY. While the modern “cancel culture” = is vocal and violent in their attempt to destroy and degrade all of = American History (and for that matter Western Civilization), paving the = way for an overthrow of our government and usher in the next socialist = state,…
10/10/20 Weekend Grif.Net – Epitaph
I grew up = going to the cemetery. Taking a lunch and tending graves in the = spring and fall was a family ritual. Playing with the big cannon that = “guarded” the entrance of Hillside Cemetery became another = toy. I = “met” my Uncle Billy and my…
10/09/20 Grif.Net – Quarantined Status
[Many friends = are trying to put a lighter spin on the tragedy surrounding the world as = we end the 7th month of quarantine and shut down] = Brian C said, = “Due to the quarantine, I only tell inside jokes = now.” Mary J = reported,…