O= le went to the doctor for a physical. After Ole was dressed the doctor = came in and said, "I’m sorry Ole, but you are very sick and have = only a few weeks to live." O= le went home with a heavy heart to tell Lena the…
01/18/20 Weekend Grif.Net – Story behind the Movie
Just months after winning his 1941 Academy Award for best = actor in “The Philadelphia Story,” Jimmy Stewart, one of the = best-known actors of the day, left Hollywood and joined the US Army. He = was the first big-name movie star to enlist in World War II. An accomplished…
01/17/20 Grif.Net – What My Mother Taught Me
[Repeat from January 2000 Grif Net Blog by = request] My mother taught me TO APPRECIATE A JOB WELL = DONE "If you’re going to kill = each other, do it outside. I just finished = cleaning!" My = mother taught me RELIGION "You better pray that will…
01/16/20 Grif.Net – Job Search
IF FAMOUS = HISTORICAL FIGURES WERE LOOKING FOR A JOB = TODAY… JULIUS CAESAR: = My last job involved a lot of office politics and back stabbing. I’d = like to get away from all that. JESSE JAMES: I = can list among my experience and skills: leadership,…
01/15/20 Grif.Net – Lamentations of the Father (part 3)
[For the my = children and grandchildren, here is the final installment of = "loosely translated” passages from = Leviticus] **CONCERNING = FACE AND HANDS &nb= sp; Cast your countenance upward to the light and lift up your = eyes to the hills, that I may more easily wash…
01/14/20 Grif.Net – Lamentations of the Father (part 2)
[For the my = children and grandchildren in 2020, here are more "loosely = translated passages” from Leviticus] **LAWS = PERTAINING TO DESSERT &nb= sp; For we judge between the plate that is unclean and the plate = that is clean, saying first, if the plate is clean then…
01/13/20 Grif.Net – Lamentations of the Father (part 1)
[For the my = children and grandchildren for the new year, here are some "loosely = translated passages’ from Leviticus] **LAWS = CONCERNING HOUSEHOLD PRINCIPLES, FOOD AND DRINK = &nb= sp; Of the beasts of the field, and of the fishes of the sea, = and of all foods that…
01/11/20 Weekend Grif.Net – Inspiring New Year’s Resolution
[continued from = last weekend] **Set a firm bedtime Getting enough = sleep can be one of the best things you can do for your health. Getting = a solid seven to eight hours of shut-eye boosts heart health, helps with = weight loss, improves memory, and reduces depression,…
01/10/20 Grif.Net – Dad Jokes (part 3)
This is a multipart message in MIME format. ——=_NextPart_000_0442_01D5C798.0341FBB0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=”—-=_NextPart_001_0443_01D5C798.0341FBB0″ ——=_NextPart_001_0443_01D5C798.0341FBB0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=”us-ascii” Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit [Final installment of truly forgettable jokes] **What is Beethoven’s favorite fruit? A ba-na-na-na. **Your mom wasn’t happy with the Velcro she bought. Evidently, it was a total rip off. **I hear it’s…
01/09/20 Grif.Net – Dad Jokes (part 2)
[Everyone = needs good jokes. Good luck finding any = here] **I told my = son I was named after Thomas Jefferson. He said, “But dad, your = name is Bob.” I said, = “I know, but I was named AFTER Thomas Jefferson. Duh.” = **Justice is a…
01/08/20 Grif.Net – Dad Jokes (part 1)
[Start your = fake groaning to hide your admiration for these jokes. Some new, = some old, some even funny] **Today, my = son asked "Can I have a book mark?" and I burst into tears. = Eleven years = old and he still doesn’t know my name is…
01/07/20 Grif.Net – Perspective
This is a multipart message in MIME format. ——=_NextPart_000_028A_01D5C536.1530E750 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=”—-=_NextPart_001_028B_01D5C536.1530E750″ ——=_NextPart_001_028B_01D5C536.1530E750 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=”us-ascii” Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Walking along the railroad track in a long tunnel . . . . . the pessimist sees only the darkness . . the optimist sees the light at the end of the…
01/06/20 Grif.Net – Status Updates
Richard whined, “I was reading ‘A Christmas = Carol’ and dropped it on my toe. It hurt like the = dickens.” Wayne M reminded us, “Nature abhors a vacuum. Nature = isn’t too fond of leaf blowers either. And don’t even get = Nature started on car alarms.” …