[Final = practical and helpful ideas to help spruce up your home and = kitchen. Some from Martha, too.] MARTHA’S WAY #16: = Don’t throw out all that leftover wine. Freeze into ice cubes for = future use in casseroles and sauces. MY WAY: = Leftover wine? Not familiar with that…
07/02/20 Grif.Net – Household Tips for Quarantine (part 3)
[Good = professional ideas from Martha and personal insights from = Bob] MARTHA’S = WAY #11: Brush some beaten egg white over pie crust before baking = to yield a beautiful glossy finish. MY WAY: The = Mrs. Smith frozen pie directions do not include brushing egg whites = over the…
07/01/20 Grif.Net – First and the Worst
[Sending out = word plays and puns the first of each month, in spite of popular = demand] Heard the = courtroom artist was arrested today. The details are = sketchy. Read that a = local man was killed when his piano fell over on him when he…
06/30/20 Grif.Net – Household Tips for Quarantine (part 2)
[Continuing = comparison of “professional” hacks and a “hack” = hacks] MARTHA’S = WAY #6: To easily remove burnt-on food from your skillet, = simply add a drop or two of dish soap and enough water to cover = bottom of pan, and bring to a boil on = stovetop. MY…
06/29/20 Grif.Net – Household Tips for Quarantine (part 1)
[Read a = magazine article on methods Martha Stewart has for help around the = house. My ways seem to work just as well as the professional = advice. You be the judge.] MARTHA’S = WAY #1: Stuff a miniature marshmallow in the bottom of a sugar cone to…
06/27/20 Weekend Grif.Net – When the Mob Rules
[Cal Thomas, = America’s most-syndicated columnist, is the author of 10 books and = shares his observation on events of the past few = weeks.] What did we = think would happen once boundaries were = destroyed? The chaos = plaguing the country today was inevitable after truth,…
06/26/20 Grif.Net – Teaching at Home (part 3)
[Final = offering to demonstrate all the kids have = learned.] Q: What is = artificial respiration commonly known as? A: The kiss of = death Q: How would = you treat a head cold? A: Use an = agonizer to spray the nose until it drops into…
06/25/20 Grif.Net – Teaching at Home (part 2)
[More results = of tests on how much kids learned at home in the late great = unpleasantness. They tell me that they did really gooder on = English.] Q: Define the = word ‘monotony’: A: = "Monotony is being married to the same person all your = life"…
06/24/20 Grif.Net – Teaching at Home (part 1)
[With schools = closed for 3 months, I taught my kids at home. Here are some = answers to the end-of-the-year tests to prove the excellent job I = did] Q: Who was = Ivanhoe? A: A Russian = gardener Q: Name the = days of the week…
06/23/20 Grif.Net – Musings of an Old Timer
[As I get on = up in years – a ways from “ancient” but feel it some = days – I have more time to think] Asking myself = what do gardeners do after they retire? The best thing = about being really old is a lack of…
06/22/20 Grif.Net – Common Questions on Having Babies
Q #1. Should I = have a baby after 35?A. No, 35 children is enough. Q #2. When = will my baby move?A. With any luck, right after he finishes = college. Q #3. How will I know if my vomiting is morning sickness = or the flu?A. If it’s…
06/20/20 Weekend Grif.Net – Life Lessons from my Dad
This is a multipart message in MIME format. ——=_NextPart_000_0306_01D646E4.39BAA770 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=”—-=_NextPart_001_0307_01D646E4.39BAA770″ ——=_NextPart_001_0307_01D646E4.39BAA770 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=”us-ascii” Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit “When I was a boy of fourteen, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be twenty-one, I was astonished…
06/19/20 Grif.Net – Secrets of a Golden 50
At our = 50th (Golden) Wedding Anniversary celebration, Teresa and I summed up = the reason for our long and happy marriage. Bob said, "I = have tried never to be selfish. After all, there is no ‘I’ in the word = ‘marriage.’" Teresa said, "For my part, I have…