Graciousness = isn’t high on the list of modern values. But it ought to be.  The = Three Graces of Greek and Roman mythology were sister goddesses who = dispensed charm, good humor and beauty. Also known as = the Charities, they presided over several other pleasures of life, such…

It was Friday = the 13th, and even though he was nervous about the date, Paul needed to = keep his appointment with the doctor.  When he returned home, his = wife Nancy noticed he looked depressed.   Nancy asked, = "Hey, what’s the problem? What did the Doctor =…

The widow took a look at her dearly departed a few minutes = before the funeral service and, to her horror, found that he was in an = old brown suit. She’d specifically said to the undertaker that she = wanted him buried in his blue suit she’d brought it…

You know it is time to reassess your relationship with = your computer when….   1. You wake up at 4 o’clock in the morning to go to the = bathroom and stop to check your email on the way back to bed. =   2. You turn off your…

[This question was asked of more than 200 job applicants. = Read it carefully and consider how YOU would answer]   You are driving along in your car on a wild, stormy night. = You pass by a bus stop, and you see three people waiting for the = bus:…

Joe shared, = “If anyone is interested, I’ll be signing books tomorrow at = Barnes & Noble from 6:00 pm until I get escorted out by = security.”   Mike said, = “I just tried a tasteless new cereal called ‘Nuttin Special, = Honey’”   Scott = complained, “Facebook has…

From nearly = one hundred years ago, could you name the   1. President = of the largest steel company?2. President of the largest = gas-electric utility company?3. Principal broker for J.P. Morgan = & Co., and soon to be president of the New York Stock = Exchange?4. Greatest grain-market…

Ad in a local paper: FOR SALE BY OWNER Complete set of Encyclopedia Britannica. 45 volumes. Excellent condition. $500.00 or best offer No longer needed   [Got married last weekend. Found out wife knows = everything] = ~~ Dr Bob Griffin = [email protected] = www.grif.net "Jesus = Knows Me, This…

**If Satan goes bald, will there be Hell = toupee?   **Since = according to Greek mythology, Chiron was half horse and half human = doctor, does this make him the Centaur for Disease = Control?   **Do I need a = current license to drive an electric car?  …

A college pizza delivery boy arrived at the house of Mr. = Smith. As he delivered the pizza, Mr. Smith asked: "What’s = the usual tip?"   "Well," replied the youth, "this is my = first trip here, but the other guys at work say if I get a quarter…

[Celebrating the anniversary of the end of World War II = yesterday brought to mind some valuable adages of various service = branches] "If the enemy is in range, so are you." – = Infantry Journal   “It is generally inadvisable to eject directly over = the area you just…

Why are some = sports fast and others dull? Every football game has a kick-off.  = Basketball games have jump starts. Baseball has a first pitch.  But = soccer games start with a kick backwards.   A semi-col= on broke the law and was given two consecutive = sentences   I…

[Adapted from = “7 Habits of Highly Effective = People”]   Once upon a = time, a very strong woodcutter asked for a job in a timber merchant and = he got it. The pay was really good and so was the work condition. For = those reasons, the woodcutter…