Psalms = 95:1-3 Come, let us = sing for joy to the LORD; let us shout aloud to the Rock of our = salvation. Let us come before Him with THANKSGIVING and extol Him = with music and song. For the LORD is the great God, the great King = above all…
11/18/22 Grif.Net – Banter at Home
Wife whispered = to her husband: “Wake up. Someone has broken into our house. I = think they’re still here and eating the food I made last night. = Call the police.”Husband: “Oh, no! Think we’d better = call an ambulance first.” ~~~ An elderly = married couple were…
11/17/22 Grif.Net – Thoughts about the Future
As I get = older, I’ve been thinking about the future. **I will be = the last person to die in my lifetime. **I’m = not ready to die. I can’t imagine a future without me in = it.” **I told a = friend I had questions about…
11/16/22 Grif.Net – Odds Numbers
Interesting = Math Trivia – 0 is the only = number that doesn’t have a Roman Numeral (It was = 111,111,111 x = 111,111,111 =3D 12,345,678,987,654,321 A nonagon has = 9 sides. (I have never seen one, have = you?) -40 degrees is = the same…
11/15/22 Grif.Net -Who Said It?
“Who = said it?” was an educational [don’t tell my kids] pastime I = played with my children as we walked or drove, to pique curiosity about = history, literature, media, culture. It was an era before the = computer-on-a-phone; today they would not have to research/think but = just…
11/14/22 Grif.Net – Last Batch of Things Mom Might Have Said
Mary’s = mother: "I’m not upset that your lamb followed you to school, Mary, = but I would like to know how he got a better grade than you did in = poetry?" ~~Batman= 217;s mother: "Yes, it is a nice car, Bruce, but do you realize how = much…
11/12/22 Weekend Grif.Net – Something Nice
[True account = from Joyce P of Pennsylvania] My = six-year-old daughter, Rona, listened intently as the speaker visiting = our church for our missionary conference told of the hardships of the = people in the region she was serving. This was the day after = Rona’s birthday, and…
11/11/22 Grif.Net – An Act of Remembrance
On Armistice = Day, we remember. Remembrance honors those, the veterans who = served to defend our democratic freedoms and way of life. = Remembrance = unites across faiths, cultures and backgrounds to remember the service = and sacrifice of the Armed Forces against tyranny and = hate. …
11/10/22 Grif.Net – Substitute
Our church song-leader was out of town for a Sunday and a = dear (tone-deaf) brother volunteered to fill in. After the first = song he asked the church pianist, “What key did I sing that = in?” She sweetly replied, “Most of = them.” ~~ Dr Bob…
11/09/22 Grif.Net – Family Question Marks
I have team = pix of when I was a basketball player in high school. I asked my dad why = he didn’t have pix of me out on the floor actually playing. He = answered, “Son, nobody wants to remember = that.” Wife wanted me = to pick…
11/08/22 Grif.Net – Scientific Weather Phobias
Here are some = proper terms for fears related to weather events. I admit most = were unfamiliar to me (and meteorology was one of my favorite undergrad = classes at UW). How will you do MATCHING these seldom-used = official weather terms with their commonly labeled = conditions? …
11/07/22 Grif.Net – Status Updates from Friends
Adele T = confessed, “My math teacher called me average. How = mean.” Bob C shared, = “I’m a social vegan. I avoid = meet.” Sue W said, = “I always start running in the fall. Not all of me. Just my = nose.” Keith C =…
11/05/22 Weekend Grif.Net – Keep Going
Keep = Going by Edgar Guest = (March 3, 1921) When things go = wrong, as they sometimes will,When the road you’re trudging = seems all up hill,When the funds are low and the debts are = high,And you want to smile, but you have to sigh,When care is…