Can’t = get much past the grandkids these days.  I tried to trick them by = asking, “What mouse walks on two = feet? They all = quickly shouted, “Mickey Mouse”. Then one asked ME, = “Grandpa, what duck walks on two feet? I quickly gave a = knee-jerk response…

I didn’t know = if my granddaughter had learned her colors yet, so I decided to test = her. I would point out something and ask what color it was. She would = tell me, and she was always correct.  But it was fun for me, so I = continued.…

[Kevin Kelly = (founder of Wired Magazine and aged 70) shares more advice based on what = he had learned from life]   Ask anyone you = admire: Their lucky breaks happened on a detour from their main goal. = So, embrace detours. Life is not a straight line for…

[Asked my kids = if “I” always said these things.  They said I scored = 100%. Not sure if that is a good thing.]   GUESS = IT’S FREE THEN (when cashier can’t find the price of an = item)   LOOKS LIKE = WE’LL HAVE TO AMPUTATE (when kid…

So, I’ve just = been on the weightwatchers website and it asked me if I accept = cookies.   Is that a = trick question?   ~~ Dr Bob Griffin = [email protected] = www.grif.net = "Jesus = Knows Me, This I = Love!"

[June 1st it = time for monthly punthly Tom Swifty jokes, all graded “F” = for adverbs of that letter]   "I failed = my electrocardiogram," said Tom faint-heartedly. =   "When do = I turn over the pancakes?" asked Tom = flippantly.   "I’m = trying to get some…

My grandson = was visiting one day. He stared up at me, studying me carefully for = quite a while. Finally, he asked, "Grandpa, do you know how = you and God are alike?"   I mentally = polished my halo while I asked, "No, how are we alike?" =…

"This is = the day we pay homage to all those who didn’t come home. This is not = Veterans Day, it’s not a celebration, it is a day of solemn = contemplation over the cost of freedom."[Tamra = Bolton]   "Our flag = does not fly because the wind…

[Kevin Kelly = (founder of Wired Magazine and aged 70) shares bits of advice based on = what he had learned from living]   When you = forgive others, they may not notice, but you will heal. Forgiveness is = not something we do for others; it is a gift…

The preacher = was wired for sound with a lapel mike, and as he preached, he moved = briskly about the platform, jerking the mike cord as he went. Then he = moved to one side of the pulpit, got wound up in the cord, and nearly = tripped before…

[A little quiz = for students now that their school year is winding down. All answers are = numbers] 1. How many time zones are there in = Russia?   2. When did = Apollo 11 land on the moon?   3. How many = white stripes are there on…

“If this = is coffee, please bring me some tea; but if this is tea, please bring me = some coffee.” – Abraham Lincoln   “You = don’t know how to lie. If you can’t lie, you’ll never = go anywhere.” – Richard Nixon =   “I = don’t know whether…

[Teaching = college had students asking many questions, most unrelated to the = classroom.  Here are some of my favorites]   Q. Dr Bob, why = are there pyramids in Egypt? A. They were = too heavy to steal and take to a British museum   Q. Dr Bob, =…