[Some famous folks give advice for Father’s = Day] "Cleaning your house while your kids are still growing is like = shoveling the sidewalk before it stops snowing."– Phyllis = Diller "I’m totally ‘that dad’ who leaves a note in my son’s lunch box. = One day I…
06/15/22 Grif.Net – Father’s Day is Coming (part 2)
[Some famous = folks give advice for Father’s Day] "Sending = your kids to summer camp teaches them important life lessons… like, = ‘You can deal with your problems by sending them to summer = camp.’"– Ari Fishbein I want to have = kids, but my friends scare…
06/14/22 Grif.Net – Father’s Day is Coming (part 1)
[Some famous folks give advice for Father’s = Day] "Having a 2 year-old is like having a blender, but you = don’t have a top for it."– Jerry = Seinfeld "You want to know what it’s like having a fourth kid? Imagine = you’re drowning, then someone hands you…
06/13/22 Grif.Net – Tenth Commandments
The = 3rd grade Sunday school class was studying the Ten = Commandments. After reviewing what they=E2=80=99d learned over the = quarter, their teacher asked the pastor to visit the class and = =E2=80=9Ctest=E2=80=9D them on how well they understood the Law. = The teacher = asked for volunteers…
06/11/22 Weekend Grif.Net – Life Lessons (part 3)
[Kevin Kelly = (founder of Wired Magazine and aged 70) shares even more bits of advice = based on what he had learned thus far in life] It’s = possible that a not-so-smart person, who can communicate well, can do = much better than a super smart person who…
06/10/22 Grif.Net – Retirement Projects
I have never been good working with my hands. Now that = I’ve retired, I’m trying to do some simple DIY projects = around the house. And failing miserably. So I’ve adopted a new motto: “Do your best to = try to do things right the first few times”.…
06/09/22 Grif.Net – Chance Meeting
[Savannah P shared her story AND the “takeaway” from = it] My husband and I lived in the same college dorm complex when we met. = Three months into the semester, while doing his laundry, he realized he = was 75 cents short and unable to finish drying his…
06/08/22 Grif.Net – Status Updates from my ‘Friends’
Larry P = admitted, "I like cats. I just can’t eat a whole one by = myself anymore." Teresa G realized, “I have no reason = to feel lonely. There is always a pile of laundry waiting for me = at home.” Ken H related, = “A friend fell…
06/07/22 Grif.Net – Caught in my own Jokes
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…
06/06/22 Grif.Net – Colors
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.…
06/04/22 Weekend Grif.Net – Life Lessons (part 2)
[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…
06/03/22 Grif.Net – How “Dad” Are You?
[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…
06/02/22 Grif.Net – Cookies?
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!"