[Thanks again to Readers’ Digest for the mater= ial in this fun look at Ironing, er Irony.] > In 2002, a tree was= planted in a park in Los Angeles in memory of Beatles guitarist George Har= rison. The tree later died after being infested by beetles. > Al…
03/05/26 Grif.Net – Ironic
Using irony shows the contrast between how things ap= pear and how they really are. When a =E2=80=9Cthing=E2=80=9D or =E2=80=9Cph= rase=E2=80=9D is ironic, it is unexpected – something said but the meaning = is opposite. Irony is often confused with sarcasm or satire. I love all thr= ee! >…
03/04/26 Grif.Net – Big Words (+ ANSWERS to “Did You Know” Quiz
[Word= s have meanings.=A0 Do you know these words?] Entropy isn’t what it = used to be. = The difference between an et= ymologist and an entomologist is that an etymologist knows the difference. There’s a fine line between the numerat= or and the denominator. Is it…
03/03/26 Grif.Net – “Did You Know” Quiz
[Most= of these questions are very difficult, so don’t be discouraged if yo= ur answer is “no clue” for most. Guess. If you miss it, no one,= er, not many, will mock your effort. A score of 3 out of 20 is comme= ndable. Please do your own work. NO…
03/02/26 Grif.Net – French Criminal
Did you hear about the guy in Paris who almost got away with= stealing several classic paintings from the Louvre? After planning the cri= me, getting in and out past security, he was captured only two blocks away = when his SUV ran out of gas. = = When asked…
02/28/26 Weekend Grif.Net – From Winter Blues to Better Moods
[This= is the introduction to a good article on ‘Mind and Body’ by Dr= =2E Stephanie Tyjeski who has a clinic with offices in both Beaver Dam and = Watertown. The link to the entire article (about a 10-minute read} is very = helpful. As many know, I’ve been learning…
02/27/26 Grif.Net – Moving to L.A.
A man was sitting relaxing in an airplane when another guy d= ropped into the seat beside him. This new guy was a pale wreck. His hands w= ere shaking; he was biting his nails; he was moaning in low tones. "H= ey, pal, what’s the matter?" asked the…
02/26/26 – MORE “Worst Analogies
[Published on this date 25 years ago, these are the winners fro= m a 2000 state-wide contest in high school English for the WORST analogy.]= Her = vocabulary was as bad as, like, whatever. (Alyssa N) He was as tall as a si= x-foot-three-inch tree. (Jack B) &nb=…
02/25/26 Grif.Net – Worst Analogy Winners
[Published on this date 25 years ago, these are the winners fro= m a 2000 state-wide contest in high school English for the WORST analogy. M= ore tomorrow] He spoke with the wisdom that can only come from experience, = like a guy who went blind because he looked…
02/24/26 Grif.Net – MORE Arguing with Myself
IR= 17;ve been reading Cicero’s speech in Latin for ten minutes and wonde= r what he’s talking about.Hopefully, I’ll get to a verb soo= n. I’m finding it is easy to count= in binary. Matter of fact, it’s as easy as 01 10 1. Homeschooling is fun, even…
02/23/26 Grif.Net – Arguing with Myself
Peopl= e often accuse me of stealing other’s jokes and being a plagiarist. Their words — not mine… = Queue is spelled just with Q and four silent letters. = No, it’s not. They’re just in line waiting their turn.= What should I do with a chemist who is…
02/21/26 Weekend Grif.Net – Calling God
Hello= God, I called tonightTo talk a little while.I need a friend who’ll= listenTo my anxiety and trial. You = see, I can’t quite make itThrough a day just on my own.I need your = love to guide me,So I’ll never feel alone. I want to ask you…
02/20/26 Grif.Net – Presidents WEEK Quotations (part 5)
̶= 0;We hold these truths to be self-evident. All men and women are created by= the, you know, you know the thing.” Joe Biden “Politics is supposed to be the second-old= est profession. I have come to realize that it bears a very close resemblan= ce to the first.”…