[This week we are strolling down memory lane, repeating the = Grif Net email/blog posts for an ENTIRE WEEK from 25 years ago – May 2000.]= As ham sandwiches go, it was perfection. A thick slab of ham, a fresh bun,= crisp lettuce and plenty of expensive, light brown,…
05/05/25 Grif.Net – A Wish
[This week we are strolling down memory lane, repeating the = Grif Net email/blog posts for an ENTIRE WEEK from 25 years ago – May 2000.]= Ever wish you could go back to when . . . -Decisions were made by going &q= uot;eeny-meeny-miney-mo." -Mistakes = were corrected…
05/03/25 Weekend Grif.Net – Monthly Motivation
[Firs= t weekend of the month means quotations that help our focus and goals for a= new season of life!] “In light of= the fact that we must all die, the exact timing, surely, is of relatively = little consequence.” ~ D.A. Carson = "Happiness is not a…
05/02/25 Grif.Net – Handling Money
̶= 0;My dad gave me one dollar bill ‘Cause I’m his = smartest son, And I swapped it for two shiny quarters ‘Cause two is more than one! And then I took the quarters And traded them to Lou For three dimes — I guess he didn’t know That…
05/01/25 Grif.Net – Back in my Day
[Over= heard some old codgers at the coffee shop chatting] “When I wa= s a boy, you could walk into a grocery store with two dollars in your pocke= t and walk out with a loaf of bread, a dozen eggs, milk, and a jar of peanu= t butter. Now…
04/30/25 Grif.Net – Interesting Questions (+ Answers to ‘Know Your Sign’ Quiz)
>I= f a cop pulls over a U-Haul truck, did he bust a move? &= nbsp; >Since parallel lines have so much in common, isn=E2=80= =99t it sad they will never meet? >Di= d you know that they aren=E2=80=99t going to make yard sticks any longer? >If you…
04/29/25 Grif.Net – Know Your Sign Quiz
[Many know all the =E2=80=9Csigns=E2=80=9D we use in keyboardin= g, editing, punctuation, commerce, technology, or even simple writing, but = some may not remember the official NAME of these signs. You may know a =E2= =80=9Cslang=E2=80=9D term (like =E2=80=9Chashtag=E2=80=9D) but not the prop= er name. Test your knowledge of the…
04/28/25 Grif.Net – Double Lucky Birthday
[Toda= y is my wife’s birthday. I promised NOT to tell how old she is, but s= he is “double lucky”, rolling two 7’s. Of course, that me= ans some really loving (lame) jokes are on tap to remind us about getting o= lder!.] You know you are old…
04/26/25 Weekend Grif.Net – A Good Teacher
On the street of a small British town a couple hours from Londo= n, an old man met a younger fellow who asked him, “Do you remember me= ?” The older replied, “Sorry. No”. So, the young man reminded h= im that he was a former student at the…
04/25/25 Grif.Net – MORE American Expressions
[Many= foreigners continue to wonder about what American phrases or words actuall= y mean. I tell them that WE don’t usually know, either.] = 1. ‘Entr=E9e’ means beginning unless it&#= 8217;s now the main course which is later. 2. ‘I cannot put my finger on it’ but you can R=…
04/24/25 Grif.Net – American Expressions (part 1)
[What= sounds normal and logical to us may not be to others. Don’t kick the= can down the road. Evaluate what you say carefully.] 1. ‘it’s a piece of cake’ isn’t talkin= g about a piece of cake. &nb= sp; 2. ’Working the graveyard shift’ doesn’= t mean you have a job…
04/23/25 Grif.Net – Boeing (+ Answers to ‘Who Said It’ Quiz, part 3)
A youngster was on her first airplane flight and to say she was= “excited” was an understatement. She peeked in the cockpit as = she entered the plane, found the seat where she and her mother were to be l= ocated. Her mother asked her to put her backpack in…
04/22/25 Grif.Net – Who Said It? Quiz (part 3)
This is a multipart message in MIME format. ——=_NextPart_000_032A_01DBB368.EB2CE400 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=”us-ascii” Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit [Famous quotations are well known. Sadly, we often forget the original speaker/writer or context in which they were given. How many of these wise and pithy sayings can you correctly attribute?] 1. “Don’t find fault, find…