Our d= octor put me on a no-sugar ‘diet’ to feel better. The first three letters of that word are what I’m feeling right abou= t now. My wife is mad that I keep introd= ucing her as my “ex-girlfriend”. So, today I wen= t with her as my…
04/15/25 Grif.Net – Financial Abbreviations Quiz
[It&#= 8217;s Aprli 15th. Do you know what your tax money has been wast= ed on this year? Not sure? Well, here is a “Financial Abbreviat= ions” quiz to see if you DO know what all the alphabet soup of busine= ss and finance really means. I give you letters/numbers…
04/14/25 Grif.Net – Status Updates of Friends
Sam E= =2E admits, “My wife says I can be an idiot sometimes. It’s so = nice of her to give me permission.” Sue W. questions, “Would it kill the makers of avocado to pu= t a different toy inside? I’ve got like 50 wooden balls so far.”= ;…
04/12/25 Weekend Grif.Net – Famous People
[This week we’ve reprinted the Grif Net email/blog pos= ts from 25 years ago.] I know why powerful people often wear sunglasses. Th= e spotlight blinds them to reality. They suffer from a delusion that power = means something. They suffer from the misconception that titles make a diff=…
04/11/25 Grif.Net – New Game
[We=E2=80=99ve enjoyed this past week repeating the Grif Net= email/blog posts from April 2000, some of which were odd and funny THEN an= d mildly amusing NOW.] Bored Royal Air Force pilots stationed on the Falkla= nd Islands have devised what they consider a marvelous new game.= Noting…
04/10/25 Grif.Net – I Love My Job
[Fourth installment of the Grif Net email/blog posts from Ap= ril 2000. 25 years old and still truth.] = I Love My Job (apologies to Dr. Se= uss) I love my job, I love the pay! I lo= ve it more and more each day. I love my…
04/09/25 Grif.Net – Oh, Beans
[Each month in 202= 5, we=E2=80=99re taking an entire week to repeat Grif.Net posts from 25 yea= rs ago. Today=E2=80=99s is from April 2000.] A question was asked in junio= r high class, "Do jellyfish get gas from eating jelly beans?"=C2= =A0 This opened the door, since inquiring…
04/08/25 Grif.Net – Real Teachers
[This is a =E2=80=9Cvintage=E2=80=9D post from 25 years ago = (April 2000). From 1986-92 I took 4 fall tours (Labor Day to Thanksgiving) = to every state plus one a tour of Canadian provinces speaking at 2-day Educ= ator=E2=80=99s Conventions. Everything below has way more truth than humor.= ) …
04/07/25 Grif.Net – What’s in a Name?
[Each month in 2025, we wander down memory lane, repeating t= he Grif Net email/blog posts for an entire week from 25 years ago (thatR= 17;s from April 2000 for those attend public school.)] PROFESSION……….= =2E…………..CHILD’S NAME = Lawyer’s daughter………………….= =2E……Sue Thief’s son……………..= =2E…………………..Rob = Musician’s = daughter…
04/05/25 Weekend Grif.Net – Monthly Motivation
[Firs= t Weekend of the Month! Here are some famous quotations to encourage you to= “keep on keeping on” in April. Think Dr. Seuss pegged me= on the first one!] "You have to = be odd to be number one." ~ Dr Seuss = "Go confidently in the direction…
04/04/25 Grif.Net – Burial
A nei= ghbor and his ever-nagging wife went on vacation to Jerusalem. While there,= his wife suddenly passed away. The local undertaker told= the husband, "It will cost $4000 to have her shipped home or you can = bury her here for $800." The husband thought about t= his and…
04/03/25 Grif.Net – Lawsuit (+ Answers to “For the Birds” Quiz)
We li= ve in a litigious age. I read that a m= an has sued “Smart Water” for false advertising/labeling for fa= iling to make him smart. I am considering a lawsuit against t= he girl scout’s “Thin Mints” cookies. I ate two packages = on Monday and actually…
04/02/25 Grif.Net – For the Birds Quiz
[Have= fun with a bird-brained quiz for the first week in April. Answers tomorrow= =2E] 1. An emblem of its nation, which non-flying bird is unique in = having external nostrils at the tip of its beak? 2. G= etting its name from a bird appearing on its currency, what…