[Through= out the past decades, little children have grown up singing "Jesus Lov= es Me". DO YOU know the tune? But someone penned words fit= for those of us past age 7 (like 70 + 7) and the song has new meaning for = us.] CHILDREN’S VERSION  = ;…
12/26/25 Grif.Net – Wrapping Paper
[Credit = to Dave Barry for the original humor. Greatly edited, I am sure, as it floa= ted around the ‘net for a decade.] &= nbsp; This is the time of year when we think b= ack to the very first Christmas, when the Three Wise Men went to see…
12/25/25 Grif.Net – Familiar Story Retold
= [It has been the Griffin fam= ily tradition to read the Christmas Story from Luke 2 before opening gifts = on Christmas morning. In 1970, in our first Christmas as husband and wife, = we sat alone in a quiet Watertown apartment and read. Fifty-six years later= , we…
12/24/25 Grif.Net – Random Thoughts on Christmas
= When I was a child, my famil= y was so poor that at Christmas we exchanged glances. = &n= bsp; I was teaching my dyslexic friend how mistletoe works but I d= on’t think he stood under it. I th= ought I would be proud of sealing all…
12/23/25 Grif.Net – Final Quiz Before Christmas
= Q: I was Christmas shopping = the other day and saw a brass band downtown and wondered, “Why is the= re dribble on the sidewalk underneath all their instruments?” A: Turns out it was the Salivation Army Band. &nb= sp; Q: How much does Santa’s sleigh cost? A: N=…
12/22/25 Grif.Net – Caroling Q&A
= Q: What did the doctor say t= o the sick Christmas caroler? A: Wassailing you? Q: What Christmas carol do they sing in the desert? A: O Camel You Faithful. Q= : What’s a new parent’s favorite Christmas carol? A: Silent Night. Q: What Christmas Caro=…
12/20/25 Weekend Grif.Net – Golden Slippers
[One of = my favorite stories at Christmastime. It never gets old, and warms my heart= each time I read it.] It was only four days before Christmas. = The spirit of the season hadn’t yet caught up with me, even though cars pa= cked the parking lot of our local…
12/19/25 Grif.Net – Top Ten Least Favorite Holiday TV Specials
[Borrowe= d from this site 25 years ago, I think I’d like to watch at least 2 o= f these. Charlie Brown and the Grinch intrigued me. Good Grief, citizens of= Whoville, my humor hasn’t changed in all these years.] 10. Rudolph T= he Insurance Adjuster 9. Mary,…
12/18/25 Grif.Net – Out Shopping
= My wife has set a limit on h= ow much we spend on each other this Christmas. It’s $50= on me, and $1000 on her. I bought = my wife a fridge for Christmas. Now I just can’t wait t= o see her face light up when she opens…
12/17/25 Grif.Net – Choice of Greetings
Best wis= hes for an environmentally conscious, socially responsible, low stress, non= -addictive, gender neutral, winter solstice holiday, practiced within the m= ost joyous traditions of the religious persuasion of your choice, but with = respect for the religious persuasion of others who choose to practice their= own religion as…
12/16/25 Grif.Net – Christmas Shopping
= ~~Shopping for my Wife I like it when my= wife makes Christmas shopping easy. Thi= s year she said she only wants four things. A sledgehammer, duct tape= , some rope, and a large sturdy bag. No = problem with that. Now I can̵= 7;t wait to see what…
12/15/25 Grif.Net – Christmas Decorations
= How can you tell Halloween i= s just around the corner? Stores start putting out their Chri= stmas decorations. What is the medical t= erm for people who spend all year going to yard sales to buy Christmas deco= rations? Orna-mental. What= do you call a Christmas…
12/13/25 Weekend Grif.Net – Winter Pageant
[True st= ory shared a number of years ago on social media] Each December, I v= ow to make Christmas a calm and peaceful experience. I had cut back on none= ssential obligations – extensive card writing, endless baking, decorating, = and even overspending. Yet still, I found myself exhausted,…