We’re = holding an Eclipse Party this morning, so I decided to bring a light = snack. ~~ How = do you organize a solar eclipse party? You = planet. ~~ How does the = man in the moon cut his hair? Eclipse = it. ~~ Heard that = NASA…
08/19/17 Weekend Grif.Net – Jesus Knows Me, This I Love
Dan noted the = “tag line” on every Grif Net blog, and asked if I’d = ever heard of the song. Morgan Easter wrote, “Jesus = Knows Me, This I Love” and it is a children’s favorite = today. Before time was measured,Before there was = light. Before any colors were set…
08/18/17 Grif.Net – Thigns
When our boys = were teens their bedrooms were in the basement where they also had their = own bathroom. They constantly made a mess there and just expected = that our maid [read: their mother] would clean and straighten up after = them. My wife grew = tired…
08/17/17 Grif.Net – Age of Dinosaurs
Some of the family were touring = in the Chicago Field Museum of Natural History, enjoying every = area. Their son marveled at the dinosaur bones, so one of them = asked a nearby guard, "Can you tell my boy how old the dinosaur = bones are?" The guard…
08/16/17 Grif.Net – Accident
A = Wyoming rancher named Brown decided his injuries from the accident were = serious enough to take the trucking company (responsible for the = accident) to court. In court, the trucking company’s fancy Denver lawyer = was questioning Rancher Brown. "Didn’t you say, at the scene of the =…
08/15/17 Grif.Net – Dental Exam
As I sat in = the examination chair for a 6-month check-up, my dentist asked, = "Well, Bob, how’s the mouth?” I simply = replied, "Oh, she’s away for a week seeing her = sister." [I will deny = saying this if anyone brings this up to…
08/14/17 Grif.Net – Embarrassed
An executive = was attempting to do some menial office work himself. His assistant = found him standing in front of the office shredder holding a piece of = paper with a puzzled look on his face. "Is there = any way I may help you?" the assistant =…
08/12/17 Weekend Grif.Net – Waiting
As a = minister I am supposed to have patience. But waited for hours to = have my car serviced just before the long 4th of July holiday = weekend. The staff at the shop worked quickly, but there were many cars = ahead of me. Finally, a fellow came…
08/11/17 Grif.Net – Dow Jones Indicators
[All = the hoopla of the Stock Market meteoric rise lately had me working hard = to adapt this old grif.net humor from 20+ years = ago] Helium was up, feathers = were down. Paper was stationery. = Fluorescent tubing was = dimmed in light trading. Knives were up sharply.…
08/10/17 Grif.Net – Eye Chart
My Grandmother (Milena Prochaska) and family had = emigrated from Bohemia, now a part of the Czech Republic, to = Prague/Fremont area of Eastern Nebraska.=C2=A0 At the turn of the = Century, at only 17, she was accepted into the Normal School in Chadron = to become a teacher. She…
08/09/17 Grif.Net – Medical Tests
After a = series of exams, poking and probing, I rushed into my Doctor’s = office to hear the results. "I’ve evaluated your lab = tests and I’m afraid you’re going to die", the Doctor sad = sadly. I had to ask. "Doc, just how long do you think I…
08/08/17 Grif.Net – Country Songs
[A friend suggested I enjoy = some Country Music. After reading the titles, I think I will stick = with the far deeper lyrics of Polka.] ** How Can I Miss You If You = Won’t Go Away? ** I Don’t Know Whether to Kill = Myself or…
08/07/17 Grif.Net – I Now Know
I now know . . = . . . . that Chicago Bears fans never change lightbulbs since = they=E2=80=99re content to live in the shadow of the Packers and = Vikings. . . . that since my wife and I can’t stand each other’s = family, we must be…