[Fifth installment (seems like more) of possible = T-shirt slogans YOU should consider using.] “If = you can’t be an good example, be a good = warning.” “Instant human: Just add = coffee.” “Raisin cookies are why I have trust = issues.” “I’m confused. Oh, wait.…
01/04/17 Grif.Net – Too much Time Online
[This was the FIRST Grif.Net ever sent out to 13 = people in 1996 . . and many still apply today. Others are so outdated = they show how MUCH the internet/computers have changed in 20+ = years.] SIGNS YOU’VE BEEN SPENDING TOO MUCH TIME = ONLINE *…
01/03/17 Grif.Net – MORE Wisdom from Children
"Always wear a hat when feeding = seagulls." — Rocky, age 9 "Sleep in your clothes, so you’ll be dressed = for school in the morning" — Stephanie, age 8 "Don’t flush the toilet when your dad’s in the = shower." — Lamar, age 10 "Never tell…
01/02/17 Grif.Net – First of the Month Puns
[New year, same lousy puns on the first weekday of = every month] There is no conclusive evidence about what happens to = old skeptics when they die, but their future is = doubtful. Dijon vu? I’ve had the same mustard = before. Shotgun wedding: A case…
12/31/16 Weekend Grif.Net – Dialog with Depression
DIALOG WITH DEPRESSION Tossing. Turning. Churning. = Antacid. Scalding tears. = Again. Headache. Again. Aspirin. Heart strings being tuned tighter and tighter, = Come on, one more notch, please…tighter. Someday soon that string will go PING! And = There won’t be any more music in my soul. It…
12/30/16 Grif.Net – More Signs in the Kitchen
If loving carbs is wrong, I don’t want to be = right. A clean kitchen is a sign of a misspent = life. Thou shalt not weigh more than thy = refrigerator. Help = keep the kitchen clean – eat out. May = the fork be…
12/29/16 Grif.Net – Signs in the Kitchen
A messy kitchen is a happy kitchen and my kitchen = is delirious. Mom’s bed and breakfast – You make them = both. No husband has ever been shot while doing the = dishes. Two choices for dinner: take it or leave = it. Never trust…
12/28/16 Grif.Net – Advice from the Kids
"Beware of cafeteria food when it looks like = it’s moving." ~ Rob, age 10 "Stay away from prunes." ~ Randy, age = 9 "Never dare your little brother to paint the = family car." ~ Phillip, age 13 "Forget the cake. Go for the icing." ~…
12/27/16 Grif.Net – BACK THEN Life Was Simpler
Thinking back to when I was 9 (yeah, sixty years ago) = and how life has changed since. Not on every matter, but on so = many I’d wish it was back in a simpler time. *BACK THEN, I = asked my dad for a penny for the gumball machine.…
12/26/16 Grif.Net – Weighing in After Christmas
WM sent some possible signs you = may have a Weight Problem after the holidays. Test yourself . . = . 10. Your favorite reading = materials are take-out menus. 9. Your Cross-fit training = starts as you CROSS your fingers and pray you FIT into your = jeans.…
12/24/16 Weekend Grif.Net – Santa v Jesus
Comparing the two rivals at Christmas . . . = Santa lives at the North = Pole … JESUS is = everywhere. Santa = rides in a sleigh … JESUS rides = on the wind and walks on the water. Santa = comes but once a year ……
12/23/16 Grif.Net – Wrapping the Presents
This is the time of year when we think back to the = very first Christmas, when the Three Wise Men went to see baby Jesus, = and “presented unto Him gifts; gold, frankincense, and myrrh.” = These are simple words, but if we analyze them carefully, we discover an…
12/22/16 Grif.Net – Visit to Grandma’s Condo
A grandmother in a retirement high-rise was giving = directions to her grown grandson who was coming to visit for Christmas = with his wife: "You come to the front door of the apartment = complex. I am in apartment 14T. There is a big panel at the door. …