I WILL READ = MORE IN 2023. (Start by turning on closed captioning on the = television) I WILL DRINK = NO MORE COFFEE. (But no less, either) I WILL NOT = DRINK ORANGE JUICE. (After brushing my teeth in the = morning) I WILL LIMIT =…
01/02/23 Grif.Net – Tom Swifty Puns (#13 January)
[First of the = month puns, continuing the 2022 series of Tom Swifty jokes. This month = are “N” adverbs.] "Why are = you lying down so close to me in the Garden of Eden?" asked Adam = naively. "You’re a = real zero," said Tom naughtily. …
12/31/22 Weekend Grif.Net – Encouragement for 2023 (part 1)
“It is = not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves.” = – Sir = Edmund Hillary “The = moment you doubt whether you can fly, you cease forever to be able to do = it.” – J.M. = Barrie “If you = hear a voice within you say,…
12/30/22 Grif.Net – Another Pastoral Note
The pastor was = handed a note to read that said, “Mark Anderson having gone to = sea, his wife desires the congregation to pray for his = safety.” The pastor scanned it, then announced, “Mark = Anderson, having gone to see his wife, desires the congregation to pray =…
12/29/22 Grif.Net – Pastoral Notes
A pastor found = a note on the pulpit. It contained only one word – = “Stupid”. He read it aloud to the congregation, then = added, “I have often received notes that were unsigned beneath = nasty messages. But this is the first one I’ve received with = no…
12/28/22 Grif.Net – Tired of Christmas Music?
[I’m old = and grumpy, so need a change in songs heading to the new year. Julie = Andrews “adjusted” words of a song made famous in Sound of = Music. Describes us quite well, as the calendar begins its flip to = 2023. Sing it with me; you know…
12/27/22 Grif.Net – Status Updates from my Friend
Richard G = boasted, “I just finished writing a step-by-step guide on how to = fall down the stairs.” Mark I = noticed, “The X belongs in Texas. Christ belongs in = Christmas.” Penni L = posted, “You can steal my memes if you want, but I lick…
12/26/22 Grif.Net – After-Christmas Dieting
A friend said, = "Well, here we are again. Christmas is over, the year ending, and = we are all moving one step closer to a leading role in ‘On Golden Pond.’ = Actually, unless I get a handle on my weight, I might land the part of = the…
12/25/22 Christmas Grif.Net – The Old, Old Story
[It has been = the Griffin family 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 in a quiet apartment and read. In = 2022, we sit in the quiet…
12/24/22 Weekend Grif.Net – Beloved Christmas Song
Tragedy struck = the home of America’s most popular poet. On July 9th, 1861, Henry = Wadsworth Longfellow’s wife, Fanny, was near an open window sealing = locks of her daughter’s hair in a packet, using hot wax. It was = thought that a spark from a match or a candle…
12/23/22 Grif.Net – Christmas Trivia
[Not a = “quiz” per se but have fun seeing what odd trivia you = know. Answers below] 1. We know = according to the song that all the little boy wanted for Christmas was = his two front teeth, But WHY did he want = them? 2.…
12/22/22 Grif.Net – Have a PC Holiday
Best wishes = for an environmentally conscious, socially responsible, low stress, = non-addictive, gender neutral, winter solstice holiday, practiced within = the most 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…
12/21/22 Grif.Net – Preparing for Gifts
[Plan how to = respond when you receive a Christmas gift you just don’t like. You = might say . . .] 10. Hey! = There’s a gift! 9. Well, well, = well … 8. Boy, if I = had not recently shot up 4 sizes that…