A pastor once faced a group of his parishioners who were compla= ining about the same issues over and over again. One day, instead of listen= ing to the complaints, he told them a joke, and everyone cracked up laughin= g. The= n, the pastor repeated the joke. A…
04/21/23 Grif.Net – Weakly Smiles (part 1)
A pair of cows were talking in the field. One says, “Have= you heard about the mad cow disease that’s going around?”= “Yeah,” the other cow says. “M= akes me glad I’m a penguin.” ~~ &= nbsp; Once, my father came home and found me in f= ront of…
04/20/23 Grif.Net – Tea Party with Daddy (and 2+2 State Quiz Answers)
[True Story from a friend]One day my mother was out, and= my dad was taking care of me. I was maybe 2 or 3 years old. Someone had gi= ven me a little ‘tea set’ as a gift, and it was one of my favorite toys. Da= ddy was in…
04/19/23 Grif.Net – Two-Letter, Two-Word (part 3)
[How well do you know the United States? Here is a list o= f two-letter state abbreviations and two-word descriptions of a person/plac= e/thing closely associated with that state. Match them up for fun (no ̶= 0;quiz”, per se.) BUT if YOU have a better two-word link to a state,…
04/18/23 Grif.Net – Two-Letter, Two-Word (part 2)
[How well do you know the United States? Here is a list o= f two-letter state abbreviations and two-word descriptions of a person/plac= e/thing closely associated with that state. Match them up for fun (no ̶= 0;quiz”, per se). BUT if YOU have a better two-word link to a state,…
04/17/23 Grif.Net – Two-Letter, Two-Word (part 1)
[How well do you know the United States? Here is a list o= f two-letter state abbreviations and two-word descriptions of a person/plac= e/thing closely associated with that state. Match them up for fun (no ̶= 0;quiz” per se). BUT if YOU have a better two-word link to a state,…
04/15/23 Weekend Grif.Net – Really “Seeing” Someone
[This is a repeat of a grif.net blog from 15 years ago this mon= th. I have recently retired to a senior community in another state, with ma= ny people helping to make life easier for me. This hit home.] An RN = shared the story of her training during…
04/14/23 Grif.Net – Status Updates
Angela K laments, “I’m getting so old that all my f= riends in heaven probably think I didn’t make it.” Scott M related, &= #8220;I made a playlist for when I go hiking. I’ve got songs by the P= eanuts, the CranBerries, and Eminem. I call it my trail…
04/13/23 Grif.Net – Non-insulting Insults
[Final batch of historic insults that were clever, not crude] >>= ; "His mother should have thrown him away and kept the stork." – Mae West >> "Some cause happiness where= ver they go; others, whenever they go." – Oscar Wilde = >> "Why do you sit…
04/12/23 Grif.Net – Bagels for Breakfast
[Nobody thought I could make really terrible puns and word play= s centered around my breakfast bagels today. I was hesitant since bagels ar= e such holey food. But hey, why not give it a try?] I visited the zoo after a lon= g time and to my utter…
04/11/23 Grif.Net – Introducing Someone
**A visiting speaker was introduced, and after sharing about hi= mself, said to the crowd, “The Bible teaches that ‘he who finds= a wife finds a good thing’. So, I want to introduce my thing.”= His wife was not seen smiling. &= nbsp; **New family moved in on the…
04/10/23 Grif.Net – Just the Facts, Ma’am
[I’ve always assumed many people confuse ‘factsR= 17; with ‘assumptions’. Here are some of each, in non-alphabeti= cal order.] Geology rocks, but geography is where it’s at. There is a great diffe= rence between Black Eyed Peas and Chick Peas. Black Eyed Peas can sing us a= song.…
04/08/23 Weekend Grif.Net – New Poen for Easter 2023
Regina (Gina) McIntosh, a favorite poet of mine, wrote this pra= yerful poem a few weeks ago: Whisper Your peace Into my soul, Gentle my thoughts, my dreams With Your grace, forever Releasing = victory into my life, Reminding me of the reasons That I’m al= ive… Breathe Your kindness…