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VERY SHORT BOOKS for easy summertime reading 1) A Guide to Arab Democracies 2) Amelia Earhart’s Guide to the Pacific Ocean 3) Career Opportunities for History Majors 4) Cleveland – A Travel Guide 5) Different Ways to Spell “Bob” 6) Dr. Kevorkian’s Collection of Motivational Speeches 7) Everything Men Know…

Some seek knowledge for the sake of knowledge; That is curiosity. Others seek knowledge so that they themselves may be known; That is vanity. But there are still others who seek knowledge in order to serve and edify others; That is charity. Bernard of Clairvaux ~~ Dr Bob Griffin, www.grif.net…

[My daughter and son-in-law left us the kids for four days. No problem, except that G’ma has to WORK 9-6 at her clinic, and you all can guess who’s minding the kids and trying to write a sermon! And a poem . . ] Now I lay me down to…

I had amnesia once — or twice. Living on Earth is expensive, but it does include a free trip around the sun every year. How long a minute is depends on what side of the bathroom door you’re on. Birthdays are good for you; the more you have, the longer…

[Carol forwarded this one, too] While working for an organization that delivers lunches to elderly shut-ins, I used to take my 4-year-old daughter on my afternoon rounds. She was unfailingly intrigued by the various appliances of old age, particularly the canes, walkers and wheelchairs. One day I found her staring…

A woman was trying hard to get the ketchup out of the jar. During her struggle the phone rang so she asked her 4-year-old daughter to answer the phone. It was the pastor’s wife who asked to talk to the woman. But the daughter said ever so sweetly, “Mommy can’t…

Yesterday I went to the doctor for my yearly physical. My blood pressure was high, my cholesterol was high, I’d gained some weight, and I didn’t feel so hot. My doctor said eating right doesn’t have to be complicated and it would solve my physical problems. He said just think…

THE CRACKED POT A lone figure set against the evening sky looked more like a painting than reality. His slow movement, however, confirmed he was real. The stark landscape ached with desolation. The fissured land lay almost naked. Cattle limped around with bones protruding, and an occasional spurt of cactus…

A few years ago, there was a news story on the radio about a Baptist church that had a problem with the Methodists down the street. Some Baptists were unable to find space in their parking lot because members of a nearby Methodist church, which met earlier in the morning,…

While some have said that a camel is a horse that was assembled by a committee, here are three possible definitions: A group of people who, individually, can do nothing, but collectively can meet and decide that nothing can be done. A group which succeeds in getting something done when,…

The minister just had all of his remaining teeth pulled and new dentures were being made. The first Sunday, he only preached 10 minutes. The second Sunday, he preached only 20 minutes. But, on the third Sunday he preached 1 hour 25 minutes. When asked about this by some of…

A man was taking it easy, lying on the grass and looking up at the clouds. He was identifying shapes when he decided to talk to God. “God”, he said, “how long is a million years?” God answered, “In my frame of reference, it’s about a minute.” The man asked,…

10. He is the only man who has never been compared to the man she could have married. 9. He had no in-laws to drop in. 8. There were no Jones for him to keep up with. 7. There were no credit cards OR shopping centers. 6. He never had…