[Ma= ny are upset with returning to face-to-face employment and need excuses = to continue to stay home. I can personally attest that many of = these excuses may work.] I = am stuck in the blood pressure machine down at the Food = Giant. The= dog ate…
02/26/22 Weekend Grif.Net – Help on the Farm
Once upon a = time, two brothers who lived on adjoining farms fell into conflict. It = was the first serious rift in 40 years of farming side-by-side, sharing = machinery and trading labor and goods as needed without a hitch. = Then the long = collaboration fell apart.…
02/25/22 Grif.Net – Book Ideas
[If your Teen = is bored this winter, suggest reading a book. Ur at least a title. Here = are some starter ideas.] “My Best Subject in = School”by Jim Class “The = Future of Robotics” by Cy Borg and = Anne Droid “Difficul= t High School Math”…
02/24/22 Grif.Net – Concentrate
Whi= le shaking hands with the pastor after worship, Mrs. Jones noticed that = he had a rather bad cut on his face. = 220;Why pastor, what happened? How did you cut your face?,” she = asked. = 220;Well, I was thinking about my sermon this morning while…
02/23/22 Grif.Net – What’s Happening in My Life?
[I regularly = post status-updates of friends, but today sharing what=E2=80=99s going = on with me] I walked down a street where many computer = programmers live. The houses were numbered 64k, 512k, 1MB, 256k, and = 128k. For some = reason it felt like a trip down = memory lane.…
02/22/22 Grif.Net – Overheard on Noah’s Ark
10.= “Did anyone think about bringing umbrellas?” 9. = “Hey, I think there are more than two flies in = here!” 8. "And whatever you do, DO NOT pull this plug = out." 7. = “Okay, who’s the wise guy who let the mosquitoes on = board?”…
02/21/22 Grif.Net – “Dis” and That
[Expanding on = an old joke attributed to any number of comedians we have these entries = . . . ] If lawyers are disbarred and ministers unfrocked, then = perhaps . . . >> = electricians can be delighted >> = musicians denoted >> = cowboys…
02/19/22 Weekend Grif.Net – Susie the Klutz
A nine-year-old kid is sitting = at his desk and suddenly there is a little puddle between his feet and = the front of his pants are wet. He thinks his heart is going to stop = because he cannot possibly imagine how this has happened. It’s = never happened before,…
02/18/22 Grif.Net – Status Updates
Gary K said, = =E2=80=9CMy girlfriend and I often laugh about how competitive we are. = But I laugh more.=E2=80=9D Mike H shared, = =E2=80=9CShout out to all the people who don=E2=80=99t know the opposite = of in.=E2=80=9D George S = confesses, =E2=80=9CPeople are often shocked when they…
02/17/22 Grif.Net – Wondering How
How come = people pay $2 for a bottle of Evian water? Just spell = =E2=80=9CEvian=E2=80=9D backwards. How do you = keep Canadian bacon from curling in your = skillet? Take away = their little brooms. How many = optometrists does it take to screw in a light bulb?…
02/15/22 Grif.Net – Southern Valentines
[In= case you missed Valentine’s Day and need to make up a quick = sincere-sounding billet-doux= , = a Southern friend sent these “love messages” you might = use.] >= ;>I love you more than cornbread on Sunday. >= ;>>>You’re the Mason jar to my preserves. >=…
02/14/22 Grif.Net – Thoughts for your Valentine Card
[Looking for the right words to = express your Valentine sentiment? Might want to look = further.] George = Burns Love is a lot like a backache: = it doesn’t show up on X-rays, but you know it’s = there. Charles = M. Schulz All you need is…
02/12/22 Weekend Grif.Net – Power of Prayer
In a small = town, planners of a new tavern started to lay foundation to open their = business. The local Christian church started a campaign with petitions = and prayers to block the bar from opening. Work = progressed, however, right up until the week before opening, when…