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I once read = that in Alaska the men are men and so are the = women. It also = mentioned that if you’re a single woman there, your odds are good, = but the goods are odd.   ~~ "Sherlock, why is your front door painted = yellow?""A lemon…

There are far better things ahead than any we leave = behind. – C.S. Lewis   A thorough = knowledge of the Bible is worth more than a college education. – = Theodore Roosevelt   The first step towards getting somewhere is to decide = you’re not going to stay…

[Students are = ready to return to classes and may be struggling with English and = writing skills. Here are some guidelines that I, as a former college = professor, endorse half-heartedly.] 1. Verbs = has to agree with their subjects.   2. = Prepositions are not words to end…

[Here is some = advice for those seeking new employment in 2022, Reprint from 2002 = grif.net blog with the final sentence updated 😊 = ]   My first job = was working in an orange juice factory, but I got canned because I = couldn’t concentrate.   Then I…

Some time back = a humorist penned fictional “Knights” by tweaking real words = or phrases.  Brought smiles reading about the “largest knight = of the round table’ (Sir Cumference) or the knight who enjoyed = steak each day (Sir Loin of Beef).  So, I’ve compiled some = unfamiliar men…

A woman, her = husband and their three rambunctious sons (under age five) were in their = car waiting at a traffic light. The woman glanced over at the car next = to them and noticed a blissfully happy mother with her baby daughter. =   Looking at her =…

Tom Swift was = the brainchild of Edward L. Stratemeyer (1862-1930). Stratemeyer first = used the name "Tom Swift" for the title character in = "Shorthand Tom; or, the exploits of a young reporter", = serialized in 1894. Stratemeyer was also the creator of the Bobbsey = Twins, Nancy Drew,…

[A few = thoughts from godly men and women to help keep me focused on my 2022 = journey] The Christian is not a good man. He is a vile wretch who = has been saved by the grace of God. – Martin Lloyd = Jones   The presence =…

My doctor told = me to start an exercise program. Not wanting to harm this old body and = because I’m allergic to a hard workout (so allergic that I break = out . . . in sweat), I’ve devised the following:   MONDAY Beat around = the bush Jump…

Scott M = admits, “Managing your = weight around the holidays requires a little planning. For example, I = just took the batteries out of my scale.”   Evelyn E = advises, “Due to rampant inflation and rising food costs, the = 5-second rule has been extended to = 10-seconds.”…

[25 years ago, = I was a professor at Pillsbury College. Recall some fun discussions in = the faculty bay where our offices were located.]   Eating donuts = that I had brought from the day-old counter at Wall Drug (I commuted 840 = miles twice a month to be…

Mr. Peanut = died. His last words were recorded when he said to his wife, = “I’ll be home in a Jiff”.   ** A Wisconsin = dairy farmer won $1,000,000 in the State Lotto and was asked what he = would do next.  He said he would just keep…

Many are not old enough to understand this very real = health challenge.  Yet “Age Activated Attention = Deficit Disorder” (AAADD) often sneaks up on us = “seniors” and can lead to situations like = this: I finished my morning coffee and decided to do work on = the car,…