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I = stood with God on the edge of the world, and my hand was in His hand. I = looked down the road of the past as it stretched away in the dim = distance, till it was shrouded in the mists of time. And I knew it had…

Justin K said, = “I just found out that my neighbors held a meeting to discuss that = crazy person who lives on our block.  I’m surprised I = wasn’t invited.”   Sue W admits, = “Inside me is a skinny woman trying to get out. But I can shut…

I = asked my grandmother how she’s enjoying her new = stairlift. She= said, “It’s driving me up the wall.”   ^^^= ^^ My = grandma was famous for her delicious strawberries. She= made me promise that when she died I would plant strawberries over her = grave so everyone…

Wha= t do you call a dad joke when it gets really old? A = grandpa joke.   ^^^= ^^ My = grandfather was a baker in the army. He = went in all buns glazing.   ^^^= ^^ &#8= 220;Back in the day,” my grandfather started to say, “You…

[Short = quiz.  No google.  If you answer publicly, please answer only = ONE to allow others the fun of wrong guesses]   1. If a sumo = wrestler makes a baby cry, what reaction do the parents = have?   2; = How to prairie dogs say “hello” to…

[Got questions = about the Bible? You may not find the answers here] Is it true = that Adam nicknamed Eve his “limited edition = McRib”?   Is it true = that Jesus first appeared to women after His resurrection because He = wanted the message to spread faster?  …

Og = Mandino’s book, “You Are the Greatest Miracle in the = World”, reminds us:   “Most of = us build prisons for ourselves and after we occupy them for a period of = time we become accustomed to their walls and accept the false premise = that we are…

[St= ill reflecting on Veteran’s Day and discussions from members of = the US Armed Forces] Ask the Army to ‘secure a = building’ and they will set up a perimeter around it and make sure = nobody gets out.   Ask= the Marines to ‘secure a building’ and they…

[National honors and my personal thanks to ALL living = military veterans celebrating this special day.  And a little = humor, because this IS the grif net blog after all.] Three young = veterans – an Airman, a Soldier, and a Marine – were sitting around = talking about hardships…

The= Washington Post has also published the winning submissions to its = yearly contest, in which readers are asked to supply alternate meanings = for common words.  Dr. Mott added these winners for our readers to = enjoy:   1. = Coffee, n. The person upon whom one coughs.  …

The= Washington Post’s Mensa Invitational once again invited readers to take = any word from the dictionary, alter it by adding, subtracting, or = changing one letter, and supply a new definition. Lon= gtime friend of the grif net blog Jim Mott forwarded some additional = winners:   1. =…

The= Washington Post’s Mensa Invitational once again invited readers to take = any word from the dictionary, alter it by adding, subtracting, or = changing one letter, and supply a new definition.  Longtime friend = of the grif net blog Jim Mott forwarded some winners:   1. = Intaxicaton: Euphoria…

Seven = “A’s” of Confession:   1. ADDRESS = everyone involved and only them. Talk them about my faults. Do it right = away and be persistent. Only talk to people who are part of the problem = or part of the solution.   2. AVOID = “if”, “but”, “maybe”.…