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Going over our = church finances as treasurer, I found a receipt from a local paint = store signed by someone named ‘Christian’. =   I wasn’t aware = of anyone buying paint, so I called the store to point out its = mistake.   "I’m = sorry," I told the…

A funeral = service was being held in a church for a woman who had just passed = away. At the end of the service, the pallbearers carrying the casket = accidentally bumped into a wall, jarring the casket. =   They heard a = faint moan. They opened the casket…

Will R = suggests, “Do we even need Halloween this year? I’ve been = wearing a mask and eating candy for 18 months = now.”   Karrie Beth S = saw a road sign: “Raise your right foot if you hate getting = speeding tickets.”   Ian K = complained,…

Two= retired professors were vacationing with their wives at a hotel in the = Catskills. They were sitting on the veranda one summer evening, watching = the sunset.   The= history professor asked the psychology professor, “Have you read = Marx?”   To = which the professor of psychology replied,…

I am retired = (and often plain tired, too) but have chosen 6 words to remember each = day.   1 – Once = all people in town decided to pray for rain.  On the day of prayer = when all gathered, only one boy came with an = umbrella.That’s FAITH.  2 –…

[Ce= lebrated Columbus Day and found assorted lame jokes related to this = during the week]   How= did Christopher Columbus pay for his trip to the new land? He = used his Discover card.   Wha= t was the biggest event in 1492?Natives discovered a confused = Columbus.  …

[Old buddy of mine Wayne shared this = conversation with his grandchild]   Grandchild: "Can I have candy = for breakfast, grandpa?"   Me: "Of course not, silly. Now = finish your Lucky Charms, doughnut, and chocolate milk. We need to get = going."   ~~ = Dr Bob Griffin…

[Tweens are = not little kids that giggle at our silly jokes, yet not really teens or = young adults who can catch levels of humor far advanced.  So here = are some 4th-7th grade jokes they might enjoy. Or at least not roll = their eyes at too loudly.…

Don= ‘t mess with old people; life imprisonment is not that much of a = deterrent anymore.   How many retirees to change a light bulb? Only one, but it = might take all day.   Fir= st year in retirement is called the "initial" state because of = SS,…

Not saying = I’ve gotten lazy these days, but my favorite exercise now is doing = “diddly-squat”.   I do tuck my = feet into my chest and lean forward, since that’s just how I = roll.   Monday is = cleaning day. So far I’ve polished off two candy…

Gra= nt them peace, most precious gift of allKeep the worried world far = away and smallWhen they return, may quiet fill their = souls,Dearest Lord, keep them safe within its walls.   May= the stone be cool beneath their feet.The canyon breezes circle soft = and sweetWhen darkness falls,…

[A final = throwback post on the 25th anniversary of starting the daily = Grif Net blog now read by thousands and expanded to Facebook.  = Thanks for putting up with this repeat of lame humor, much geared to = college students from years ago.]   “MAKING = IT THROUGH…

[Reflecting on = the Fall of 1996, we celebrate 25 years of sending blog posts to = thousands of recipients.  Pillsbury College in Owatonna, Minnesota, = was struggling and asked me to leave my mission church ministry in = Wyoming and help teach some classes on education. This led to…