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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…

[Back in the = Fall of 1996, we began sending blog posts on the new internet system at = Pillsbury College in Owatonna, Minnesota where I was teaching. Students = set up email accounts and complained there were never any messages. By = October, 35 students and faculty at three…

[Starting Sept = 19th, 1996, we began sending sporadic blog posts on the new = internet system at Pillsbury College in Owatonna, Minnesota where I had = stepped in to a struggling program, leaving mission church work in = Wyoming to teach 19 credits. 5 students and 3 faculty were…

[Starting Sept = 19th, 1996, we began sending sporadic blog posts on the new = internet system at Pillsbury College in Owatonna, Minnesota where I had = stepped into a struggling program, leaving mission church work in = Wyoming to teach 19 credits. 5 students and 3 faculty were the…

Have you ever = sat back and thought to yourself, “What is a grandparent?” = Where can we go to get a better understanding and an open and honest = answer?  A third grade teacher asked her students this question, = “What is a Grandparent?” Here are some of the…

[Every month = you expect better, but always walk away muttering and shaking your = head]   Sometimes I = order an undercooked steak, but it’s rare.   You = don’t have to have an aquarium to be tankfull.  =   There actually = is a podcast that explains the…

Bill H. = admits. "I need my sleep. I aim for about eight hours a day. Then = about ten at night."   Ken A shared, = “I visited the Drive-Thru Weight Loss Center and they told me my = greatest problem was needing to get more = exercise.”  …

* I woke up = the other morning with a real desire to exercise. So I stayed in bed = till the desire went away.   * I walk = everywhere for my health — but I never find it.   * I may not = jog or workout —…

FUN FACT = – There are more women archaeologists than men. Which makes sense = since they are better at digging up the past.   FUN FACT = – There is a difference between eschatology and scatology.  = Unrelated fact: I’ve been asked not to teach junior high boys =…

Thinking about updating some = books of childhood and youth now that I’m in my = 70’s   **Pippi Support-Stockings   **Nancy Drew = and the Case of the Missing Toilet Paper   **Dr = ‘Dolittle’ Is a New Way of Life   **The Little = Engine that Gave Up…