DID YOU KNOW . = . . you can get chicken broth at the restaurant located in the New York = Stock Market? DID YOU KNOW . = . . that 55% of people fear spiders more than they fear = death? DID YOU KNOW . = .…
08/21/21 Weekend Grif.Net – Come, Ye Disconsolate
Come, ye = disconsolate, where’er ye languish,Come to the mercy seat, = fervently kneel.Here bring your wounded hearts, here tell your = anguish;Earth has no sorrow that heav’n cannot = heal. Joy of the = desolate, light of the straying,Hope of the penitent, fadeless and = pure!Here speaks the…
08/20/21 Grif.Net – Survey Results
The= re is a tug in my heart between Minnesota and Wisconsin. I was = born and reared in Minnesota and did my undergrad at Pillsbury = College. But did the rest of college/grad school in Wisconsin. Had = our first apartment as newlyweds in Wisconsin and pastored two churches…
08/19/21 Grif.Net – Wisdom from your Elders (part 6)
[If you = remember what it was like to get up without making sound effects, you = may have wisdom to share] **The older I = get, the earlier it gets late. **For many, = the warning to ‘drink responsibly’ means only = ‘don’t spill it on the…
08/18/21 Grif.Net – Status Updates
[Real = comments/posts from friends on social media] Louis F asks, = “Do you think kids would eat more olives if we called them = Greece’s Pieces?” Charlotte J = admits, “Read that 95% of Americans are completely stupid. = Thankfully, I’m in the other 10%.” Joseph R…
08/17/21 Grif.Net – Because I’m a Man
[This is a = public service message for all women, to better understand = men.] "BECAUSE = I’M A MAN", when I lock my keys in the car I will fiddle with = a wire clothes hanger and ignore your suggestions that we call a road = service until…
08/16/21 Grif.Net – Most Loved Golf Joke
John came home = from a golf game looking a little worse for wear. His wife Mary asked = him how the game went. "Well,&quo= t; he answered, "it was okay, but I’ve sure had better = days." "What = happened?" inquired his wife. "Well, = just…
08/14/21 Weekend Grif.Net – Answered Prayer
A pastor = shared this story about answered prayer. He noticed a stray kitten in = his yard. Evidently it had climbed up a tree in his backyard and = then was afraid to come down. The pastor coaxed, offered warm = milk, etc. The kitty would not come down.…
08/13/21 Grif.Net – Friday the 13th
*IS THE FEAR = OF FRIDAY THE 13TH BASED ON THE FEAR OF THE NUMBER 13 = ITSELF? It is. 13 is = when numbers reach a new level when it comes to common items. There are = 12 months in a year, 12 inches in a foot, 12…
08/12/21 Grif.Net – Finances for College
[Middle of = August? Reminds me of a previous life with faculty heading back for = in-service prep, teams for pre-season practices, and a new school year = looming near for anxious students] Q: What book = impacted your life the most last year?A: My dad’s check = book…
08/11/21 Grif.Net – Wisdom from your Elders (part 5)
[Getting older = is not wearing black socks with my sandals or buying more wrinkle cream = for the wife. Time may be a great healer, but it’s a lousy = beautician] **Millions = long for immortality who do not know what to do with themselves on a =…
08/10/21 Grif.Net – Testing Love
Who REALLY = loves you? This test really works! If you don’t believe it, just try = this experiment: Lock your dog = and your wife in the trunk of the car for an = hour. When you open = the trunk, who is really happy to see…
08/09/21 Grif.Net – Have You Heard About . . .
HAVE YOU HEARD = ABOUT . . . the argument between two vegetarians? They got angry = when someone called it a beef. &nb= sp; &nbs= p;  = ; = &= nbsp; &n= bsp; &nb= sp; &nbs= p;  = ; = &= nbsp; &n= bsp; &nb= sp; &nbs= p;  = ; ‘ HAVE YOU HEARD = ABOUT . . . the farmer’s…