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[Here is your = chance to answer odd-ball assortment of questions that have little rhyme = or reason.  Please just post 1 answer publicly to allow others the = fun of guessing.  As always, Google knows.  We know = that.  We want to know if YOU know it without artificial…

[This is a = repost from 20+ years ago as people were wondering what was in store in = the new millennium.  Fear and concern over what might happen to our = lives, our planet, our future facing the dreaded Y2k. No one could even = envision the events looming…

My friend = Victor recently changed his last name simply to the letter = “E”   I thought is = was tribute to the positive idea of “victory” when said = aloud.   He said, No. =   Now, no one = can figure out the reason.   Today, to…

During the = long winter in western Wyoming, two ranchers flooded a low-lying field = and made a skating rink for their families to = enjoy.   A shepherd = accustomed to crossing the fields decided to take a shortcut across that = low land to move his sheep to…

[Trying to = surprise everyone with clever Q&A. Again, my perfect record of = failing stays intact]   Q: What do you = call a beautiful woman on the arm of a banjo player? = A: A tattoo. =   Q: = What happens to nitrogen when the sun comes…

I enjoy throwing coins in the river and watching the = current catch them and tumble them in patterns in the stream bed. =   Guess I just like studying my cash flow.     ***ANSWERS TO FOOD FACT QUIZ*** FOODIE FUN = FACTS    1. A century = ago,…

[This is a = chance for everyone to enjoy exercising the gray matter. Answers to = these toughies tomorrow.]   FOODIE FUN = FACTS    1. A century = ago, Americans spent about 43% of each day earning enough to buy = food.  In 2020 that is about ____%  …

[Marlene = Robershaw, an avid reader of the grif.net blog for 20 years, had this = tribute to father’s published in her local = newspaper]   Let’s be = honest folks, Father’s Day definitely takes a backseat to Mother’s Day. = Look at the facts: Father’s Day was not celebrated…

[Final installment of funny/serious thoughts on = Weddings/Anniversaries.  53 years ago in September Teresa and I = fell in love. We consummated that love when we married on June = 19th, 51 years ago. And yes, still in love = today.]When I saw = you, I fell in love.  You…

Marital = Warnings: Ignore this at your own peril **Marry someone who has a = different favorite cereal than you, so they won’t eat all of = yours.   **Marriage = allows you to annoy the same person for the rest of your = life.   **If you steal =…

My = friend’s little girl was a typical kindergartener – cute, = inquisitive and bright as a new penny. She was having trouble = understanding the concept of marriage and = anniversaries.   Daddy decided = to pull out the wedding photo album, thinking visual images might help = clear…

[Wh= isper these “sweet nothings” in the ear as June = anniversaries approach]   &#8= 220;Overall, I love you more than I want to strangle = you.”   &#8= 220;After all this time, my love for you is still stronger than my = desire to be single.  Barely.”   &#8=…

As a survivor = of 51 years of married life, I think of myself as sort of an = “expert” on how to live together. My grandson asked for an = illustration, so I shared:   “I = watched my wife’s routine at breakfast for years.  She made lots of…