=E2= =80=9CVirtue isn=E2=80=99t demanding more of others; it=E2=80=99s expecting= more of yourself.=E2=80=9D=E2=80=95 Frank Sonnenberg =E2=80=9CAll of us tend to put off living. We are al= l dreaming of some magical rose garden over the horizon – instead of enjoyi= ng the roses that are blooming outside our windows today.=E2=80=9D=E2= =80=95 Dale…
09/05/25 Grif.Net – Back to School Fun (part 5)
This is a multipart message in MIME format. ——=_NextPart_000_0468_01DC1E4F.579897A0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=”us-ascii” Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Q. Why was the teacher cross-eyed? A. She couldn’t control her pupils. Q. Why did the kid eat his homework? A. Because his teacher said it was a piece of cake. Q. Why do parents love…
09/04/25 Grif.Net – Back to School Fun (part 4)
This is a multipart message in MIME format. ——=_NextPart_000_0333_01DC1D8F.1109DC60 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=”us-ascii” Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Q. In school, Dr. Bob, were you very bad at math? A. I can’t count how many times I failed. Q. What did the pencil sharpener say to the pencil? A. Stop going in circles and…
09/03/25 Grif.Net – Back to School Fun (part 3)
This is a multipart message in MIME format. ——=_NextPart_000_025F_01DC1CBE.CF273750 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=”us-ascii” Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Q. What did the triangle say to the circle? A. You’re pointless. Q. Why does the math book always look sad? A. They are full of problems. Q. Why does a music teacher need a ladder?…
09/02/25 Grif.Net – Back to School Fun (part 2)
This is a multipart message in MIME format. ——=_NextPart_000_0001_01DC1BF9.5C6A28A0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=”us-ascii” Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Q. Where do kids in New York City learn multiplication tables? A. Times Square. Q. Why did the kid study on an airplane? A. He wanted a higher education. Q. What do you do if a…
09/01/25 Grif.Net – Back to School Fun (part 1)
Q. On= the first day of school, what did the teacher say her three favorite words= were?A. June, July, and August. = Q. = Why did the echo get detention the first day?A. It kept answering back.= Q. What is a math teacher’s favor= ite season?A. Sum-mer. Q.…
08/30/25 Weekend Grif.Net – Mnemonics
[Students are heading back to school. Memorizing is mandatory i= n many academic fields, so thought I would encourage you to consider mnemon= ics to help with recall.] Music Mnemonics How many lyrics to son= gs do you remember? How did you come to remember them? The same method you…
08/29/25 Grif..Net – Earthquake Safety Tips
[This is a repost from August 2000. As a public servic= e I felt the need to share this advice again.] Earthquakes can strike witho= ut warning and being prepared for such a disaster can mean the difference b= etween life and death. Here are some tips to help…
08/28/25 Grif.Net – Logic Class
In 1998 I taught a college logic class and asked the student= s a question. If Philadelphia is 100 miles from New York and Chicago is 100= 0 miles from Philadelphia and Los Angles is 2000 miles from Chicago, how ol= d am I. Brandon in the back of…
08/27/25 Grif.Net – First Funeral
A young minister, in the first week of his first parish, was= called to do the funeral for an eccentric man who had just died. As he pre= pared for the funeral, he stood before the open casket and consoled the wid= ow. He didn’t know exactly what to say,…
08/26/25 Grif.Net – Odd Spelling Quiz
Teach= ing Hebrew I was asked about the odd situation in pronouncing the sound of = the letter for the “s” (Hebrew “shin”). Sometimes t= he letter sounded like an “s” while most often pronounced as &#= 8220;sh”. Students thought that odd. Sometimes Hebrew for non-Jews ad= ds a niqqud…
08/25/25 Grif.Net – Signs for the Kitchen (part 2)
[Here’s another batch of potential signs that might fi= t in your kitchen, at your own risk!] The only reason I have a kitch= en is because it came with the house! If you don’t like my standards of cooking, lower your sta= ndards. If a messy kitchen…
08/23/25 Weekend Grif.Net – Comfort from a Prophet
[Been reading in Isaiah and overwhelmed at the encouragement I fin= d in the promises of God, and the comfort to my soul in the assurance that = the Lord is with me in the challenges of life as I age. Pray that each read= er may also find strength…