= “End year’s dusk, new = year’s dawn; gratitude fills the last page, anticipation pens the first.= 221;=AF A.D. Obiero “Alth= ough no one can go back and make a brand new start, anyone can start from n= ow and make a brand new ending.” —Carl Bard "You know…
12/31/25 Grif.Net – Encouragement for the New Year (part 1)
This is a multipart message in MIME format. ——=_NextPart_000_0059_01DC7A45.BEF34BA0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=”us-ascii” Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit “Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year.” -Ralph Waldo Emerson “Youth is when you’re allowed to stay up late on New Year’s Eve. Middle age is when you’re…
12/30/25 Grif.Net – New Years Q&A
= Q: What did Dr. Bob say at 1= 1:59 p.m. on New Year’s Eve? A: “No more lousy j= okes until next year, I promise!” = Q: How did my diet plan to lose 20 pounds in 2025 work out? A= : As of today (Dec. 30th) I…
12/29/25 Grif.Net – Don’t Like a Gift?
= TOP TEN THINGS TO SAY ABOUT A CHRISTMAS GIFT YOU DIDN’T LIKE = 10. Of all t= he gifts I received, this is one of them. 9. Well, well, well … 8. Boy, if I had not recently shot up 4 sizes that would’ve…
12/27/25 Weekend Grif.Net – Jesus Loves Me
[Through= out the past decades, little children have grown up singing "Jesus Lov= es Me". DO YOU know the tune? But someone penned words fit= for those of us past age 7 (like 70 + 7) and the song has new meaning for = us.] CHILDREN’S VERSION  = ;…
12/26/25 Grif.Net – Wrapping Paper
[Credit = to Dave Barry for the original humor. Greatly edited, I am sure, as it floa= ted around the ‘net for a decade.] &= nbsp; This is the time of year when we think b= ack to the very first Christmas, when the Three Wise Men went to see…
12/25/25 Grif.Net – Familiar Story Retold
= [It has been the Griffin fam= ily tradition to read the Christmas Story from Luke 2 before opening gifts = on Christmas morning. In 1970, in our first Christmas as husband and wife, = we sat alone in a quiet Watertown apartment and read. Fifty-six years later= , we…
12/24/25 Grif.Net – Random Thoughts on Christmas
= When I was a child, my famil= y was so poor that at Christmas we exchanged glances. = &n= bsp; I was teaching my dyslexic friend how mistletoe works but I d= on’t think he stood under it. I th= ought I would be proud of sealing all…
12/23/25 Grif.Net – Final Quiz Before Christmas
= Q: I was Christmas shopping = the other day and saw a brass band downtown and wondered, “Why is the= re dribble on the sidewalk underneath all their instruments?” A: Turns out it was the Salivation Army Band. &nb= sp; Q: How much does Santa’s sleigh cost? A: N=…
12/22/25 Grif.Net – Caroling Q&A
= Q: What did the doctor say t= o the sick Christmas caroler? A: Wassailing you? Q: What Christmas carol do they sing in the desert? A: O Camel You Faithful. Q= : What’s a new parent’s favorite Christmas carol? A: Silent Night. Q: What Christmas Caro=…
12/20/25 Weekend Grif.Net – Golden Slippers
[One of = my favorite stories at Christmastime. It never gets old, and warms my heart= each time I read it.] It was only four days before Christmas. = The spirit of the season hadn’t yet caught up with me, even though cars pa= cked the parking lot of our local…
12/19/25 Grif.Net – Top Ten Least Favorite Holiday TV Specials
[Borrowe= d from this site 25 years ago, I think I’d like to watch at least 2 o= f these. Charlie Brown and the Grinch intrigued me. Good Grief, citizens of= Whoville, my humor hasn’t changed in all these years.] 10. Rudolph T= he Insurance Adjuster 9. Mary,…
12/18/25 Grif.Net – Out Shopping
= My wife has set a limit on h= ow much we spend on each other this Christmas. It’s $50= on me, and $1000 on her. I bought = my wife a fridge for Christmas. Now I just can’t wait t= o see her face light up when she opens…