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I was = standing in line behind a gal at McDonald’s who was wearing jeans with a = patch on the back pocket that said "Guess". So, I tapped her = on the shoulder and said “I’m thinking 250, maybe 300 = pounds?” My favorite way to dress is in…

I had a = math test in school today, and I couldn’t remember what 51, 6, and = 500 were in Roman Numerals. I was just LIVID.   I may = not get everything done this week. Only Robinson Crusoe had everything = done each week by Friday.   I…

At my annual dental check-up. The hygienist asked, = “Bob, when was the last time you flossed?” I looked = at her and said, “Don’t you remember? You were = there.”   ~~ Dr Bob Griffin = [email protected] www.grif.net = "Jesus Knows Me, This I = Love!"  

When three of my grandchildren acquired a = half-grown mongrel,  I agreed to help them build a dog = house.   As we began the project, I knew that keeping them = involved was going to be a challenge. Much of my energy was spent = calling them back to…

[On January 15th I began a one-month = diet.  This week I added exercising to it.  So far . . . = ]   I just got in my 30 minutes of cardio trying to pick = up an ice cube from the kitchen floor.   I went for a…

[Following our pattern, on the first weekday of a = month we share some random thoughts and quality = word-plays]   My new thesaurus is = terrible. Not only that, but it’s also terrible.   Speaking of that, I = swallowed a dictionary and got thesaurus throat I’ve ever =…

[As = January concludes, I’ve been thinking] If based on the = amount of laundry each week, you must assume that there are people who = live in your home that you’ve never met . . = .   If = people forget to pay their water bill, maybe the…

With a buddy when he got an “emergency” = text from his daughter.  He said he had to deal with it, so I = stepped back and counted ceiling tiles for a minute.  Then he = shared what he was dealing with . . .   Girl: Dad, I =…

Fun with homonyms (words that sound the same, but have = different spellings and different meanings) is served up to begin our = week.  Each question asked must be answered by at least two = homonyms.   Ex: “If four couples went to a restaurant, how = many people dined?”…

Ever wonder about the abbreviation ASAP? Alden in = Salt Lake forwarded me this timely reminder.  Generally we think of = “ASAP” in terms of even more hurry and stress in our lives. = Important. Rush without delay. Maybe if we think of this abbreviation in a = different manner,…

[A friend requested = this old story to use as a sermon illustration. I smiled again, so . . = .] A minister was walking down the street when he came upon a = group of about a dozen boys, all of them between 10 and 12 years of age.…

[I started a month-long diet Jan 15. This is my second = update on the grif net blog]   My dieting = goal was to lose 20 pounds.  After nearly two weeks, I only have 25 = to go.   I will never understand why some people say hurtful =…

[In the past month, readership of the Grif Net Blog = has increased, so added some folks to the headquarters’ = staff]   Grif.Net Swedish Snowboarding Instructor =3D Soren = Dekeester   Grif.Net Soloist =3D Kerry Oki   Grif.Net = California Energy Commission Advisor =3D Tanya Lightov   Grif.Net =…