Found a = number of titles that might be more appealing for today’s college = students than the classics, including: **Jane = EyreBNB **Star = Warped **Tess = of the d’Uberdrivers **Alice = in Blunderland **LOLita **Tinder is the = Night **Audacity of Dope …
01/22/18 Grif.Net – Self-Help Book
A fellow I know was struggling with meeting new = friends and building relationships and have people like him, so he = started searching the library for books on the subject. He was so = pleased to find a new volume entitled, “How to Make Someone Like = You.” He…
01/20/18 Weekend Grif.Net – Smile Cards
My four grown children were all home visiting this = weekend so we decided to go out for brunch. The centre of = attention was my toddler granddaughter. She had never had pancakes = before so we were excited about her trying them. We always try to make = our…
01/19/18 Grif.Net – Soup
Taking care of our four-year old grandson, we asked = him what he would like for breakfast. “Soup” was his = only choice. Being a wise Grandpa, I explained to him carefully = that soup was good, but wasn’t a normal breakfast food. It = was something people ate…
01/18/18 Grif.Net – Dieting One-Liners
[Can you tell that all I think about is food? Posting = these motivational one-liners around the house] I = know it’s 3 meals a day, but how many can I eat at night? I’m on = the rotation diet. Every time I turn around, I want to =…
01/17/18 Grif.Net – Dieting Again
[Day three of my diet. Started asking questions to = keep me sane] Q: What do you call someone who can’t stick with a diet?A: A = desserter. Q: Why shouldn’t I quit and not worry about gaining = those extra pounds?A: Fat people are harder to kidnap. Q: Did…
01/16/18 Grif.Net – Getting Even
After a couple hours = shopping at the super store, I headed to the line checking out. The = clerk asked, "Cash, check or charge?" after ringing up my = purchase. As I couldn’t find my wallet in the bottom of my = purse, it took a while fumbling to…
01/15/18 Grif.Net – Good Book
In the 1950’s, a new pastor decided to just go = to each home his small town and introduce himself with a visit with = every family, even though most were not in his church. He = showed up at a home and said, “Hi, I’m the pastor and =…
01/13/18 Weekend Grif.Net – Interview with an NFL Quarterback
Philadelphia Eagles quarterback = Carson Wentz explained one "lie" about the Christian faith = that Satan wants people to believe while sharing his testimony. The = 24-year-old Wentz, who is in his second season with the Eagles after a = successful collegiate career at North Dakota State University, joined =…
01/12/18 Grif.Net – On the Park Bench
Overheard two old men sitting on a park bench as they = were talking about women. The first said his wife had not spoken = to him in more than two months. He sighed and admitted he was = thinking about divorce. His friend = cautioned him to not…
01/11/18 Grif.Net – No One Believes Senior Citizens
An elderly couple was = celebrating their sixtieth anniversary. The couple had married as = childhood sweethearts and had moved back to their old neighborhood after = they retired. Holding hands, they walked back to their old school and = found the tree on the playground where he had carved…
01/10/18 Grif.Net – Star Wars Q&A (part 3)
Q: Why were the Star Wars = movies made out of order (4,5,6, then 1,2,3)? A: Because in charge of = scheduling, Yoda was Q: Where do Sith = shop? A: The Maul. Everything is half = off Q: Why did Anakin Skywalker = cross the road? A:…
01/09/18 Grif.Net – Star Wars Q&A (part 2)
Q: What do you call = a pirate droid?A: Argh2-D2 Q: Why did the droid cross the = road?A: Because it was programmed by a = chicken Q: Why does = Princess Leia keep her hair tied up in buns?A: So it doesn’t Hang = Solow Q: What do you…