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[Taking a couple weeks off to eat human food, then = another month on a diet.  Report on my thoughts thus far . . . = ]   In less than a month I’ll be 70 and I = don’t want to look back and wistfully say, ‘How sad. I…

[After = last week’s Burma Shave – see grif.net blog from Feb 8 = – Bill in South Carolina and others forwarded more signs from = along life’s highway] OUR FORTUNE IS YOUR = SHAVEN FACE IT’S OUR = BEST ADVERTISING = SPACE Burma = Shave   IF YOUR =…

“Acyrolog= ia” is the incorrect use of words – particularly replacing = one word with another word that sounds similar but has a diffident = meaning – possibly fueled by a deep-seeded desire to sound more = educated, witch results in an attempt to pawn off an incorrect word in…

[Some = old, some new, but hopefully one makes you smile or = groan]   What’s the difference = between a pigeon and a Baptist pastor?The pigeon can still make a = sizable deposit on a Mercedes.   What’s the difference = between a well-dressed man on a unicycle and…

[Grif.Net HQ is taking the President’s advice to = heart with all the tax cuts and hiring more staff.  Here are a few = new managerial positions filled in February]   *Director of = Grif.Net Biblical Studies – Vera Lee Isay   *Director of = Grif.Net Alcohol/Breathalyzer Testing – Eureka…

Why would God want = ME? I’m not perfect. I have all = kinds of problems. I have little ability. I have few gifts. I’m just not = worthy. Why would God want me?  Well, did you = know that . . . Moses stuttered.David’s armor didn’t = fit.John Mark…

[Getting closer to my dieting goal started on January = 15th – surviving until Valentine’s Day.  = Here’s the latest update]   Now = I’m really into Cross-Fit.  Every morning I Cross my fingers = and hope I can Fit into my jeans.   Some people = think of their…

[Marilyn forwarded these and = they brought sweet memories of the family tooling down Minnesota Highway = 55 in our robin-egg blue 1954 Chevy] For those who never saw any of = the Burma Shave signs, here is a quick lesson in our history of the = 1940’s and ’50’s.…

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…