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Read this = slowly.   This dog, is dog, a dog, good = dog, way dog, to dog, keep dog, a dog, senior dog, citizen dog, busy = dog, for dog, 30 dog, seconds dog!   Excellent. Now, go back and = read it without the word ‘dog’.   ~~…

[Last weekend we = shared a baker’s dozen simple sentences gleaned from the Almanac. = Today we visit the old farmer again for sage thoughts on = living]   Most of the stuff = people worry about ain’t never gonna happen = anyway.   Don ‘t judge folks by =…

[Final installment of stories about the little = ones]   A mother and her young son returned from the = grocery store and began putting away the groceries.  His mother = said he could have a treat for being so helpful.   The = boy opened the box of animal…

At bedtime, a four-year-old girl was learning to = say the Lord’s Prayer.  Her mom and dad would pray with her each = night and then she would try to remember some phrases.   One = night she was excited to try to recite it all by herself without help…

On the first day of school, the Kindergarten = teacher shared some classroom rules with her student.   "If anyone has to go to the bathroom,” = she started, “hold up one or two fingers."   A = little voice from the back of the room asked, "How will that…

Another three year old put his shoes on by himself, = but struggling to get them to fit. His mother noticed he was trying to = put the left shoe on his right foot.   She = said, "Son, do you see the problem? Your shoes are on the wrong…

[This week we’re sharing some = old-but-kinda-cute stories about children.  Yes, you’ve = probably heard some before. But still causing me to smile and hope you = will too]   A three-year-old boy went with his dad to see a = litter of kittens at the neighbors . On returning…

[Wisdom takes time to = learn and develop. Age can bring wisdom, especially from a life lived = well. Maybe we can learn some wisdom from a sage like this . . . a wise = old farmer.]   Your fences need to = be horse-high, pig-tight and bull-strong.  …

An Irishman walks into a pub in Dublin, ordered = three pints of Guinness and sat in the back of the room, drinking a sip = out of each one in turn.   The = bartender approached  him, reminding that “You know, a pints = goes flat after I draw…

Dust if you must . . . but wouldn’t it be better = To paint a picture, or write a = letter? Bake a cake, or plant a = seed? Ponder the difference = between want and need.   Dust = if you must . . . but there is…

Someone threw a bottle of Omega 3 capsules at = me. Luckily my injuries were only super fish = oil.   A man was arrested at the beach today for = throwing pebbles at the sea birds. He was accused of leaving no tern = unstoned.   Don’t put a…

I am getting = older.  But I’ve heard having birthdays beats the = alternative.  I know many grif.net readers might not realize I turn = 69 today.  And how could you guess it when I look so young?  = (My pictures at the Post Office make me look 20 pounds…

My face in the mirror Isn’t wrinkled or drawn. My office ain’t dirty; The cobwebs are gone.   My car = seems so shiny Like I waxed it = anon. My abs are a = ‘six-pack’; My body’s all = brawn.   My desk is uncluttered, With papers not o’errun.…