[Loved Erma = Bombeck, and still miss her wit and wisdom] If I had my life to = live over . . . **I would have = talked less and listened more. **I would have = invited friends over to dinner even if the carpet was stained,…
03/10/17 Grif.Net – Dogs’ Letters to God
Dear God, How come people love to smell flowers, but seldom, = if ever, smell one another? Where are their priorities? = ~~ Dear God, = When we get to Heaven, can we sit = on your couch? Or is it the same old story? ~~ Dear God,…
03/09/17 Grif.Net – Recurring Questions
[These are asked every few years and I am still = without an adequate answer. But they do bring a smile. = So many of these type of lists people post are old and stale. = This one is just old.] 1. If = you throw a cat out…
03/08/17 Grif.Net – Bugs
When my grandson and I entered an old vacation = cabin at the lake, we kept the lights off until we were inside and shut = the screen door tightly to keep from attracting pesky insects. = No use. In spite of our efforts, a few fireflies = followed…
03/07/17 Grif.Net – What Kids Learn in School
A second grader came home from school and said to = her mother, "Mom, guess what? We learned how to make babies = today." The = mother, more than a little surprised, tried to keep her cool. = "That’s interesting," she said. "How do you make = babies?" …
03/06/17 Grif.Net – Catching Up
Two elderly ladies met at the laundromat after not = seeing one another for some time. After inquiring about each other’s = health, one asked how the other’s husband was doing. "Oh! = Ted died last week. He went out to the garden to dig up some carrots for…
03/04/17 Weekend Grif.Net – Coffee Cups
A group of university = alumni, well established in their careers, were talking at their reunion = and decided to go visit their old university professor, now = retired. During their visit the conversation soon turned into = complaints about stress in their work and lives. Offering his guests…
03/03/17 Grif.Net – Emergency Call
911 Operator: = "What is your emergency?" Guy: = "My mother-in-law just got bitten by a = snake." Operator: = "Ok, you need to suck the poison out." Guy = [whispering]: "Dude, there’ll be nothing left of = her." [Thanks, = Pastor M, for the smile today. And we…
03/02/17 Grif.Net – Getting that Raise
Tom walked into = his boss’ office and told him, "Sir, I know things aren’t going the = best around here but I have three companies that have contacted me = recently. I would like a raise." His boss agreed = and after debating the amount for a while they…
03/01/17 Grif.Net – Punny Times
[First of the month dose of puns just for = ewe.] Evidently our Ambassadors never get sick because they = have diplomatic immunity. Pencils = could be made with erasers at both ends, but what would be the = point? The Hand family consists of 10 electricians.…
02/28/17 Grif.Net – Rules for Married Men
[ML forwarded = this sage advice to male readers] Five rules = governing male behavior toward the allegedly weaker = sex: 1. Never make = a woman mad. They can remember stuff that hasn’t even happened = yet. 2. Behind = every angry woman stands a man…
02/27/17 Grif.Net – Sound Financial Planning
A = man called a financial planning agent, seeking some advice and = direction. &qu= ot;Hello. My name is Ben. I’d like to invest some = money." &qu= ot;Well, hello Ben. This is Mike. I would be happy to meet you to = discuss sound financial planning. You…
02/25/17 Weekend Grif.Net – Fern and Bamboo
One day, I decided = to quit. I wanted to quit my job, to quit my relationships, to quit my = marriage, to quit my spirituality; I even wanted to quit my life. I went = to the woods to have one last talk with God. "God," I said, =…