09/26/16 Grif.Net – Correct My sister felt she was well prepared = for her in-depth interview with several members of the police-academy = board who would determine her suitability as a candidate. The first situation they presented to = her was: "On routine patrol you see a car traveling at…
09/24/16 Weekend Grif.Net – Faith in Humanity
A waitress shared = this story – “While waiting tables tonight, a mother and daughter = started crying mid-meal. I had no idea what happened until a single guy = at the table next to them handed me a note with his = bill.” The note read = –…
09/23/16 Grif.Net – Falling for Autumn
Heard some cute sayings about = this wonderful time of year. Will share these = instead. · = Boston Red Sox fans love = watching leaves fall since there will be nothing to watch at Fenway = Park. · = This autumn we can look forward = to falling…
09/22/16 Grif.Net – New Quarterback
The Coach of the Detroit Lions had put together the perfect football = team. But then his quarterback got blindsided and was out for the season = with a knee injury. Then his backup went down with a concussion. He = tried the trading route, free agents, but nobody any…
09/21/16 Grif.Net – Equal Time
[Shared some so-called health one-liners for adults a = couple days ago, so now ratcheting it down a bit for younger readers.] = Q. How could a blind carpenter work using all his = tools?A. He picked up his hammer and saw. Q. How can = you tell…
09/20/16 Grif.Net – More Cowboy Wisdom
It don’t take a genius to spot a goat in a flock of = sheep. Always drink upstream from the = herd. Never slap a man who’s chewin’ = tobacca. When you give a lesson in meanness to a critter or = a person, don’t be surprised…
09/19/16 Grif.Net – Healthy Attitude
Here are = some one-line thoughts on a wide variety of health/diet topics . . . = · = Good health is merely the slowest = possible rate at which one can die. · = Any salad can be a Caesar salad if you = stab at it long enough.…
09/17/16 Weekend Grif.Net – Meeting God
There once was a little boy who wanted to meet God. = He knew it was a long trip to where God lived, so he packed a sack with = Twinkies and root beer, and he started his journey. When = he had gone about three blocks, he met…
09/16/16 Grif.Net – Laid Off
"Laid Off" is such an ugly phrase. When = executives in a company meet to evaluate performance balanced with need, = and are forced to “lay off” workers, here are some terms = they use in place of “laid off” so their discussion = doesn’t sound so bad . .…
09/15/16 Grif.Net – Comforting
One summer evening, during a violent thunderstorm, = my wife was tucking our small son into bed. She was about to turn off = the light when he asked with a tremor in his voice, "Mommy, will = you sleep in here with me tonight?" The = mother smiled…
09/14/16 Grif.Net – New Business
With the economic downturn, the local mortuary has = used its main street location to start a caf=E9 in part of the = building.=A0=A0 I heard that opening it was quite an undertaking. = It’s called “The Coroner Grill”, and = features a menu of food you could just…
09/13/16 Grif.Net – Cowboy Wisdom
Living in Wyoming has taught me . . . = Good judgment comes from experience, and a lot of = that comes from bad judgment. Lettin’ the cat outta the bag is a whole lot easier = ‘n puttin’ it back in. If = you’re ridin’ ahead…
09/12/16 Grif.Net – Overheard at the Water Cooler
If you pay $4 for a bottle of Smart Water, I’m = sorry to inform you it’s not working. One = co-worker admitted, ”I started out with nothing, but at least I = still have most of it left”. If I cross = an abalone with a crocodile…