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[Ten more questions to test yourself about getting = “old”.]   1. Do = you wake up in the middle of the night tired and listless, and get out = of the recliner and go to bed?   2. Do = you know "where it’s at", but forgot “why it’s…

[I am starting a check-list to see if I’m = really getting “old”.  Feel free to test yourself = answering these questions about you or your spouse.]   1. Do = you get up to change the TV channel (you lost the remote long ago) and = then decide as…

Some time back I was asked for a contribution for a = church ladies group’s cookbook.  I love to cook, so I was glad to = share a recipe sure to please a church.   ELEPHANT STEW 1 medium elephant 100 lbs. carrots 400 lbs. potatoes 50 onions (large)Seasoning to…

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…

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 = –…

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…

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…

[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…

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…

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.…

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…

"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 . .…

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…