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[REPRINT from a grif.net blog in 2013. Al sent this BACK to me, saying sadly that after events in the Charleston church prayer meeting, we may have to rethink this advice. Our hearts and prayers go out to the church and families of those murdered while at Prayer Meeting.] Some…

[Chuck Swindoll tells this wonderful story of his own life] Years ago my older son, then a teenager, and I dropped by the local Hallmark shop to find Cynthia a card for Mother’s Day. Somewhat bored with the process, Curt wandered back to the posters and soon called me to…

[Yep. Today is our 45th wedding anniversary. And yes, my wife is an angel (always up in the air harping). Here are some “marriage/anniversary” one-liners that I found funny. Wife? Not so much . . ] My wife and I were happy for twenty years. Then we met. A good…

What do you call a fellow who is . . Hiding in a hole: Phil Sleeping on your porch: Matt Hanging on your living room wall: Art Sleeping in your mail box each month: Bill Being towed behind a boat: Skip Camping on the beach: Sandy Flying over the fence:…

[A loyal grif.net reader from Texas shares a shocking story] I woke up to go to the bathroom in the middle of the night and I noticed an ISIS Muslim with a large knife sneaking through my next door neighbor’s garden toward his house. Suddenly my neighbor came from out…

[With my oldest grandson driving now, this story from a friend hit home to all who are taking that “test” for a permit/license.] I had given our daughter, who was 15 at the time, a drivers manual. On the way to town one day, I was coaching her as I…

I was starry-eyed and starting college fifty years ago. Sadly, finding out now what a big difference half a century makes. 1965: Long Hair 2015: Longing for hair 1965: The perfect high 2015: The perfect high yield mutual fund 1965: Keg 2015: EKG 1965: Acid Rock 2015: Acid Reflux 1965:…

This Sunday is “Flag Day”, honoring and displaying the American Flag. On June 14, 1777, the Continental Congress passed an act establishing an official flag for the new nation. The resolution stated: “Resolved, that the flag of the United States be thirteen stripes, alternate red and white; that the union…

After the birth of their baby, an Episcopal priest, wearing his clerical collar, visited his wife in the hospital. He greeted her with a hug and a long deep kiss. Her roommate averted her eyes in embarrassment. Then as he left, he gave her another tender embrace and kiss. Later,…

Dear Tide, I’m writing to you to say what an excellent product you have. I’ve used it since my college days, when my mom told me it was the best. In fact, about a month ago, while at my girlfriend’s house, I spilled some red wine on my new white…

[Thanks to Jack for this funny only a grandpa could smile at] When clearing out the attic, I came across some well-worn and dusty encyclopedias back from the 1950’s when I was kid. I carried them down to the shed and put them on a shelf for my grandchildren to…

If you think nobody cares about you, try missing a couple of payments. Drugs may lead to nowhere, but at least it’s the scenic route. Bills travel through the mail at twice the speed of checks. 99% of lawyers give the rest a bad name. Change is inevitable, except from…

How do you know when you’re Middle-Aged? 1. You don’t understand what young peasants are talking about. 2. You struggle to read Chaucer in weak candlelight. 3. You hate rowdy taverns. 4. You constantly worry that you might have Black Death. 5. You don’t know or care who Blondel is…