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[New Quiz all about a game I loved as a kid. I was a ruthless tycoon, often bringing tears to neighbors who dared play against me. Do YOU dare to play this Monopoly Trivia game? I will win, you know.] 1. About how many Monopoly houses have been built since…

At the airport I saw a family of eight getting off a plane from Florida. Everyone was sunburned, toting mouse ears and other souvenirs, tired and weary from Spring Break vacation. They plopped down in seats across the waiting area from me, morose and disheveled. I decided to cheer them…

[Every couple of years I repeat this Grif.Net blog. Why? Not sure if any of my readers need it, but I know that I really need to be reminded again and again.] Many times God will allow a painful situation or a painful circumstance in our life to “swallow us…

I met a older lady who told me she was scared of flying on a airplane. I asked her what she was scared of? She told me she was terrified there might be a Moslem suicide bomber on the plane. As a former college professor I tried to allay her…

The other day we flew to the Midwest. When we were all buckled in on our flight, I noticed an elderly lady across the aisle who was extremely nervous. I chatted with her and found she had some problems with her ears and painful pressure changes on a previous flight…

*Did you hear about the mathematician who’s afraid of negative numbers? He will stop at nothing to avoid them. *Did you hear about the statistician who drowned crossing the river? It was three feet deep on average. *Did you hear about the teacher who would not allow her students to…

[Weekly quiz, focusing today on TOYS.] 1. In 1960 Play-Doh added a little boy on all the cans. What was his name? 2. What’s inside an Etch-a-Sketch? 3. What is special about the creator of Lincoln Logs? 4. For Christmas, I got one of the first “Mr. Potato Head” kit…

My young grandson called on “pi” day (3.1415 was my 67th birthday) to wish me ‘Happy Birthday’. He asked me how old I was, and I proudly told him. He was quiet for a moment, and then he asked, “Did you start at 1?” [thank you for all the kind…

Attitudes [forwarded by NC; attributed to Chuck Swindoll] The longer I live, the more I realize the importance of choosing the right attitude in life. Attitude is more important than facts. It is more important than your past; more important than your education or your financial situation; more important than…

Traveling across Wyoming, I stopped in at a little country store. There was a warning sign on the door that read: “Danger! Beware of dog!” I carefully stepped inside, and noticed a harmless little dog asleep on the floor beside the cash register. “Is that the dog folks are supposed…

I was very scared about going to a ear specialist to get a special cleaning done in my ears to relieve some of my ear pain and help me hear better. The doctor tried to put me at ease but to no avail. It was painful and loud, with air…

As I was taking a walk with my little granddaughter one day, I noticed something green in her hair. To my disbelief I pulled out a piece of lettuce from her hair (leftover from lunch probably) and showed it to her. “Whoa!” she exclaimed, “is there anything else in there?”…

[Another quiz to see if you remember NOT the first or the winner (that’s easy), but who came in 2nd. We’re #2. We’re #2.] 1. After John Glenn, he was the SECOND American to orbit the earth = 2. He came in SECOND in Presidential elections in 1944 and 1948…