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My son Mitchell, a kindergartner, practices spelling with magnetic letters on the refrigerator: cat, dog, dad, and mom have been proudly displayed for all to see. One morning while getting ready for the day, Mitchell bounded into the room with his arms outstretched. In his hands were three magnetic letters:…

The mother of a large family was explaining why she dresses her children alike, right down to the youngest baby. “When we had just three children, I dressed them alike so we wouldn’t lose any of them at a park or store or church.” “Now,” she added, looking around at…

One day a friend was driving with his 4-year-old daughter and beeped his car horn by mistake. She turned and looked at him for an explanation. He smiled and said, “Oops. I did that by accident.” She replied, “I know that, daddy.” Wondering, he asked, “How’d you know?” His daughter…

A 14-year old girl knelt in the confessional and said, “Bless me, Father, for I have sinned.” “What is it, child?” “Father, I have committed the sin of vanity. I just can’t help myself. Five or six times a day I gaze at myself in the mirror and tell myself…

[Searching thru old internet files and found a friend who shared his thoughts after running a race (from 1997, I think.] A while back Indianapolis hosted a marathon race. The midway point of the marathon is a lap around the Indianapolis Motor Speedway (home of the Indianapolis 500 race). Each…

[ANSWERS TO THIS WEEK’S August “trivia”] August 1, 1944 what young girl penned her last entry into her diary? Anne Frank Anne was then arrested, sent to Nazi concentration camps where she later died at age 15. August 2, 1876, frontier marshal “Wild Bill” Hickok was shot and killed while…

[Final installment of trivia for August. . NO GOOGLE, PLEASE. Answers tomorrow. Give it your best guess.] August 25, 1918, and now considered the finest conductors in American music history, who was born in Lawrence, Massachusetts, not the west side of New York City? August 26, 1883, the most catastrophic…

[More August “trivia” – important birthdays/events. Here are the offerings for the third part of August. NO GOOGLE. ANSWERS ON FRIDAY.] August 17, 1786, is the birthday of what former Tennessee congressman and frontiersman who gained immortality in his heroic “last stand”? August 18, 1920 – The 19th Amendment to…

[While researching August “trivia”, I came across some important birthdays and other dates in the month. Here is a second set of historic dates you SHOULD know! NO GOOGLE, please. Share your guesses. Real answers on FRIDAY.] August 9, 1945, an American B-29 bomber with a single atomic bomb headed…

[While researching August “trivia” last week, I came across some important birthdays and other dates in the month. Looked like “fodder” for a few grif.net quizzes this week! NO GOOGLE; we train monkeys to not think or remember just push buttons. ANSWERS ON FRIDAY.] August 1, 1944 what young girl…

God won’t ask what kind of fancy car you drove. He will ask how many people you helped who didn’t have transportation. God won’t ask the square footage of your house. He will ask how many people you helped who didn’t have a house. God won’t ask how many fancy…

A friend and I were standing in line at a fast-food restaurant, waiting to place our order. There was a big sign posted. “No bills larger than $20 will be accepted.” I looked at my buddy and remarked, “Believe me, if I HAD a bill larger than $20, I wouldn’t…

[Interesting trivia about this month. Defeats the purpose to just look this up on Google. I’d encourage you to THINK instead.] _____________________ What play won both Tony & Pulitzer in 1954? _____________________ According to a line from a Rodgers and Hammerstein musical, I’m as corny as what? _____________________ What are…