A police officer came to my house last night and asked where I was between 5 and 6. He seem irritated when I answered, “Kindergarten”. ~~ Dr Bob Griffin [email protected] www.grif.net “Jesus Knows Me, This I Love!”
05/01/14 Grif.Net – Puntiful Humor for May
Two rounds of golf in one day? If I wanted to play 36 holes, I’d get a harmonica. I forgot to file taxes, but “not a problem”, says my tax consultant, Lou Pole. Movie Reviews have subtitled the new film Noah as “The Original Rain Man”. I have mood poisoning.…
04/30/14 Grif.Net – School Food
Eaten lately in a school cafeteria with the “new rules” about food? Hearing screams almost daily from unhappy kids. So I headed over to check it out myself. Here are some surprising observations: **You eat something that’s actually pretty good, then realize it’s the Styrofoam plate. **You cut your hand…
04/29/14 Grif.Net – Confusing Day
[Submitted by a friend who wishes to be anonymous. For good reason.] I was at my kid’s spring soccer game and struck up a conversation with another parent on the sidelines. “Say. Will you look at that young kid with the short hair and blue shorts out at midfield. I’m…
04/28/14 Grif.Net – Good Things about Growing Old
After six weeks of being “older”, my bride catches up to me today. Another year older. But celebrating it in style! So, what else “good” happens when you get past 65? I’m trying to tell her that . . . 1. Kidnappers are no longer interested in you. 2. People…
04/26/14 Weekend Grif.Net – Inquiry from IRS
[A friend forwarded this troubling question to us] Ten days after filing (at the deadline) my tax return for 2013, I received an audit notice from the IRS. It puzzles me! They are questioning how many dependents I claimed. I guess it was because of my response to the question:…
04/25/14 Grif.Net – Sad Day
It was a sad and disappointing day when I discovered that my Universal Remote Control did NOT, in fact, control the Universe. Not even remotely. ~~ Dr Bob Griffin [email protected] www.grif.net “Jesus Knows Me, This I Love!”
04/24/14 Grif.Net – Cave-in
The Seven Dwarfs are in a cave when the roof collapses. Snow White runs to the entrance and yells into the darkness, “Somebody, say something!” A distant voice responds, “The Cubs will win the World Series!” Snow White sighs, “Oh, thank goodness! At least Dopey is still alive!” [Feel free…
04/23/14 Grif.Net – Another Day
Yesterday I decided to work in my garden. As I turn on the hose, I look over at my car and decide it needs washing. As I start toward the garage, I notice mail on the table that I collected from the mail box earlier. I decide to go through…
04/22/14 Grif.Net – Dreaded Words
[Zits cartoon in the newspaper about a high school boy stimulated this. Some from today, some from my generation, and some my memories of that age.] What are the most dreaded words in the English language to a high school boy? *License and registration, please . . *Turn your head…
04/21/14 Grif.Net – Quotes from Menus
[Enjoy down-home small-town restaurants without the fancy menus all laminated and cute. These are actual “phrases/quotations/jokes” found on menus at places in which I like to dine, though not all in my area.] Go ahead. Have dessert. It’s not like the rest of the meal was lo-cal. Our favorite food…
04/19/14 Weekend Grif.Net – Not My Book to Change
“When people say, ‘Why don’t you just kind of get on the right side of history?’ I said, ‘You’ve got to understand, this for me is not about the right side or the wrong side of history. This is the right side of the Bible, and unless God rewrites it,…
04/18/14 Grif.Net – New Trainee
A young fellow got a job as a trainee in a supermarket. On his first day at work, he came in early, eager to make a fresh beginning. The manager welcomed him with a warm smile and giving him a broom, said, “Your first job will be to sweep the…