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A doctor shared this story about her four-year-old daughter. On the way to preschool, she had left her stethoscope on the car seat, and her little girl picked it up and began playing with it. “Be still, my heart,” thought my physician friend, “my daughter wants to follow in my…

15 years ago (yeah, I’ve been sending out the grif.net emails a long time) we published: “Children’s Books You’ll Never See Printed”. Without any popular request, here they are again: “Pop! Goes The Hamster….And Other Great Microwave Games” “Strangers Have the Best Candy” “The Little Sissy Who Snitched” “Getting More…

Just when you think you’re alone the phone rings. My life has a superb cast, but I can’t figure out the plot. Support the right to arm bears. We do precision guesswork. He who claims to be a self-made man has relieved God of an embarrassing responsibility. College Years: The…

I heard that there’s a group of South American Indians that worship the number zero. Is nothing sacred? ~~ I heard that a man who stole a calendar was sentenced to 12 months in jail. I wonder; are his days numbered? ~~ I heard that the man who stole a…

[Willy Eagle reported this as a true story] A brother and sister had made their usual hurried, obligatory pre-Christmas visit to the little farm where dwelt their elderly parents with their small herd of horses. The farm was where they had grown up and had been named Lone Pine Farm…

A shout out to my church members. I am preaching Sunday from the Gospel of St. Matthew 23:34-36 so read ahead. WAIT A MINUTE! I am not as old-fashioned as people think. I just used email to send my very first text message. ~~ Dr Bob Griffin [email protected] www.grif.net “Jesus…

Complete the following phrases using an appropriate English word. Ex. A – Bad pastors should be de-frocked 1. Bad electricians should be de-____________. 2. Bad musicians should be de-____________. 3. Bad cowboys should be de-_____________. 4. Bad fashion models should be de-____________. 5. Bad tree surgeons should be de-_____________. 6.…

Capitalism – He who dies with the most toys, wins. Hari Krishna – He who plays with the most toys, wins. Catholicism – He who denies himself the most toys, wins. Anglican – They were our toys first. Greek Orthodox – No, they were OURS first. Islam – He who…

The Israelis and Iranians decided they did not want nuclear war and if things continued to escalate they were going to blow each other up. One day they sat down and decided to settle the whole dispute with one dog fight. They would breed the best fighting dog in the…

[BN in Wyoming and DR in Nebraska forwarded favorites, thinking they HAD to be better than the lame ones I come up with. You be the judge.] A. Watching the Denver Broncos destroy Oakland on television Sunday made for TDious viewing. B. Practice senseless acts of kindness. But don’t use…

THANKS TO ALL WHO VOTE YES! Thank you to all who support the Wyoming Constitutional Amendment “A”, which concerns the Patient Protection and Affordable Health Care Act. Our opinion (on behalf of ourselves, our families, and our clients) is straight forward: We are dedicated to the defense of the right…

How many science fiction writers does it take to change a light bulb? Two, but it’s actually the same person doing it. He went back in time and met himself in the doorway and then the first one sat on the other one’s shoulder so that they were able to…

After spending a couple hours with some young adults, I have come to the following conclusions: 1. Typical science student thinks the Energizer Bunny disproves that “conservation of energy” theory. 2. Most can’t locate the earth on a globe. 3. Many think “Bill Nye the Science Guy” is a grunge…