A pastor friend forwarded this to me. [Not sure if it happened to him . . . ] At our church to save money on paper towels, we installed sanitary hot air hand dryers in the rest rooms. After two weeks, I had them removed. While they worked fine, I…
07/08/09 Grif.Net – Job Interviews
Rachel Zupek, of CareerBuilder.com, compiled these actual responses from job interviews. Maybe you were nervous, you thought the employer would appreciate your honesty, or maybe you just have no boundaries. Whatever the reason, you can be certain that you shouldn’t tell an interviewer that it’s probably best if they don’t…
07/07/09 Grif.Net – Climbing Numbers
Tomorrow, at 4:05 am and 6 seconds, it will be officially 04.05.06.07.08.09 Celebrate it. ~~ Dr Bob Griffin “Jesus knows me, this I love”
07/06/09 Grif.Net – Composure
A woman in a grocery store happens upon a grandfather and his poorly behaved 3 year-old grandson. It’s obvious to her that Gramps has his hands full with the child screaming for candy in the candy aisle, cookies in the cookie aisle; same for fruit, cereal and soda in their…
07/04/09 Weekend Grif.Net – Answers to the 4th of July Trivia
[Would ask your prayers for us. We had a freak storm flood our home and garage, destroying many valuable possessions, including our freezer and hundreds of books in my pastoral library. It will take weeks and much strength (both Teresa and I are limited in that capacity) to get the…
07/03/09 Grif.Net – 4th of July Trivia (part 3)
Part of the correct answer to EVERY question is the 4th of July. What is missing, however, is the YEAR. Bet you can’t get even ONE correct. HARDEST 21. Republic of Hawaii formed = July 4th, ____ 22. At the Battle of the Horns of Hattin, Saladin defeated the Crusader…
07/02/09 Grif.Net – 4th of July Trivia (part 2)
Part of the correct answer to EVERY question is the 4th of July. What is missing, however, is the YEAR. Of course, THAT is the hard part!! HARDER 11. Dear Abby and Ann Landers (twins Esther Pauline and Pauline Esther) were born = July 4th, ____ 12. The very first…
07/01/09 Grif.Net – 4th of July Trivia (part 1)
Part of the correct answer to EVERY question is the 4th of July. What is missing, however, is the YEAR. Of course, THAT is the hard part!! And YOUR task . . . HARD 1. Independence Day became a legal holiday = July 4th, ____ 2. Our present 50-star flag…
06/30/09 Grif.Net – Dog Food Diet
Linda wrote and said, “Yesterday I was at my local COSTCO buying a large bag of Purina dog chow for my loyal Lab, Cocoa, and was in the checkout line when woman behind me asked if I had a dog. What did she think I had, an elephant? So since…
06/29/09 Grif.Net – Warning
If you receive an email from the Department of Health telling you not to eat canned pork because of swine flu . . ignore it.
06/27/09 Weekend Grif.Net – Desks
Back in September of 2005, on the first day of school, Martha Cothren, a social studies school teacher at Robinson High School in Little Rock, did something not to be forgotten. On the first day of school, with the permission of the school superintendent, the principal and the building supervisor,…
06/26/09 Grif.Net – Unruly Child
A young mother was paying a visit to a doctor and she made no attempt to restrain her five-year-old son, who was ransacking an adjoining room. But finally, an extra loud clatter of bottles did prompt her to say, “I hope, doctor, you don’t mind Johnny being in there.” “No,”…
06/25/09 Grif.Net – Top Ten Signs You Are Broke
10. American Express calls and says: “Leave home without it!” 9. You’re formulating a plan to rob the food bank. 8. Long distance companies don’t call you to switch. 7. You rob Peter…and then rob Paul. 6. You finally clean your house, hoping to find change. 5. You think of…