Working on REAL plans for my health in 2023. We live in a 55-ac= re retirement village in the lovely city of Watertown, with hundreds of ind= ependent-living residents in 4 apartment complexes or 72 surrounding homes = (like ours) + 2 assisted living, a memory-care unit, and a nursing…
02/10/23 Grif.Net – I want to Go Back in Time When . . . (part 3)
It was unbelievable that dodgeball wasn’t an Olympic even= t. Having a weapon in school meant b= eing caught with a slingshot. Nobody was prettier than Mom. Scrapes and bruises were kissed and made better. It was a huge = deal to finally be tall enough to ride…
02/09/23 Grif.Net – Overheard in Court
Lawyer: Now, = I’m sure you are an honest and intelligent man.Witness: Thank = you. If I weren’t under oath, I’d return the = compliment. ~~Lawyer: = Doctor, how many autopsies have you performed on dead = people? Witness: All = of them. Live people put up too much…
02/08/23 Grif.Net – Bob’s Random Thoughts
I won $3 = million on the lottery this weekend so I decided to donate a quarter of = it to charity. Now I have $2,999,999.75. My kids say = that’ I’m so cheap that when I die, I’m going to walk = toward the light. Then turn it…
02/07/23 Grif.Net – Too Much $$$ for Coffee
We heard that = a coffee shop imported an exotic coffee and charged $12 a cup. Since the = drink didn’t have a name, customers suggested calling it . . = . **Mocha Dinero **Cost-a-la= tte **Brokefest = Blend **Excesso**Ka-Ching-accino **Goldbean = Sachs **Caf=E9 au Laitaway ~~ANSWERS TO =…
02/06/23 Grif.Net – Where in the World is THAT City?
[Today’s = quiz is to figure out the LARGEST CITY (in population) on well-known = rivers, lakes, seas, or oceans of our world. Thinking caps required = – these are VERY, VERY hard, and many are NOT what one commonly = assumes. Of course, many are obvious and easy. Joy…
02/04/23 Weekend Grif.Net – Monthly Motivation
[Many = expressed appreciations for advice/encouragement each weekend in January = so I thought I’d continue sharing wisdom of others on the first = Saturday of each month. For the next few months, I will share some where = the source is cloudy or unknown. The truth, however, is very…
02/03/23 Grif.Net – I want to Go Back in Time When . . . (part 2)
[Continuing = our thoughts and wishes to return to our youth, a nicer time in = life] Money issues = were handled by whoever was the banker in = “Monopoly.” Catching the = fireflies could happily occupy an entire = evening. Decisions were = made by going =…
02/02/23 Grif.Net – Did You Know?
Did you know . = . . that you can’t beat a hard-boiled egg for = breakfast? Did you know . = . . that a movie about “hot dogs” was once a real oscar = weiner? Did you know . = . . that most Americans find…
02/01/23 Grif.Net – Tom Swifty Puns (#14 – February)
[It’s = the 1st of the Month and that means PUNS. Our Tom = Swifty adverbs are from the letter “O” for = February.] "What’s a = wide-angle lens?" asked Tom obtusely. “My = bicycle wheel is damaged,” lamented Tom = outspokenly “I = prefer trout to…
01/31/22 Grif.Net – New Testament “Facts” (from Grade Schoolers)
[As with part = 1, this is purported to be summaries of the Bible from elementary = school-aged children. Some of it might be from kids; most = not] When Mary = heard she was the mother of Jesus, she sang the Magna = Carta. When the three…
01/30/23 Grif.Net – Old Testament “Facts” (from Grade Schoolers)
[WE ARE TOLD = “children were asked questions about the Bible and their answers = have not been retouched nor corrected; all spelling is original.” = Some seem a little too clever for a child and methinks are about as pure = as the driven slush] In the first…
01/28/23 Weekend Grif.Net – Encouragement for 2023 (part 5)
“I care = not what others think of what I do, but I care very much about what I = think of what I do.” – = Theodore Roosevelt “Everythi= ng you’ve ever wanted is sitting on the other side of fear.” = – George = Addair “Be…