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When the wife = and I were dining last month in Moscow, we enjoyed a meal with former = Communist Party leader Rudolph Petrovich. He came into the restaurant = from the cold drizzle, complaining about the nasty = weather.   My wife said = it was sleeting, but he…

A fancy = restaurant was preparing brunch for Christmas. The Eggs Benedict looked = scrumptious, but there was no bright shiny platter large enough on which = to properly display them for the buffet.   An ingenious = kitchen staff member had an idea and quickly ran outside, returning with…

The wife told me she was heading into town to the mall to = buy some St. Nick figurines for the shelf above our fireplace. =   I think she was taking a Santa mantel journey.   [thanks, Russ]   ~~ Dr Bob = Griffin [email protected] = www.grif.net = "Jesus…

Decorated = evergreen trees pre-dated Christianity in Teutonic (German) Europe = traditions. A MALE FAIRY at the top of the [Christmas] tree was typical = in mid-winter festivals. As Christianity took hold of the = once-pagan lands, a little figure of the BABY JESUS was substituted as a = tree-topper. …

‘Rich’ = is relative. The richer you are, the more relatives you = have.   It is true = that money can’t buy happiness. But somehow, doesn’t it feel = better to cry in a Porche?   A computer can = beat you at chess. But trust me, it’s no…

Admiring the = Christmas trees displayed in his neighbor’s windows, Nathan asks his = father, ‘Daddy, can we have a Hanukkah Tree?’   ‘What? No, of = course not.’ says his father.   ‘Why not?’ = asks Nathan again.   Bewildered, = his father replies, ‘Well, Nathan, because the last…

“Who = said it?” was an educational [don’t tell my kids] pastime I = played with my children as we walked or drove, to pique curiosity about = history, literature, media, culture.  Remember, 50% correct is an = excellent score . . . and better than most!   1. “They…

“Once = again, we come to the Holiday season, a deeply religious time, that each = of us observes in our own way, going to the mall of our choice.” = – Dave Barry   “If the = shoe fits . . . buy it in every color.”   “Anyone…

Brad V said, = “Soccer is boring to Americans. If he wanted to watch a bunch of = guys running around without scoring, we’d watch the Denver = Broncos.”   Kim E = explained, “I have my very own built-in alarm clock. It’s = called a bladder and it does…

“If you = can’t fly then run, if you can’t run then walk, if you = can’t walk then crawl, but whatever you do, you have to keep = moving.” – Martin Luther King Jr.   “If you = believe in yourself, have dedication, and pride, and never quit, you’ll…

As we waited for a bus on this wintery December morning, = the woman on the bench next to me mentioned that she makes a lot of = mistakes when texting in the cold.   I nodded knowingly. “It’s the early signs of = typothermia.”   ~~ Dr Bob Griffin…

[Final batch = of Tom Swifty word play . . . for the year, as we’ve reached = “M”.  “More on the plate for January”, said = Bob punishingly.]   "Ouch! I = pinched my cheek trying to put on this earring," said Mary = mysteriously.   "The dam =…

[End your = month pondering these ten mind-blowing thoughts]   There are more = people in greater Tokyo than in all Canada.   1,000,000 (one = million) seconds is less than 11 days. 1,000,000,000 (one billion) = seconds is more than 31 years.   90% of the = world’s population…