Mark’s Remarks
Tracy and Hepburn | Mark’s Remarks
I remember watching “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner” one rainy afternoon and really loving the duo of Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn. After that, I tried to see all of…
Read MoreThe Male Minority and Missing the Boys | Mark’s Remarks
We just dropped our No. 2 son off at school to join his brother, and now I am in the minority. Just like that. We had to put the…
Read MoreConversationalists | Mark’s Remarks
Do you know anyone you find hard to talk to? Sometimes, I wonder if anyone realizes how they converse with others. It’s interesting to observe and think about. How often…
Read MoreWhy Isn’t This On Anymore? | Mark’s Remarks
Christmas vacation tends to give us a little more down time, although I always have plenty to do. Still, there’s a little more time to reflect, relax and look back…
Read MoreSanta and the Ford LTD | Mark’s Remarks
In my hometown, the banks have what are called “community rooms.” One used to be able to rent them for a fee. Over the course of several years, I…
Read MoreCrafty Claus | Mark’s Remarks
Listen, I battle myself at this time of the year. Unless I constantly have conversations with myself and constantly talk to myself about what this season is for, I often…
Read MoreMy Christmas Wish List | Mark’s Remarks
When we were kids, my brother and I would look in the JC Penney catalog at the toy section, often looking at this huge Matchbox car garage that probably cost…
Read MoreHairy Christmas | Mark’s Remarks
Why is hair such a dominant thing in our lives? When I look back on my life, I can think of so many times hair has seemed to be such…
Read MoreWhat Does Your Heart Say? | Mark’s Remarks
If you are like me, you have realized that our hearts are not always nice places. I always wondered what it would be like to take a drive through the…
Read MoreWeighing in on Hot Topics | Mark’s Remarks
Sometimes I see something good on Facebook and I share it, only to have people spouting off immediately. Well, I suppose it’s their right. After all, I shared the post…
Read MoreReoccurring Dreams | Mark’s Remarks
I continue to have this dream about two neighbors I once had. They were very special, like a third set of grandparents to my brother and me. They both died…
Read MoreTrivia Terminators | Mark’s Remarks
Sometimes when you talk too much and make a public spectacle of yourself, people ask you to do things like emcee trivia nights. I’ve been asked a few times, and…
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