Mark’s Remarks
The Horror | Mark’s Remarks
I have said for all of my married life that I could die a happy man if my wife ever told me she’d found the perfect swimsuit and was also…
Read MoreHezekiah and praying | Mark’s Remarks
Hezekiah was the 13th king of Judah and is mentioned in the genealogy of Jesus, written in Matthew. He was a righteous king who enacted religious reform in an attempt…
Read MoreCartoons | Mark’s Remarks
“That’s something kids today will never know about.” How many times do you say that as you grow older? Michelle and I were talking about cartoons the other day…
Read MoreWalk and Roll, 1978 | Mark’s Remarks
Last week was “Walk and Roll To School Day.” I don’t know the origin, but I think it’s been around since the late 1990s. Someone asked me if it was…
Read MorePranktober | Mark’s Remarks
One of the things I’m really going to miss about teaching in a school with a bunch of hooligans is the pranks that usually begin to crop up around this…
Read MoreTechnology and taking things for granted | Mark’s Remarks
I’m trying to remember my early days as a teacher, conjuring up memories of the “hardships” we like to tell stories about when young teachers complain about the internet being…
Read MoreBlock party | Mark’s Remarks
Michelle is a good match for me, because she often has fanciful ideas that end up being excellent ones. After I unintentionally pop her idea bubble, bring up boring…
Read MoreMarybeth | Mark’s Remarks
“Have you met Marybeth yet?” My friends who already knew her said we just had to meet. I had no idea who this Marybeth was. People kept telling me…
Read MoreToo much discussion | Mark’s Remarks
I love to watch the show “Hoarders.” Most of the episodes are predictable. A team comes in, assesses the hoard and then goes about convincing the person to let go…
Read MoreFlossie and the chip | Mark’s Remarks
Sometimes when I am majorly fed up with some of my own children and their idiosyncrasies, I try very hard to reach back in the recesses of my memory and…
Read MoreWaving goodbye | Mark’s Remarks
When the end of summer rolls around, I begin to remember things I knew as a kid. I remember the katydids and crickets singing as the sun was going down.…
Read MoreAnd just like that, before you know it | Mark’s Remarks
With each passing year, I am amazed at how quickly time goes by. I’ve said it before, again and again, so much so that I risk the thought of you…
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