Hope, attitudes and comfort food | Mark’s Remarks
I’ve been on a diet for about two months. I haven’t lost a bunch of weight, but I’ve changed my eating habits and my...
Listen, my children | Mark’s Remarks
When kids get into my class, I don’t allow them to raise their hands while I’m talking. When their hands go up, they stop...
Sound of Metal | Movie Review
In many movies, inanimate objects, concepts or ideas, and even the weather or landscape can be an extremely important “member” of the cast. In Darius...
A firm handshake | Mark’s Remarks
I was asked by my daughter why people lie. It really surprised me that a 9-year-old would ask such a question.
You may guess why...
Grateful. Thankful. Blessed. | The Happy + Healthy Life
Having gratitude isn’t just about saying “thank you” to the bagger at the grocery store or the kid who holds the door open for...
Time for change | Mark’s Remarks
As you read this, it is most likely the week or day when our country is on the edge of its seat. So many...
How to torture people | Mark’s Remarks
I think perhaps the greatest form of torture I can come up with would be to replace a kitchen faucet some 20 years or...
Let Him Go | Movie Review
There is very little time to relax in director Thomas Bezucha’s Let Him Go, in theaters Nov. 5. The suspense thriller, also produced and written...
Buzzsaw maniac | Mark’s Remarks
One would think that the title of my column would have something to do with the Halloween season, yet I’m not talking about anything...
The facade of relationships | Mark’s Remarks
It’s wild to think that in a day and age like this one, loneliness is more pronounced than it has ever been. Even though...
June Cleaver’s Dark Side | Mark’s Remarks
Readers, I am shocked and scandalized by the behavior I have just witnessed from one Miss Barbara Billingsley.
Remember her? She was Beaver’s mother. As...
Why it doesn’t work | Mark’s Remarks
I promise this is my last column about remote learning.
As I write this column, teachers are practically giddy (my male colleagues will appreciate that...