Mark’s Remarks

Michelle and I make our biggest plans when we are absolutely certain we should be asleep. We’ll say good night, turn off the light, and then one of us will…

I really ought to be ashamed of myself. This time of year, I usually write about nice things – warm things, cozy things, spiritual things.  Instead, here we are. Again.…

You guys, I totally got all emotional and upset when I watched the reunion show for the cast of “Everybody Loves Raymond.”   As soon as Ray walked on stage,…

In October, Michelle convinced me to go on a pretty radical diet in which we ate next to nothing – most notably omitting sugar, bread, and anything tasty. Now, we…

I recently had my 40th class reunion, and it is as mind boggling as all facets of growing older are.   However, I will have to write about that reunion…

I thought I had published one of these lists every year since 2019 but upon further research, I discovered that might not have been the case.   I found “first…

One of the things I miss about teaching is the funny stuff we used to do in my classroom.  I had a cool calendar that I got sometime in the…

A few weeks ago, I bumped into someone who mentioned a column I wrote years back – something about narcissism.  To be honest, I barely remembered it. But we got…

Do you ever get that weird little itch to scare yourself? Not like full-on horror movie trauma — just a good, spooky story that sends a chill down your spine…

It seems to me that people get farther and farther away from God with each passing day. I read some of the drivel on Facebook and see some of the…

John Adams is my favorite president for many reasons, plus he had an excellent taste in women.  Specifically, he married Abigail Adams — the woman who could’ve been running the…

Why bother? The older I get, the less energy I have for conversations that feel like I’ve been cornered at a family reunion by someone who wants to tell me…