Kiddie shows, the gang and political correctness | Mark’s Remarks
Back in the day, television stations often showed some type of lunchtime show for kids with cartoons and shenanigans.
It was especially common practice in...
Christian snobbery | Mark’s Remarks
As I say many times per day, we have really forgotten how to love each other in this day and age.
Acceptance and tolerance are...
Big Boss | Mark’s Remarks
One of my pet peeves has to be bossy folks. I’m pretty sure I’ve written about these folks before.
There are times when I...
Blue’s Clues Blue Mood | Mark’s Remarks
My boys, ages 23 and 21, are both adults and on their own. When they were little, they both watched “Blue’s Clues.”
It was a...
Drawing us closer | Mark’s Remarks
People tend to talk about “end times” when the world appears to be in a “state.”
It’s been talked about throughout history. I’m sure...
Phases of a life watching TV | Mark’s Remarks
In 1972, my favorite television show was Scooby Doo.
My main concern in life was learning all of the sounds that the inflatable letter people...
The Meddler | Mark’s Remarks
Michelle and I watched a really funny Susan Sarandon movie the other night. It was called “The Meddler” and was all about a 60-something...
First Days | Mark’s Remarks
As I begin my 32nd year of teaching school, I often shift my attention from the long list of “to do’s” and try to...
Parenting our inner children | Mark’s Remarks
Sometimes you get some great advice. For me, it came in the form of a book called “Your Inner Child of the Past” by...
Sifting and sorting | Mark’s Remarks
During the lockdown last spring, we were like a lot of families – we cooked and ate too much, we thought of home projects...
Meathead | Mark’s Remarks
The IMBD television app that is on our Smart TV suddenly started advertising reruns of “All in the Family” and I couldn’t resist.
This show...
Time | Mark’s Remarks
nd with each passing year, my mind is boggled for several reasons.
Mainly, I ask myself why time seems to go faster and faster. I...