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Is this normal? | Mark’s Remarks

When you get to a certain age, people coming to you and asking for an opinion is rare. You see, we get in the mode...

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I dropped one of my kids at an activity once and wheeled around in the parking lot to head back the way I’d arrived. As...

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System overload. All I can say is this is the reason as I grow older, I no longer have a need for superfluous information...

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I think we all might have been created with the innate ability to crave solitude and peace. And clear schedules. What do you think?...

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I wax nostalgic over just about anything. Lately, it seems I’ve had several conversations with people about the foods we used to eat all the...

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I have been a genealogist of sorts since I was a little kid. I would sit at my grandma’s kitchen table and jot down...

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I have one more year to teach and I will then end my 34-year career. It absolutely blows my mind, because I still feel much...

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As I write these words, the weather folks are predicting Snowmageddon once again. Surely our friends up north are laughing at us. My dear friend...

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I used to wonder why older people in my life seemed to hang on to articles of clothing for what seemed a lifetime. I...

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The dictionary defines the phrase “Old Guard” as “the original or long-standing members of a group or party, especially ones who are unwilling to...

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Aren’t you tired of people always using the new year to make a life change? Maybe I’m not tired of other people but I’m...

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As far back as I can remember, I’ve heard people say “help us to seek your face” or something of that nature when they...