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...
Understanding the rush | Mark’s Remarks
I think I’ve written more than one column over the years on the rushing of the holiday and the commercialization of Christmas.
It doesn’t...
Everyone’s an Idiot | Mark’s Remarks
How do you like that title? I figured I’d get your attention. Now, I have to say, I don’t generally feel this way. But...
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...
My name is now an insult | Mark’s Remarks
I asked my son and daughter-in-law to explain why the name Karen was being used to post negative things on Facebook and in various...
Keys | Mark’s Remarks
As we prepared for our recent move, it was interesting to see what we had kept around, and also interesting to realize what we...
New holiday classics | Mark’s Remarks
Have you ever heard the song “Santa, Teach Me to Dance”? I listened to it the other day and can’t really understand why it...
Living in fear of betrayal | Mark’s Remarks
Can you remember most of the times someone hurt your feelings?
Many of us connect an incident to a person, regardless of the severity of...
Complete disclosure and the guilt of deception | Mark’s Remarks
With four kids, Michelle and I weren’t always up on things – especially when it came to losing teeth and getting the kids compensated...
Story of a toxic family | Mark’s Remarks
I like talking to older folks. There have been many I’ve “interviewed” over the years, tucking their stories in my little notebook. I read...
Day off | Mark’s Remarks
For years, I’ve had people in the community ask me what teachers do on those “days off” – also referred to as “Institute Days.”
It...
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...