Mark’s Remarks
Walter | Mark’s Remarks
We have not had the best track record with dogs. Our first two dogs met untimely deaths, one accidentally and the other due to health issues. Both deaths were…
Read MoreHaving no clue | Mark’s Remarks
If you’ve read many of my columns, you can almost figure out what type of week I’ve had or what season of life I’m in. When I read over…
Read MoreWash Day | Mark’s Remarks
One thing I think about, especially on early summer mornings, is wash day at my grandma’s house. It was always on Monday, and there was a system she had. If…
Read MoreGrandma Vallette on the Internet | Mark’s Remarks
Laura Williams Vallette was born in Dearborn County, Indiana in 1828. Andrew Jackson won the presidency that year, defeating John Quincy Adams. Indiana had been a state for about…
Read MoreWhite noise | Mark’s Remarks
I’m pretty late to the game on a lot of stuff. I had heard people talking about noise machines and how they used “white noise” while they worked or…
Read MoreMoving back home | Mark’s Remarks
While I was in college, I lived in my own apartment. By the time I got to college, I had already been to junior college for a couple of years…
Read MoreThe benefits of shutting up | Mark’s Remarks
Back in school, there were very few days that I didn’t get in trouble for talking too much. I’m pretty sure my teachers mentioned that I visited too much in…
Read MoreCheese! | Mark’s Remarks
I think we put enormous pressure on ourselves as parents. Would you agree? I blame Facebook. I blame society. I blame misguided priorities. Somewhere along the line, people started…
Read MoreThe Great Bus Tirade | Mark’s Remarks
When I start thinking about how disrespectful and silly kids can be at school, and when I get to the almost nth degree of crazy, I think the Lord whispers…
Read MoreA year of goodbyes? | Mark’s Remarks
When you read this, I will have completed my 33rd year of teaching. Maybe not a big deal to you, but dang. Time seems to have gone by at…
Read MoreCarol Burnett’s birthday | Mark’s Remarks
I was born in 1967, the same year Carol Burnett’s television show went on the air. So you could say I sort of grew up watching her. I remember being…
Read MoreLay off | Mark’s Remarks
I was having a great conversation with a group of folks the other day. Some were retired and some were close to retiring. The truths spoken at this meeting…
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