Mark’s Remarks

It’s no secret to readers and folks who know me that I get a little bit passionate and up in the air when it comes to people bashing our schools. …

I may be late to the ballgame, as I am just discovering some articles and books on the subject of classical education. Now really, I’ve read this stuff before and…

When my brother and I shared a bottle of soda back in the day, we had to line the glasses up and measure to the tee.  As the older, more…

I don’t know when meetings became such a thing. I really don’t remember. It just suddenly seemed like they were around a lot. For me personally, a meeting should be…

I may have told you this before, but it has happened enough that it’s worth talking about again. I hope the adults reading this, if they relate, will step up…

On our recent trip to Disney, I spent a good deal of time manipulating and coercing my youngest daughter into riding a roller coaster. You see, up until this summer,…

I can now say I have successfully watched every episode of “This is Us” from Season 1.  We watched the finale episode while on vacation. Whew! That’s finished.  Thank goodness.…

We are living in some unbelievable times. I really never thought I’d see the day for a lot of things I’ve now seen, and I  certainly did not expect the…

Now listen, I am not one to gripe and mope around for long periods of time.  OK, maybe I am.   There are times I get in quite a rut…

What a gift theater has been. It’s something I got into long ago, and I’ve always loved it.  Perhaps it’s an insatiable need for attention, or maybe it’s because it’s…