Mark’s Remarks

I think I’ve written about manners and the way people behave way too much over the years.  I’m starting to get a little tired of myself, actually. But heck. What…

Back in the late fall or early winter of 1993, Michelle and I were an engaged couple who often took drives around the city or to places we wanted to…

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.…