Mark’s Remarks
Walk and Roll, 1978 | Mark’s Remarks
Last week was “Walk and Roll To School Day.” I don’t know the origin, but I think it’s been around since the late 1990s. Someone asked me if it was…
Read MorePranktober | Mark’s Remarks
One of the things I’m really going to miss about teaching in a school with a bunch of hooligans is the pranks that usually begin to crop up around this…
Read MoreTechnology and taking things for granted | Mark’s Remarks
I’m trying to remember my early days as a teacher, conjuring up memories of the “hardships” we like to tell stories about when young teachers complain about the internet being…
Read MoreBlock party | Mark’s Remarks
Michelle is a good match for me, because she often has fanciful ideas that end up being excellent ones. After I unintentionally pop her idea bubble, bring up boring…
Read MoreMarybeth | Mark’s Remarks
“Have you met Marybeth yet?” My friends who already knew her said we just had to meet. I had no idea who this Marybeth was. People kept telling me…
Read MoreToo much discussion | Mark’s Remarks
I love to watch the show “Hoarders.” Most of the episodes are predictable. A team comes in, assesses the hoard and then goes about convincing the person to let go…
Read MoreFlossie and the chip | Mark’s Remarks
Sometimes when I am majorly fed up with some of my own children and their idiosyncrasies, I try very hard to reach back in the recesses of my memory and…
Read MoreWaving goodbye | Mark’s Remarks
When the end of summer rolls around, I begin to remember things I knew as a kid. I remember the katydids and crickets singing as the sun was going down.…
Read MoreAnd just like that, before you know it | Mark’s Remarks
With each passing year, I am amazed at how quickly time goes by. I’ve said it before, again and again, so much so that I risk the thought of you…
Read MoreOffended by the uncomfortable | Mark’s Remarks
In the past few years, I’ve noticed that people don’t want to hear from anyone they disagree with, because people who disagree with them make them feel uncomfortable or not…
Read MoreActing out | Mark’s Remarks
It happened, even with my brother and I. We’d be at our grandparents or someone else’s house. Our parents would come to pick us up, and we’d get into a…
Read MoreWalter | 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…
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