Mark’s Remarks
Memorials | Mark’s Remarks
My hometown has had a bit of drama lately. I’ve been keeping up with the news through my hometown paper. There is a very nice, large cemetery in my hometown.…
Read MoreLast Day of School | Mark’s Remarks
I’ve said it before and I will say it again: Nobody knows what it’s like to be teacher, especially at the end of the year. I have had well-educated, upstanding…
Read MoreEscape Artist, Part 2 | Mark’s Remarks
A few years back, I wrote to you about my baby daughter and how she had her daddy wrapped around her finger. I wrote about how she often got me…
Read MoreThe Buffoon Father: A Continuing Saga | Mark’s Remarks
You know if you read this column regularly that I am constantly griping about how men, especially fathers, have been pushed back or even pushed out of the picture. This…
Read MoreHero Worship, Hard Falls, Life Lessons | Mark’s Remarks
Lately we’ve been hearing about a whole bunch of people messing up. Folks we have admired have had their darker sides exposed. We hear about Bill Cosby, Brian Williams and…
Read MoreWorst Parents in the World | Mark’s Remarks
Remember a few weeks ago when I wrote about how we sometimes ignore and diminish our kids’ aches and pains? Remember when I told you that we had little sympathy…
Read MoreWellness Visits and Mileage | Mark’s Remarks
Never did I think I’d be comparing myself to an automobile. I’ve been sitting here thinking about car repairs and my own health; the correlation continues to intrigue me. So…
Read MoreSick Day Time Machine | Mark’s Remarks
I walk around bragging quite a bit. Blowhards like me can always find something to talk about or brag about. It’s true. One of the things I have bragged about…
Read MoreIt Takes a Village | Mark’s Remarks
You’ve heard the phrase. It used to be, long ago, that the entire village helped raise children. Everyone watched out for the kids. There were people who would help in…
Read More2a | Mark’s Remarks
I did my student teaching in a small rural community northwest of my own hometown. Every day, I would get in my little Pontiac Phoenix and drive the 22 miles…
Read MoreWalk it off | Mark’s Remarks
Kinetic energy is something we learned about in science class. Remember? When you walk across the floor, that’s what you get. I was amazed when I saw a report last…
Read MoreVirginia’s trip | Mark’s Remarks
We often hear how something as simple as clean water is so important in many areas of our world. It’s hard for us to realize how lucky we are. We…
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