R-T Columns
Sticky Tables | Mark’s Remarks
You know, I really try hard to be understanding and try to give most folks the benefit of the doubt. I also admit to being a cranky, judgmental curmudgeon who…
Read More‘The Hero’ | Movie Review
Elliott comes to the rescue in ‘The Hero’ Our story begins with Lee Hayden (Sam Elliott), an aging actor known for western roles, seen doing voiceovers for barbecue sauce. In…
Read MoreGo Into All The World | Mark’s Remarks
Back in the old days, we took our trusty yellow pencils down to the gym and sat in nice neat rows. I think we were allowed to take a book…
Read MoreGo Into All The World | Mark’s Remarks
Someone said something recently that resonated with me. She said something to the effect that mission work was not about standing among a group of less fortunate people and posing…
Read MoreSpending Evenings With the Midwife | Mark’s Remarks
It’s a bit funny that I’ve worked like a dog since school ended. Indeed, I allowed myself one day of “sleeping in” until 7-ish, but then soon got busy on…
Read MorePeggy Sue | Mark’s Remarks
Remember the movie “Peggy Sue Got Married?” It starred Kathleen Turner and was a time travel movie with some pretty good acting. I remember what a good job Turner did…
Read MoreAnother Year in the Books | Mark’s Remarks
How many “last day of school” columns have I written? This year, I’m wrapping up year 27, which boggles my mind. I don’t have many years left, as I’ve told…
Read MoreA Conversation With My Younger Self | Mark’s Remarks
Older folks tend to stare a lot. I’ve noticed it, and now I’ve become an older person, too. It’s not that we have decided to start doing things that are…
Read MoreWhy? | Mark’s Remarks
As humans, we are an interesting lot. No matter how hard we try, we can often revert back to our selfish selves at any given moment. Even if we try…
Read MoreCommon Sense | Mark’s Remarks
My students recently learned about freedom of expression, freedom of speech, and freedom of the press as we examined early pioneers of citizens’ rights. We talked about people like John…
Read MoreImportant Perks and the Soda Machine | Mark’s Remarks
When we got into fourth grade in 1976, the promotion brought all types of life-changes for us. We no longer went to the little grade school on the north end…
Read MoreMisophonia | Mark’s Remarks
A while back, I wrote a column about bad manners. I told you how I can’t stand poor table manners — especially people who talk with their mouth full or…
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