R-T Columns
Monumental Issues and a Drink of Water | Mark’s Remarks
It’s funny how you forget what a big deal things can be to young folks. I spend a good deal of time assuring and reassuring, squelching fears and comforting. As…
Read MorePlanet Ryan | Olympic Fever
I don’t like summer all that much. I know, I’m weird. I guess I’m not a big fan of this area’s super ridiculous humidity levels and the long stretches of…
Read MoreMark’s Remarks | Pitter Patter, Klomp Klomp
Sometimes I sit and listen to the goings on in my house. I was doing just that the other day. After repairing a wall outlet, I decided to sit there…
Read MoreTV Crushes | Mark’s Remarks
I was talking with some of my buddies a few months ago about some of our television crushes when we were growing up. As I talked, my friends fell into…
Read MorePokémon Mania | Planet Ryan
Not more than a day or two after Niantic – the relatively unknown mobile game developer – launched what would instantly become the worldwide sensation known as Pokémon Go, I…
Read More25,754,400 minutes | Mark’s Remarks
I might add 17,896 days. Not to mention 2,555 weeks and then there are the 588 months. It would be a shame if I didn’t add the 13 leap days.…
Read MoreThe Blind Side of Adoption | Mark’s Remarks
Yes, here is yet another column related to the movie “The Blind Side.” It’s rare that I would write so many different columns on one movie. I have a couple…
Read MoreOut of Control | Planet Ryan
Over the past week or so, all hell has broken loose across America. The worst part is that it doesn’t appear that there’s a light at the end of the…
Read MoreJuly 1968 | Mark’s Remarks
No one is for sure if Mark Twain said this or not, but it sounds like him: “History doesn’t repeat itself, but it does rhyme.” In the wake of all…
Read MoreThe Blind Side: Spin-Off 1 | Mark’s Remarks
A while back, I talked about my disdain for the movie the “Blind Side.” This was after Sandra Bullock won an Academy Award for playing the lead character, a real…
Read MoreFaith in Humanity Restored | Planet Ryan
Just when I thought humans on this planet were past the point of redemption, a wonderful story came along that totally changed my outlook in less than five minutes. In…
Read MoreKeeping House | Mark’s Remarks
I have written several times that I am a recovering neatness-nut. It’s a struggle. However, wasted quality time with family and friends over the years simply because I was more…
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