R-T Columns
Surviving the Snowpocalypse | Planet Ryan
Last week was a doozy, wasn’t it? Record-breaking temperatures and snowfall. Most of us haven’t seen that kind of bitter, bone-chilling cold more than a handful of times, and though…
Read MoreCabin fever and experiments | Mark’s Remarks
It’s rather amazing what happens when you are forced to just stay home. Inside. For several hours. Days. I think first you feel a great surge of energy. You are…
Read MoreNew Year’s resolutions for job seekers
A new year, a new career! Because you are a job seeker, your resolution for 2014 should be to go out there and get a job. Here are some steps…
Read MoreYes, I’m going on a diet again | Mark’s Remarks
To say I have been an over-eater during this season is probably an understatement. I can’t say “no” to holiday food. So, around this time, I find myself usually saying…
Read More2013 Year in Review | Planet Ryan
Here we go again. The end of another year, which went by entirely too fast, and the beginning of a new one, which will surely have the same fate. 2013…
Read MoreThe Heart of Christmas | Mark’s Remarks
Last year, I ordered a book called The Heart of Christmas by Hank Hanegraaff. It’s a good read; a daily devotional. Each day, the book examines a part of the…
Read MoreProductivity | Planet Ryan
Around this time of year, it’s easy to get lost in a whirlwind of activities, such as shopping, year-end work projects, social-gatherings, family projects and more shopping. Even the most…
Read MoreShirley’s Christmas | Mark’s Remarks
Everyone I have known named Shirley has been important to me. My mother’s name is Shirley. I have good friends named Shirley. I always liked Shirley Temple (don’t judge). A…
Read MoreI can see clearly now | Mark’s Remarks
Seemingly overnight, I needed glasses. I didn’t see it coming. It crept upon me like a thief. The first time I noticed it was at church. We were sitting in…
Read MoreIs this The Jetsons? | Planet Ryan
Before I go to sleep at night, I usually check emails and other messages on my phone. I also flick through all the news feeds, including Facebook, to see what’s…
Read MoreGreed | Mark’s Remarks
When I wrote about the Pilgrims last week, I included an end to the story; I told you that eventually, the Pilgrims were no longer friends with those same people…
Read MoreThe Scroobys | Mark’s Remarks
Long ago in the 1500s, when Henry VIII decided he wanted to divorce and marry whenever he darned well felt like it, he decided to start his own church. You…
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