R-T Columns
Awareness | Mark’s Remarks
I won’t lie to you: I’m aware many people read this column and I’m aware that many enjoy reading it. There are times I really must give myself an ego…
Read MoreSurviving 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…
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