Posts Tagged ‘mark tullis’

There’s a lot of reflecting after one retires from a job, I think.   You, of course, always wonder how things could have been different. You look back on things…

We all had aspirations of careers that appealed to us when we were kids.   My oldest wanted to work in a grocery store and run the cash register.  I…

This week, I read an article written by Amy Betters-Midtvedt, an author and former teacher who has written books about raising kids, teaching, and life in general. I don’t agree…

I used to laugh at older folks who got in such a tizzy about cell phones or computers.  Being a “tweener,” I came along on sort of the tail end…

When I was growing up, I often remember how my family bragged about good manners.  I came from hard-working farm folk, and clean houses, clean cars, clean kids and good…

OK, so it may not be an obsession but since I’m considered a journalist, I thought I’d go the route of sensationalism and try to get ratings for this column.…

Sometimes I start telling stories to my friends or family, and as I’m telling the story, what seems to be a normal reminiscing turns into a tale in which the…

It wasn’t until I started working retail when I was in my late teens that I realized that older people aren’t as patient as I thought they were.  Until then,…

Did you ever stop and think about how frightening Christmas can be? I think I’d sort of forgotten myself.   Then I happened upon several reels of parents scaring the…

Last week marked our 30th wedding anniversary.   To me, it’s mind boggling for a plethora of reasons.  She’s put up with me that long, we have made it through…