Posts Tagged ‘mark tullis’
Memorials | Mark’s Remarks
My hometown has had a bit of drama lately. I’ve been keeping up with the news through my hometown paper. There is a very nice, large cemetery in my hometown.…
Read MoreLast Day of School | Mark’s Remarks
I’ve said it before and I will say it again: Nobody knows what it’s like to be teacher, especially at the end of the year. I have had well-educated, upstanding…
Read MoreEscape Artist, Part 2 | Mark’s Remarks
A few years back, I wrote to you about my baby daughter and how she had her daddy wrapped around her finger. I wrote about how she often got me…
Read MoreThe Buffoon Father: A Continuing Saga | Mark’s Remarks
You know if you read this column regularly that I am constantly griping about how men, especially fathers, have been pushed back or even pushed out of the picture. This…
Read MoreHero Worship, Hard Falls, Life Lessons | Mark’s Remarks
Lately we’ve been hearing about a whole bunch of people messing up. Folks we have admired have had their darker sides exposed. We hear about Bill Cosby, Brian Williams and…
Read MoreWorst Parents in the World | Mark’s Remarks
Remember a few weeks ago when I wrote about how we sometimes ignore and diminish our kids’ aches and pains? Remember when I told you that we had little sympathy…
Read MoreWellness Visits and Mileage | Mark’s Remarks
Never did I think I’d be comparing myself to an automobile. I’ve been sitting here thinking about car repairs and my own health; the correlation continues to intrigue me. So…
Read MoreSick Day Time Machine | Mark’s Remarks
I walk around bragging quite a bit. Blowhards like me can always find something to talk about or brag about. It’s true. One of the things I have bragged about…
Read MoreWalk it off | Mark’s Remarks
Kinetic energy is something we learned about in science class. Remember? When you walk across the floor, that’s what you get. I was amazed when I saw a report last…
Read MoreConversations, first-hand accounts and both sides | Mark’s Remarks
I am a fan of Ryan’s column. He’s the guy who writes “Planet Ryan.” Most of the time you can find him in a southwest direction from my corner of…
Read MoreDiscovering the Wizard | Mark’s Remarks
My 3-year old and I went to see “The Wizard of Oz” stage play on Saturday night. Since her mother and I are well aware of the whole flying monkey…
Read MoreRandom thoughts about breakfast | Mark’s Remarks
I sat with my kids the other morning and started thinking about the whole idea of breakfast. Our routine at breakfast time is usually the same: Individual kids pad into…
Read More