Posts Tagged ‘mark’s remarks’

Do you have times you do something, feel guilty about it, and then realize “Hey, I can do that, I’m an adult.” Since I am now semi-retired with a bit…

I am often amazed at the memory and what it keeps or kicks out of the retrieval  bank.  I’ve heard older people tell me all the time how they remember…

Both of my sons are currently living in big cities and we have traveled, of course, to visit them often.   During these visits, we’ve seen a lot of neat…

I am so grateful to be around people who are way smarter than I. I am equally grateful that there are mentally healthy friends, older than I am, who have…

How important was your bike when you were growing up? To most kids growing up in the 1970s and 80s, the bike was like an extra limb. I live in…

I received a lot of flak in the past for writing about poor service, cleanliness, and so on at area restaurants. My sons, who began working fast food when they…

There are days and weeks and months when I am pretty sure I’m going to go full-blown curmudgeon.   Michelle would say to me “Don’t look now” as she usually…

I’m not kidding you, I feel like crying is part of growing older.  But I’m often quite surprised at what can cause me to tear up. Sometimes it’s annoying. Sometimes…

There’s something about summer that sticks with you. Not just the heat or the longer days, but the way it wraps around your memories and pulls them out of hiding.…

My grandparents were married 97 years ago on June 8, 1928. I was fortunate enough to be around them long enough to ask a million questions and sort of have…

OK, so I told everybody I wouldn’t be writing any more columns about teaching, kids, parents and retirement. I’m a big talker.  I also said in February that I’d lose…