Posts Tagged ‘mark’s remarks’
Attic holiday remembered | Mark’s Remarks
I’ve told you before about my little apartment when I was in college. I found out about this upstairs apartment from a co-worker at my part time job and after…
Read MoreSecond annual Non-Thankful List | Mark’s Remarks
I had an extensive and hilarious response from last year’s “non-thankful” column, so I thought I’d do it again. Since I take notes when I get good ideas, and because…
Read MoreThe misunderstandings of teachers in their dotage
When I was in school, we had a group of teachers who most of us thought must be at least 90 years old. I mean, they seemed ancient to us.…
Read MorePig-out planning | Mark’s Remarks
I’ve been dragging my patootie out of bed long before the sun comes up since mid-summer. You see, I finally made a plan I could stick to and finally collaborated…
Read MoreStaging | Mark’s Remarks
Here we go again. Several years ago, I wrote two consecutive columns about moving to a new house. One person I know well said “Don’t write about moving again.”…
Read MoreNew theme: Getting old | Mark’s Remarks
I’ve had someone tell me more than once this past weekend that I’m getting old. Last week’s column was about being too old to keep up with life in general.…
Read MoreCutting the mustard | Mark’s Remarks
I might have written about an outing some of our friends went on a few years ago. We have been chumming around since our twenties, which is quite a blessing. …
Read MoreKiddie shows, the gang and political correctness | Mark’s Remarks
Back in the day, television stations often showed some type of lunchtime show for kids with cartoons and shenanigans. It was especially common practice in larger cities, where kids walked…
Read MoreChristian snobbery | Mark’s Remarks
As I say many times per day, we have really forgotten how to love each other in this day and age. Acceptance and tolerance are preached all the time, but…
Read MoreBig Boss | Mark’s Remarks
One of my pet peeves has to be bossy folks. I’m pretty sure I’ve written about these folks before. There are times when I can laugh and dismiss such…
Read MoreBlue’s Clues Blue Mood | Mark’s Remarks
My boys, ages 23 and 21, are both adults and on their own. When they were little, they both watched “Blue’s Clues.” It was a show that had lots of…
Read MoreDrawing us closer | Mark’s Remarks
People tend to talk about “end times” when the world appears to be in a “state.” It’s been talked about throughout history. I’m sure it was talked about in…
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