Posts Tagged ‘mark’s remarks’
Family pix | Mark’s Remarks
It’s interesting to look back at old photos, especially of family. I like looking at ones from way back, when a traveling photographer might come by the house and ask…
Read MoreIs this normal? | Mark’s Remarks
When you get to a certain age, people coming to you and asking for an opinion is rare. You see, we get in the mode where we feel we need…
Read MoreIdols | Mark’s Remarks
I dropped one of my kids at an activity once and wheeled around in the parking lot to head back the way I’d arrived. As I wheeled around, I saw…
Read MoreNeed to know basis | Mark’s Remarks
System overload. All I can say is this is the reason as I grow older, I no longer have a need for superfluous information and details. It’s very callous…
Read MoreFood nostalgia | Mark’s Remarks
I wax nostalgic over just about anything. Lately, it seems I’ve had several conversations with people about the foods we used to eat all the time. Some of it, while…
Read MoreFeeling dumb | Mark’s Remarks
I have been a genealogist of sorts since I was a little kid. I would sit at my grandma’s kitchen table and jot down names of people and birth dates…
Read MoreOgs, hoosiers and white trash | Mark’s Remarks
The dictionary defines the phrase “Old Guard” as “the original or long-standing members of a group or party, especially ones who are unwilling to accept change or new ideas.” Do…
Read MorePatience | Mark’s Remarks
Aren’t you tired of people always using the new year to make a life change? Maybe I’m not tired of other people but I’m tired of myself. I tend…
Read MoreSkin, gowns and resolutions | Mark’s Remarks
Warning: the mental pictures created in this column may be disturbing to some. Viewer discretion is advised. If you are like me, you start to dread certain annual things. I’m…
Read MoreThe power of fear | Mark’s Remarks
You’ve heard the Franklin Delano Roosevelt quote over and over. “We have nothing to fear, but fear itself.” We hear it and say “Yeah, yeah. Heard it before.” But…
Read MoreManners, ad nauseum | Mark’s Remarks
I think I’ve written about manners and the way people behave way too much over the years. I’m starting to get a little tired of myself, actually. But heck. What…
Read MoreNot a Sunday drive | Mark’s Remarks
Back in the late fall or early winter of 1993, Michelle and I were an engaged couple who often took drives around the city or to places we wanted to…
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