Someday. It’s a promise we all make ourselves. We’ll do it Someday. Moving forward with that special person into a more relationship. Sure, that’s coming up Someday. The trip to Europe. Or to an exotic beach. Yeah, I’ll do that Someday. Moving to another part of the country? Someday. Writing a book, learning a new…
Author: Mark
Lives of author and Elon Musk have taken slightly different paths
I like books. And on the rare occasions when I’ve read my comic book until their memorized and all of my coloring books are complete, I break out something more serious. Such was the case recently when I happened upon the biography of Elon Musk. I didn’t know much about Musk, and I thought (while…
Glimpse of Hell provided free of charge to Razorback football fans
During the summer, I was having lunch with a friend. As was so often the case, our conversation turned to college football. The 2024 season was still several weeks away, and fans’ hearts were brimming over with optimism. Well, most fans. If you’re a fan of the Arkansas Razorback football team like I am, optimism…
Strengths, weaknesses only part of who we are
“People only think about me in terms of what I’ve done wrong.” It was only a snippet of a conversation. However, I didn’t think it was exactly true. It’s true that sometimes do only remember what we’ve done wrong. Of course, they may have had only one interaction with us. Overall, however, I don’t think…
Author still awaiting elusive growth spurt
I’ve been waiting. For a long time. I used to think it was a long wait for Christmas . . . at 5 p.m. on Christmas Eve. But this? THIS? This is like waiting for the mail in hell for a package that’s continually taken to the wrong address. And without enough postage. And when…
Parent, kids reverse roles following operation
It seems like just yesterday that I was changing diapers for my kids. First, for my daughter, and then, 10 years later, for my son. I don’t remember any one particular diaper change, they all kind of blend together. However, the diaper change I would have remembered the most would have been the one where…
C word daunting whether with a capital C or lower-case
It’s something that’s always in the back of our minds. Something we all dread, yet at the same time know it can’t happen to us. We won’t get cancer. That happens to someone else. This time, however, it happened to me. It started innocently enough. I routine annual physical. Deep breath here, let’s take your…
Common profanity could be blessing in disguise
I’m a very literal person. I should get that out of the way first. Sometimes too literal. So maybe that’s why I’ve always questioned one of the most common bits of profanity in the English language. You know the one. It’s the Biggie. The one that permeates every nook and cranny of society. So there…
Loss of friend also a loss of family
Peewee basketball isn’t usually a remarkable event. Parents cheering for their kids, kids dribbling the ball off their legs more often than they make a basket. However, it was a peewee basketball game that led to a lifetime friend, who changed the course of my life. I was in my 20s and coaching a group…
Realization of Avoidant Attachment Style puts new perspective on life’s events
Life can take some funny turns and surprises. Sometimes those surprises are not quite that, well, surprising. And other times, they can be live-changing. I was recently on google. It was one of those panic-inspired, soul-searching episodes brought on by a strong case of the What’s-wrong-with-me-itis. If you’ve ever been driven to the internet in…
Holding together the jello 