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What If? | Mark’s Remarks

I tease my pastor a lot. He’s a dear friend and a gifted speaker. I am blessed to have him as pastor and friend. I joke that I read while…

The Kaepernick Effect | Planet Ryan

I’d like to start off by reminding everyone that Colin Kaepernick, the average-at-best NFL quarterback who decided to hijack the NFL’s national platform to launch a protest by sitting during…

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‘Sully’ | Movie Review

“Sully” Flies High Clint Eastwood is no-nonsense.  There is no doubt about it.  One need only watch the movies he’s appeared in, the movies he’s directed like “Unforgiven” and “Million…

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The Wright Place | Mark’s Remarks

Mr. Wright was my Spanish teacher in high school. He had a basement classroom that sat at the corner of the school. It was actually a nice classroom from a…

For My Grandpa | Planet Ryan

For the past decade or so, my brave grandfather has battled cancer more than once. Each time, he emerged victorious and life, though it got a little harder, went on.…

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Monumental Issues and a Drink of Water | Mark’s Remarks

It’s funny how you forget what a big deal things can be to young folks. I spend a good deal of time assuring and reassuring, squelching fears and comforting. As…

Planet Ryan | Olympic Fever

I don’t like summer all that much. I know, I’m weird. I guess I’m not a big fan of this area’s super ridiculous humidity levels and the long stretches of…

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Mark’s Remarks | Pitter Patter, Klomp Klomp

Sometimes I sit and listen to the goings on in my house. I was doing just that the other day. After repairing a wall outlet, I decided to sit there…

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‘Florence Foster Jenkins’ | Movie Review

Florence Foster Jenkins (starring Meryl Streep, Hugh Grant, Simon Helberg) Grade: A One nightmare that professional performers probably have from time to time is that people are really laughing at…

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TV Crushes | Mark’s Remarks

I was talking with some of my buddies a few months ago about some of our television crushes when we were growing up. As I talked, my friends fell into…