by Mark When Andrea told me that she was off to Jamaica, the first thing I did was book some time off for the week that she was away. I had time left over from last year and I needed to use it up. I took 3 afternoons off and 2 full days so I could be there to pick up the kids after school. As it … Continue reading →

by Mark I was just reviewing the list of "topics for Mark to blog about". I have to admit to being mildly annoyed at Andrea for steering the content of the blog for the week. I guess, I interpreted it as giving the impression that I wouldn't know what to talk about. I've been resisting giving a … Continue reading →

By Mark I'm not kidding. Google it. This is a recent thing with me and I was thinking of asking my Doctor about it and so I googled the symptoms and lo and behold, it has a name and it's not uncommon. I have to tell you though, the first few times it happened I wasn't sure what to make of it nor … Continue reading →

I'd like to start here with a couple of comments about how I ended up being the keeper of the blog. First of all, I was railroaded. At no point did Andrea ask me if it would be ok if she posted asking others for suggestions on what I would blog about. Her posts secured the fact that I was going to … Continue reading →