Mark’s Napkin Collection by Mark Lyons Image by ds_30 from Pixabay SammySocks Etc. Blog - Comments and Observations from Someone Who Is a Retired Educator and the Father of Sammy of SammySocks Etc. Visit us at www.sammysocksetc.com. “Do you like my napkin collection?” asked Mark. “Oh, I see you have it arranged by color, size, texture, individual, and those included in silverware packets both enclosed in clear plastic and those closed up with a narrow paper band. What’s this last one?” “Absorbency.” “Have you ever considered ease of use?” “What do you mean?” “How easy is it to use the napkin. For example, some napkins are intertwined and folded in with the next napkin. These...
Mark and the Weather by Mark Lyons Image by Jill Wellington from Pixabay SammySocks Etc. Blog - Comments and Observations from Someone Who Is a Retired Educator and the Father of Sammy of SammySocks Etc. Visit us at www.sammysocksetc.com. “Honey, you’re blocking TV,” said Mark as he leaned over to look around his wife, Sally, standing in front of him holding a cup of coffee and a plate of buttered banana bread she had made several hours earlier. “I got you a snack,” said Sally. “I’m sorry,” said Mark. “The coffee and banana bread look and smell delicious. Did you get some for yourself?” “I did, but I brought yours in from the kitchen first,” said Sally....
Mark, It’s Time for Your Pills! by Mark Lyons Image by Steve Buissinne from Pixabay SammySocks Etc. Blog - Comments and Observations from Someone Who Is a Retired Educator and the Father of Sammy of SammySocks Etc. Visit us at www.sammysocksetc.com. “Mark, it’s time to take your pills!” said Sally. “But I don’t wanna take my pills!” whined Mark. “I mean, I’m busy.” “Doing what?” asked Sally. “Why, I am busy with something very important and necessary,” said Mark. “I can’t be interrupted. I will have to take them later.” “You really need to take them,” said Sally. “What are you doing that’s so important and necessary?” “Uh, well, you know that commercial on TV...
Have You Seen the Remote? by Mark Lyons Image by PublicDomainPictures from Pixabay SammySocks Etc. Blog - Comments and Observations from Someone Who Is a Retired Educator and the Father of Sammy of SammySocks Etc. Visit us at www.sammysocksetc.com. “Honey, have you seen the remote?” asked Mark as he walked into the room while munching on a sandwich, pickle on the side. He handed an identical sandwich to Sally, his wife, pickle on the sandwich. “It was here a minute ago,” answered Sally. “Didn’t you have it last?” “Uh, let me think,” replied Mark putting his sandwich plate down whereby the cat, Harley, promptly started to nibble its toasted edges. “Before I went into the kitchen to make...
Things I Miss From Being a Teacher But May Not Have Ever Actually Happened! by Mark Lyons Image by Christelle PRIEUR from Pixabay SammySocks Etc. Blog - Comments and Observations from Someone Who Is a Retired Educator and the Father of Sammy of SammySocks Etc. Visit us at www.sammysocksetc.com. I have been retired for about ten months now. I was a teacher. It was great. I enjoyed teaching. And, besides working with and helping kids, there are some other things I do miss. I am going to mention a few of them here. However, some of them may not even have happened. You decide which ones are true and which ones are made up. A Definite, On-the-Calendar, Naptime – Faculty...
