Mark and the Art of Grilling by Mark Lyons Image by S. Hermann & F. Richter 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, I’ve been pricing new gas grills, and they cost more than my first car,” says Mark as he comes into the house from the backyard. “How old are you really?” asks Sally, “and what kind of car did you have?” “You know my age, and it was a 19 something, Dodge…., wait, never mind,” says Mark. “Anyway, the grills are way too expensive. Besides, I have a better and cheaper way for outdoor...
Mark’s New Business Venture by Mark Lyons Image by Aline Dassel 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, I think I’m almost ready to start my new business on Zoom!” said Mark. “What new business?” asked Sally. “How to Be a Pizza Delivery Driver,” replied Mark. “Okay,” said Sally. “I’ve got my marker board, eraser, my old pizza delivery hat, and my slide projector,” said Mark. “I am going to rock this Zoom class!” “Uh-huh,” said Sally. “Oooh, I almost forgot my aluminum telescoping pointer,” added Mark. “I was going to use...
Measuring the Wall by Mark Lyons Image by kalhh 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. “Dum, dee-dum,” hums Mark as he extends a metal tape measure up one of the walls in his master bedroom. “Uh, Honey?” asks Sally. “What are you doing?” “Dee, dum-dee. Oh, hi!” replies Mark. “I’m measuring the wall.” “Yes, I can see that,” says Sally. “Why?” “For the rock-climbing wall,” responds Mark as he spreads the tape horizontally across the wall. “Dum, dee-dee-dum.” “The what?” asks Sally. “The rock-climbing wall I’m going to build,” says Mark. “You...
The Clipboard by Mark Lyons Image by BRRT 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. “Today is the day I am going to get started on my To Do list for the home,” said Mark. He rolled out of bed at the unspeakably early hour of 9:30 am. “So, this is what it is like to get up with the chickens!” “So many things kept me from getting to the list: COVID, the holidays, summer, TV, lunch, the Super Bowl, weekdays,” said Mark. “But now it’s painting, sawing, hammering, nailing, cleaning, mowing, cutting, and more mowing. All good...
The Clear Blue Sky by Mark Lyons Image by jplenio 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 gaze at the clear blue sky, the brightness of the early morning sun streaking through the budded branches of the trees surrounding me. This is the same vast sky Galileo, Copernicus, Sagan, Kepler, Halley, Hubble, deGrasse Tyson, and all the other greats studied, searched, observed, and wondered over. They were all inspired by the same thing – What is out there beyond what we can see with the naked eye? Are we alone in the infinite confines of the universe? What...
