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...
Mark and the Social Media by Mark Lyons Image by Gerd Altmann 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. “How do they do it?” mutters Mark as he hunches over a small cell phone screen. “I’ve got to get smaller thumbs. I wonder if Medicare pays for thumb reduction surgery. I think it’s now the second most requested procedure next to that, you know, looking younger one.” Tap, tap, tap. “Rats!”, yells Mark. “Blasted autocorrect! It’s not greasy socks! It’s great socks!” Tap, tap, tap. “Okay, got it,” sighs Mark. “Two hundred eighty characters and...
Our Menu Has Changed by Mark Lyons Image by Alexandra ❤️A life without animals is not worth living❤️ 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. “Let me just call the pharmacy and refill this prescription,” said Mark. “I will call the number on the bottle. Should be short and sweet. Then I can get back to that great documentary about older men and the noises they make. Who knew there was a retired man’s channel on cable.” “Beep! Beep! Beep! Boop! Boop! Boop! Beep! Beep! Beep! Beep!” Muffled sounds are heard on the phone. “I am...
The Survivalist by Mark Lyons Image by hoobychubes 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. “Yeah, I’m pretty sure that I could be on that survival show,” says Mark to his wife Sally as he stares at the TV. “You know I was a Boy Scout.” “Was that before or after fire was invented?” asks Sally. “Well, uh, ….. after,” replies Mark. “I got to the rank of Star. We did a lot of camping out.” “Oh, yeah,” says Sally. “You told me this before. Didn’t you have to spend the night alone in the forest...
