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...
The Regimen by Mark Lyons Image by Tumisu 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 save this grocery list as a power point presentation and then print it out,” says Mark. “I have each item listed exactly in the order I will find them as I go up and down each aisle in the grocery store. They are color coded as to product, canned goods, beverages, meats, toiletries, paper goods, refrigerated foods, and frozen foods. Then I cross referenced each one as to its location in the store to every other item, the shelf it is...
Cat Scratch Fever! by Mark Lyons Image by Margot Liebert-Korell 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. “Ooooooooouuuuuuuch!” hollered Mark. “I think the cat scratched me!” “What?” asked Sally. “What did you do?” “I wasn’t doing anything!” explained Mark as he peered over his vintage glasses at a tiny line on the back of his right hand. “Really?” asked Sally. “All I did was brush by his tail,” said Mark. “That’s all?” asked Sally. “Uh-huh!” replied Mark. “And maybe try to grab it.” “Yeah, see,” said Sally. “He was just defending himself.”...
