We NEVER get to sit and have a family dinner with just us. Just myself, my wife and our two daughters. Everyone is always so busy. My wife never stops moving. Going […]
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MarkTheShark
Married father of 2 awesome daughters. I have a guitar and a Buddha obsession. I started this blog because writing helps bring a smile to my face. I love getting lost in a story and trying to find my way out. I wanna inspire and be a positive influence on this world somehow.
MOVE THAT BALL ACROSS THAT LINE…
As I sat at the latest dance/cheer competition with my girls I did wonder how the hell I got here. This was a high school competition so my daughter’s dance team had […]
Dead
One of my high school teachers passed away the other day and it caught me off guard a bit. I know people get old and die, and I know that I went […]
Peppermint Pattie
For as long as I can remember I have been a criminal. All my friends were, while I was growing up, but it was sort of innocent. We would have competitions to […]
Big
I wear the clothes, drive the car, pay the mortgage, and have lost the hair, but I still feel like a little kid, forever waiting for Zoltar to turn me back into […]
Pride
Being proud of someone can hit you at the most random time. For a parent, it happens all the time. The first words, the first full day without a diaper, or the first […]
You’re stuck with me….
This is a letter to my best little buddy in the whole world. She can’t read it yet, but hopefully someday she will be able to. She already knows a few letters […]
Viral
I struggle with the notion of “going viral” all the time. I have a website that I write my stories on. I started just for myself, but there are so many tools […]
A Life Sentence
As he held his lovers hand a tear slowly ran down his face. Although they had spent close to 65 years together he was not ready to say goodbye. He clenched her […]
Heartbroken
This morning was like lots of mornings in my house. Kids and wife in their own worlds, quickly eating breakfast, prepping for what their busy lives have. Dog up barking to be […]
