Five Stick Friday

"On my best behavior…Maybe"

US Politics

  • Counting Potatoes

    “One potato, two potato, three potato, four Five potato, six potato, seven potato, more” Everyone remembers this from childhood, right? One child recites the rhyme while using their own fist to tap each of the others in turn. The child whose fist is tapped on the final word “more” puts that fist behind their back. Continue reading

  • Becoming a Better Loser

    Who wants to be a loser? No one. NO ONE! But as I sit here with my morning coffee, it’s clear that it has to become a part of the American Psyche. Learn to lose. Be a loser. Lose with grace, for goodness sakes. My freshman year of High School, I couldn’t wait to get Continue reading

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  • Einstein Is Chuckling…

    The economy added 517K jobs last month. Versus an expected 188K. Unemployment is at its lowest point in 54 years. Which is why our friends in Congress, Right wing media, and State Government chairs are focused on gas stoves, M&M’s, AP Black History Courses, and doubling down on denying access to legal abortion. The next Continue reading

  • Laptop Schmaptop

    Since I happened to have the unfortunate instances of laptop repair twice in 2022, I decided to check out the fine print with MY repair shop on what would happen if I never returned to retrieve it. The attached photo is a screen capture of their policy. As the customer, if I do not claim Continue reading

About Me

My name is Mark Henry. I live in Marietta, Georgia with my wife Laurie. We have two adult children, Erin and Davis.

I like to write. I write too much longform on social media. So I’m gonna do it here.

Welcome to my world and to “Five Stick Friday”

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