By Dave Markwell “Joy is the fruit of well-lived grief.” – Anonymous sweet, old farmer lady I love words that say it right or say…
By Dave Markwell Sometimes in life we must burn the boats. History has taught us this lesson, sometimes with mixed results. However, I’ve learned that…
By Dave Markwell While wasting some amount of my life’s time scrolling through FB the other evening, I saw a post that stopped me in…
“You don’t have to be everyone’s cup of tea. Be a laxative. Move people. Cleanse them.” -Unknown Stumbling across these words a few days ago,…
By Dave Markwell “Thanks for being patient with him. He carried a lot of baggage and some of it was heavy, but hard to let…
By Dave Markwell Last weekend, I saw some friends. I said goodbye-for-now to a couple of them as they head south for the winter. This…
On a rainy Sunday morning, I took a short drive to the market. I was out of eggs and I needed a few for my…
EDITOR’S NOTE: We’re happy to welcome back Dave Markwell and his popular “Feel Good Friday” column to South King Media. Each edition offers a moment…
By Dave Markwell “Something deep in the human heart breaks at the thought of a life of mediocrity.” – C.S. Lewis I believe this is…
By Dave Markwell I just watched my little dog squat in the wind and rain and deposit a tootsie roll on the lawn. Upon completion,…
By Dave Markwell Sitting in my black chair on another cold, drizzly Friday night, I see the usual stop lights and wet streets and brake…
Walking by the boats sitting in the still water of my marina, I passed by an older guy walking an old dog. I nodded at…
By Dave Markwell “Desire is a contract you make with yourself to be unhappy until you get what you want.” – Naval Ravikant I can…
By Dave Markwell “We don’t make mistakes. We have happy accidents.” – Bob Ross, painter, and more. Most Sunday mornings, I get up early, make…
FEEL GOOD FRIDAY: No rocks.
By Dave Markwell “Yes.” It was the only right answer to my daughter’s question on Halloween day about whether or not I’d like to watch…