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How fun, Mark! I love-love "Pointed Out". As a fan of both Lewis and Tolkien, I appreciated the mashup.

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I know! It would work! 😂

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What a fun batch of stories and writings! I loved Measure Island. I’m tempted to share it with my eighth graders tomorrow...if I do I’ll report back. 🤣

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Thanks, Justin. I would love to hear what your students think. 😀

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Pointed Out - Ha! Yeah, me too. I was more absentminded as a child, but I still relate to this!

Aslan vs. The Balrog - A Chronicles Of Narnia/Lord Of The Rings mashup would be WILD! I want to see a fight between lion Jesus and the evil eye.

Treasure Island? - You can sell the rulers to schools! Schools always need new supplies.

Understanding Youngsters - “Sorry, I’m all out of Depends.” This made me laugh out loud.

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Schools is a good idea!

I am glad you got a good laugh.

Thanks. 🤓

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😅😂 Sounded good!

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Sep 19, 2022·edited Sep 19, 2022Liked by Mark Starlin

Love all your writings..I believe we were born the same year? I can relate 100% to all of this. My boys are now in there 30's but i will continue to carry on these tips to my Grandson. Lol Thankyou for sharing your talent 😊

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Thank you, Debbie. I was born on July 05, 1960. I appreciate your kind comments. 🤓

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Sep 21, 2022·edited Sep 21, 2022Liked by Mark Starlin

Your welcome .I look forward to more Garage band performances. Sorry I can't sign up for the upgrade. But thankyou for what you have shared. Your a very talented writer and musician. 😊💗

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Thank you. 🤓

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Oh boy, I'm older then you. January 12,1960 lol

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That means you got birthday parties at school. I never did. 🤓🤣

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If I did I don't remember lol. Cut me a break I'm older then you!! 🤣😂

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🤣 Yeah, that six months makes all the difference.

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Sep 19, 2022Liked by Mark Starlin

“Pointed Out” — perfect match of text to photo!

“Understanding Youngsters” — most of these would work, I suspect. I’ll try them on our GenZ niece & nephew when they visit for Thanksgiving.

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You're not old, Jack. 😉

Thanks. 🤓

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Sep 19, 2022Liked by Mark Starlin

I have my Medicare card already! 😳 If that doesn’t say geezer, nothing does.

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I got my first Social Security check last week.

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I love everything about this! 😂

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Thanks, Claire. I appreciate your comments! 😀

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This one is a gem!!! Aslan and a Balrog! How has no one thought of that yet? You are brilliant

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If only it were real. What a story! 🤣

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Sep 19, 2022Liked by Mark Starlin

I like donuts. But in my day it was spelled Doughnuts. Let me tell you about that. Wait...where did you go?

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I used to spell it doughnuts. Which is more accurate. But then I realized that I write about donuts a lot and the shorter spelling would save me thousands of characters. 😉 I am sure they adopted the newer spelling for signs.

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