Why? “Daddy, why don’t we swim in the lake?”“Because the lake is full of crocodiles.”“What’s wrong with crocodiles?”“They will eat you.”“Why will they eat you?”“Because you’re tasty.”“Why am I tasty?”“Because you eat too much chocolate.” (finally, no more whys) I am the father of several small, purebred Martins. Martins are great at many things. WeContinue reading “November 2025”
Author Archives: Bryan Martin
September 2025
“Jellyfish are beautiful too, but you don’t add them to your swimming pool.”
June 2025
Ants in my coffee I, like most unsophisticated swine, love instant coffee. It is cheap, fast, and when done right, has its own unique flavor. Some lovingly compare the flavor to that of various manures, but I find the flavor closer to heavenly raindrops. With great delight, I discovered instant coffee was readily available inContinue reading “June 2025”
February 2025
Driving on the Moon It is now common knowledge that the moon is in fact not made of cheese. But if I were ever chosen to participate on one of the future NASA missions to the moon, I would take along a charcuterie board just in case. Lately, I have been hardcore nerding out onContinue reading “February 2025”
December 2024
above: A picture of the radar right when Isabella was born Overdue Much like the unreturned books I borrowed in the eighth grade, this newsletter is overdue. If you receive this newsletter and know my elementary school librarian, then please tell her I’m sorry… and I think my dog ate my books. I apologize forContinue reading “December 2024”
Unlucky
Unlucky “I would rather be lucky than good!” This is fine to hear from a janitor, but less so from a neurosurgeon. Some would say “If it weren’t for bad luck, I’d have no luck at all.” This, again something most surgeons should try to omit from their lexicon. Luck is that feeling that somethingContinue reading “Unlucky”
August 2024
above; The “father of the faith” and his wife catch a ride to Tepic Airplanes, Babies, Etc. The next newsletter will have a picture of a baby in it, I PROMISE! Okay now I cleared that up let me catch you up to where we are currently. Over the last several months a few largeContinue reading “August 2024”
April 2024
above: my copilot needed a nap 🙂 Montezuma’s revenge I once ate ice cream from a sketchy street vendor in Mexico. Though this treat was delicious, it was not my best idea. The rest of that evening and throughout the entire night, Montezuma was avenged. I survived with the help of friends, docs, and Pepto-Bismol,Continue reading “April 2024”
Smooth Brain
I have been called many things over my short time on this earth; “handsome”, “intelligent”, “professional”, “your highness” and the much more common, “dummy”. By far and wide the largest commentator of the adjective “dummy” is my internal monologue. Have you like me ever looked high and low for your sunglasses only to realize thatContinue reading “Smooth Brain”
FEBRUARY
I originally called our newsletter “Preparing for Impact”. I thought it was a stroke of pure genius, as we are preparing for Kingdom impact. But my dear helpmeet correctly foresaw that folks may be nervous to fly with a pilot with a dark sense of humor. Through the course of naming the newsletter, something IContinue reading “FEBRUARY”
Flyin' Bryan 