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”
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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”
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”
August 2023
above; My beloved “Shark Tank” “Bryan, could you park in the back corner, I don’t wanna be seen in that thing.” This is what my true love said about the mechanized contraption that I have grown so fond of. This hurtful statement was uttered on our way to church in Ohio one summer morning. “Why?”Continue reading “August 2023”
Driving fancy flying lawnmowers in puffy floating ponds is Christianity in a nutshell.
Due to the overwhelming outcry by whiny pilots, Cessna aircraft company designed windshields for their new model “172” in 1954 so pilots could see what was in front of them. They designed an amazing piece of crystal-clear acrylic that protects the pilots from high-flying bird droppings and prevents damaging their all-important hairdo. I have enjoyedContinue reading “Driving fancy flying lawnmowers in puffy floating ponds is Christianity in a nutshell.”
The overwhelming blessing of G.P.S.
Look admit it… you would be hopelessly lost without GPS. You might be of a certain generation and think “How dare this youngin’ write ‘I’m hopelessly lost without GPS’?” You might have warm and nostalgic memories of being completely lost and opening that trusted and stained 8-year-out-of-date atlas, only to discover you still don’t haveContinue reading “The overwhelming blessing of G.P.S.”
January 2023
above: It’s not gold but she’s happy. Christmas travel woes Several thousand years ago a newlywed couple made a cross-country trip to their ancestral land. Today we like many others, make a similar trip. This is the story of our 2022 road trip up to PA.Our journey and the aforementioned trip by Mary and JoesphContinue reading “January 2023”
November 2022
above: my first day at Missionary Air Group. I love random facts that most definitely will never improve my life. When I share some fact with Maria she will often answer with a half-hearted “interesting” and then yawn. I will communicate to Maria interesting stories of spacecraft orbital mechanics and the crazy way Bernoulli’s principleContinue reading “November 2022”
September 2022
Above: Aria enjoying a carousel. Between eating Elmer’s glue on a dare (little boys are gross) and making leaky clay “bowls”, art was easily one of my favorite classes in school. I am not a natural artist, and I am constantly amazed at the beauty others can produce with a simple pencil to paper. MyContinue reading “September 2022”
Flyin' Bryan 