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I"d Like to Apologize…
Posted in The Kitchen Sink on Mon, May 17, 2010
To my nephew. Ben. Yesterday, he was wearing a pair of jeans and I made fun of him for wearing them. I told him that no man in his right mind would ever wear a pair of jeans like that. They were girl-jeans all the way. I could not understand what possessed him to wear such a thing.
So why the apology?
Audio for ‘The Mountain Between Us.’
Posted in The Kitchen Sink on Mon, May 17, 2010
If you’d like to listen to the first seven or eight minutes of Mountain, click the link. It’s a strange sensation to listen to someone you don’t know read a story that started as a whisper on the back side of your brain. But, it’s also reaaaaaaaallllllly cool. Enjoy.
This Was A First For Me…
Posted in The Kitchen Sink on Mon, April 19, 2010
I swear, I was minding my own business. I had just finished a race with my boys and was eating a piece of pizza and laughing with Christy and the kids, when a voice spoke behind me. “Love your books.” Now, put this in context. I don’t really see myself as a public figure. I thought it was probably somebody I knew toying with me…
Commercial for “The Mountain Between Us”
Posted in The Kitchen Sink on Fri, April 16, 2010
The Latest Rives’ism
Posted in The Kitchen Sink on Sat, March 13, 2010
My dad’s from Texas, I’ve spent a good bit of time out there, I’d like to think part of me is from there and I am one of those folks who believes The Alamo is hallowed ground. A few months ago, I returned from a research trip out there where I bought a coffee mug at the Texas Ranger Museum in Waco, TX. It’s now my favorite mug. It says ‘Texas Rangers’ on one side and on the other is a rather famous quote from Davy Crockett. The quote is drawn from a speech Crockett made in his re-election campaign for Congress. He lost and was killed year later at the Alamo. Around my house, Davy Crockett is held up on a pedastal, as is any man who died at the Alamo. One problem: on more than one occasion guys like Travis, Bowie, Houston and Crockett said things I might not want my first grader reading—or repeating. Yet. To be honest, I didn’t know Rives was paying attention to the fine print on the side of my coffee mug.
You see where this is going?
Bluffed and Poofed
Posted in The Kitchen Sink on Thu, March 11, 2010
Rives (7) has his own way of communicating how he feels. If he’s eaten too much, he’ll put his hand on his stomach and say, “I’m bluffed.” Translation: stuffed. If he’s tired, then he says he’s “Poofed.” Trans: pooped, or tired.
Last night he was looking a little run down. I said, “How you feeling?”
He said, “I’m bloofed.”
I looked at Christy. “What’s that mean?”
‘It means he’s bluffed and poofed but too tired and full to say both.”
;-)
And yes, this will definitely find its way into a book. It’s too good.
More Rules For Writers…
Posted in The Kitchen Sink on Thu, March 11, 2010
A friend sent this to me. An article from the UK. More rules for writers. Some are quite good. Some I can do without. Some I’d like to add to my own. Especially, Leonard. It’s difficult to argue with him. He can pace a story like nobody’s business. As can King. Oddly enough, their rules sound a lot alike. Enjoy.
The Truth Is…
Posted in The Kitchen Sink on Fri, March 05, 2010
I forgot my kids at school yesterday. Completely. At 3:40 p.m., almost an hour after they were released, the school tracked me down here in my office, (I wear headphones to drown out the noise). The lady said, “Ummm…Mr. Martin, we have your sons in the office.”
I jumped up. Oh Crap! Son of a…
Actually,I think I thought something else but you get the picture. “I’ll be right there.” Christy was off doing some stuff with her sister on a much-needed break. She’d left me with strict instructions. Even texted me a little after noon to remind me. This one was ALL me.
Monster Trucks
Posted in The Kitchen Sink on Tue, March 02, 2010
Saturday, I took the boys to the Monster Truck show here in Jax. One of the cooler things I’ve ever witnessed. Sort of like NASCAR on some serious steroids. We actually witnessed history. Saw this happen. The first time in Monster truck competition it’s ever been done. The place went berzerk!
What I listen to when I’m working…
Posted in The Kitchen Sink on Mon, March 01, 2010
...changes frequently. I listen to alot of different music when I’m working. My playlists are varied and eclectic. I’m pretty big on acoustic stuff. For a year or so, I’ve been listening to these guys. They put out something new called ’The Outsiders.’ Good stuff.