Marked Tree, Arkansas ~ Tuesday, October 7, 2008

100 years is plenty of anticipation(10/02/08)

My short venture as a rock-star (08/29/08)
Everything culminated in that moment. I was sitting across from my college advisor about to unfold the news that I was no longer attending UCA. I still planned to live in Conway, but decided that college wasn't the route for me. ...

My Public Confession (08/22/08)
My name is Josh Martin and I have an addiction. Isn't that the first step to recovery? But I'll have to admit this is an addiction I hope never subsides. I'm not necessarily addicted to the caffeine, but the concept of coffee itself...

Feeling Patriotic During the Olympics (08/14/08)
It was late Sunday night. I knew I had to get up in the morning to begin the weekly grind at work, but I didn't care. This was the Olympics. I don't know if it's because I'm getting older, I've never watched any of the Olympics, but for some reason I've been drawn to prime-time while NBC broadcasts our American teams torpedoing through the waters and slinging around like elastic during gymnastics. ...

Wishing for a summer miracle (08/07/08)
When I drive my mind wonders. While I was behind the steering wheel today I started reminiscing about a crazy event that happened a few summers ago… The radio was blaring Mix 106 while I cleaned up my dad's glass shop. ...

How it all comes full circle (07/31/08)
After salivating over the previews months ago, I finally got to see the highly anticipated summer blockbuster, Hancock. My wife felt disappointed, but I enjoyed every minute of it. Well I at least enjoyed it after we moved...

The Fragrance of Marked Tree (07/24/08)
One thing's for sure, you'd better not spell it "Mark Tree" if you want to survive these parts. I've seen countless signs bolster a misspelled representation of this local community. Maybe it's those darn Yankees attempting to decipher all this southern dialect because most people around here say it so fast and furious a northerner doesn't stand a chance of interpretation...

Look who's peeking into my window (07/16/08)
I discovered it creeping up on me. I could feel the wind carried from its presence brush against my body. And it freaked me out when I peered out the window and found it staring me down with its evil smirk. I know this smirk. I have seen it before. Thirty's peeking into my window...

Six animals later (06/25/08)
Before our wedding day, Sam announced to me that she always wanted a tabby cat roaming about the house. So a few weeks into our marriage we drove out to a house in the country and discovered our first family treasure: Samson. I'll have to be honest; this started the whole process commonly referred to as "nesting."...

This one's for mom (05/15/08)
Terror. That was my mom's first thoughts when she found out she was pregnant. She wasn't married and it definitely wasn't planned. How in the world was she going to bring this to her parents and even more so, how was she going to raise a child being a teenager? She didn't know much, but there was one thing overriding all her fears and lack of experience: she was going to love this child in everyway she knew how to love. ...