Why Life is Great!

Plus other Stuff I Think I know too?

by Mark Martinho

Just About to Cross the Finish Line!

To My Daughter – Congrats!!! Today you take your last final for your undergrad degree!!!!

by Mark Martinho

Babies Make Lousy Roommates!

Yesterday I wrote about how life can suck when you have a lousy college roommate and I pondered that your family are also your roommates. Afterwards I started thinking that babies, even my own made lousy roommates! They were loud at all times of the day or night, they never did any of the shopping, […]

by Mark Martinho

Rude Roommates – They’re the Worst!

Life is great when you have great roommates. I’m speaking more so of the ones that you might share an apartment with or a college dorm, not your kids or spouse. Although technically I think they are roommates too and can also be awful at times! Not mine though, but I do imagine it happens […]

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#13: Not Your Normal Child’s Diet: Coffee, Wine & 4-Day Old Stew!

So growing up on an uncivilized farm is a bit different then living in a city. My mornings usually began with a nice strong cup of coffee, nobody thought to be a problem and I enjoyed it. I also did not drink water because it came from the village square well which wasn’t always safe […]

by Mark Martinho

Easter Sunday with the Neighbors

There are a couple things I miss about Easter. First, the excitement of the kids when they were young running around and looking for the eggs. We got really lucky, our neighborhood would do a collective Easter egg hunt. Several households hid eggs in their yards and the kids from the different families would be […]

by Mark Martinho

Thanks Artists Everywhere

Yesterday I attended an art talk by my friend Mohsen. He’s not just obsessed with painting, but he’s also on a mission to define what art is, how it impacts our lives, our perception of the world and our reactions to it. Mohsen really loves art and science plus always puts on some very intriguing […]

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#12: Why is my Brother NOT wearing a Diaper?

Now living in two different towns, during the weekends my Dad would visit us and get my brother and I together. This visit must have been the first time that I realized, that unlike like me, my brother is not wearing a diaper and his pant’s have a zipper. My brother seems so very happy […]

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#11: Time to March to a Different Drummer

So, I was no longer in Canada or with my paternal grandmother, I was now enjoying country living at it’s most basic with my maternal grandparents; it was time for me to go feral. Part of becoming a feral child is to stick out your tongue most of the time so you can taste the […]

by Mark Martinho

This Little Guy Exists

The fact that this little fellow is real and lives somewhere out there in southern Mongolia and northwestern China makes Life Great. Nature offers such wonders. However, I feel bad for the little guy, those ears must be huge because it desperately wants to hear anything that might be looking to eat it. The little […]

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Don’t Settle for a Single Piggy Back Ride – Ride the Entire Family!

According to my daughter, if you’re going to your neighbor’s house for a piggy back ride, then ride the entire family. First, you don’t want them to think you have favorites. Second, it might also offer you some different elevation perspectives that you might otherwise not experience. I think in the end, given the different […]

by Mark Martinho

TWO AMAZING EVENTS IN SCIENCE THIS WEEK!

I love science, not just for what it produces, but some of things scientists think up just blow my mind. Thanks to scientists many of us stay alive longer, live healthier lives, and are better able to understand our world and the universe it resides in. This week was a big day in science with […]

by Mark Martinho

#10: THINGS GOT WORSE!

So a couple months after my brother and I moved in with my paternal grandmother, my father was told that I was killing her. That I was a wild feral child. I think part of it too, was that being under 2 years of age, I was more high maintenance; there were diapers to change, […]

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#9: THINGS COULDN’T GET WORSE!

So my Dad packed us up, I suspect with some hesitation thinking that my mother was tricking him into running off to another country with the kids and leaving her behind with one of their biggest assets; the business. She is a smart woman. I guess it was a different time back then, spouses trusted […]

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BEING PRIME MINISTER: Things You can Motivate a Cat to Do!

My daughter loved being a motivational speaker to our old cat Gary. She would often tell him about all the potential that he had, that he could do anything, including being Prime Minister. I don’t know why it was Prime Minister, why not President or Governor? Gary was a good cat, but failed miserably to […]

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FASHION TIPS AND NAPPING: Things You can Learn from a Cat!

Our cat Gary is no longer with us, but some of the valuable lessons we got from him remain. Chief amongst them were his fashion tips; you can’t go wrong with black and white plus there’s always time for a nap. My wife Christina was one of Gary’s best student’s and respected him well enough […]

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#8: We’re Not in Kansas Anymore!

Just when you thought you had things under control, it all changes on you! My life in Canada only lasted 18 months, then my father decided to move to Portugal. My mother and father owned a small grocery store in Canada that my Mom started and operated. My mother did not want to go back […]

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#7: Brother Can Read – I’m Addicted to Binkies!

Several months have passed and no photos taken of me. Not sure why? Thought maybe I was being fat shamed, so I took off some poundage around the waist line, did some crunches too. Meantime I learned that Fancy Boy Frank likes to show off by pretending he can read while I’ve developed an addiction […]

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#6: I feel the Need for Speed!

In life we sometimes need a little help to achieve our goals, whether it’s from other people or machines. I needed to become more mobile, not just to chase food down, but also to run away from my brother and to act like a pinball bouncing off all the furniture. The downside was the wedgy […]

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You’re Like a Battery… no a Car!

Hello Kiddos We all agree that Artificial intelligence will one day take over the world and it’s because AI will be smarter than people. We also know from the Matrix movies that human beings make great batteries. All this is infallible logic, but sometimes young people think they are perpetual motion machines, never needing to […]

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The Many Follicled god Demands Humility!

The featured picture and the one on the left above is not of my mother, but of my father as a child. The picture on the right is my father in his 20’s. Those beautiful long locks of hair are long gone. He always told us that he lost his hair from riding his motorcycle […]