Bruce A. Martin. (original) (raw)

Texas Towns

• Brunner 5-9-12
• Fields Store 9-14-12
• Glendale 4-26-12
• Goose Creek 5-21-12
• Pennington 4-2-12 Guest Columns
• Honoring Earline Madden Nicholds 9-6-14
• Woodrow Wilson Nicholds (1917 � 1978) 6-5-14
• Living Off the Land in Suburbia 4-9-14
• Trick or Treat 10-28-13
• Texans Across State Lines 7-21-13
  During my junior high school years, my father worked with a construction company installing oil and gas transmission pipelines throughout Louisiana and southern Mississippi...
• Frank, the Wood Worker 6-8-13
  My grandfather was a carpenter by trade...
• In Times of Need 5-1-13
  My mother was one of those benevolent individuals, consistent and dependable.
• Childhood Toys, Games, & Treasures 1-10-13
• Cold War Tactics 12-19-12
• My First Set of Wheels 11-16-12
• The Jury Box 10-19-12
  My first experience as one called for civic duty as a jurist was an eye-opener.
• Johnson County Immigrants: Past & Present 8-17-12
• Houston�s Days of Yore 7-24-12
  The �cool cats� in high school drove �34 Ford or �36 Chevy coupes...
• Frank, the Butcher 6-16-12
  For a good portion of my father�s adult life, he worked as a butcher in local neighborhood grocery store meat markets, well before the age of chain stores and packaged foods.
• Texas Landscapes and Cultures 4-17-12
• Berlin Wall Crisis 1961-1962 3-23-12
  The 49th Armored Division, Texas National Guard activated in September, 1961. First person account of training in Ft. Polk, LA., and home coming.
• Chalk Mountain - Country Living in the Mid-1900�s 2-23-12

"It is hoped that my personal scribbling, snippets, and musings will refresh events and experiences in others, both humorous and historical".

Bruce Martin, his wife, and children are native to the Harris County, Texas area. He attended HISD public schools, the University of Houston, and began a career with companies in the manufacturing industry. In 1974, a career change and relocation to Colorado opened doors in the engineering/construction field and later with owner/operator firms associated with petrochemicals, mining, and power plants. In addition to Texas and Colorado, the family has lived in Calgary (Alberta), West Virginia, Utah, and now Kansas. Business travels and project assignments, along with professional association involvement and personal vacations, has provided travel opportunity in all States of the US and most of Canada's Provinces. Cruises and tours allowed enjoyment in visiting several European countries, Islands of the Caribbean, and port cities from Costa Rica to California. Architecture, cultures, lifestyles, landscapes, and local foods are an attraction.

In business, his writings were for publication in Technical Journals [AACE, Intl; Project Management Institute; the UK Association of Cost Engineers] and Marcel-Dekker texts. Now retired, he has become a "rambling reminiscer" of his Texas childhood and that of family and friends in adult life.

June 2012