Author Archives: ivanbenson

About ivanbenson

I am a former singer, guitar player, writer, story teller, voice over talent, and a current heart attack survivor in the Atlanta, Georgia area.

Ants and Uncle

Posted on August 16, 2014 by ivanbenson

OK. So yesterday didn’t end up going exactly like I wanted. I had just returned to the office after a quick trip to the bank, and had just enough time to check emails and phone messages before heading to the … Continue reading →

Posted in Comedy, Stories | Tagged ant bites, antihistamine, ants, diphenhydramine, fire ants, Kafka, lidocaine, overdose, say uncle | 12 Comments

Heartland

Posted on July 15, 2014 by ivanbenson

The Canadian family television series Heartland has certainly worked its way into our hearts. And, as per our typical pattern, we are watching it for the first time a full seven years after its release (thank you, Netflix). We are … Continue reading →

Posted in Family History, Stories, Uncategorized | Tagged 1963, 1970s, 2005, addiction, Alberta Canada, Amber Marshall, Anaconda, anger, appreciative, Arizona, awestruck, Canadian TV series, Clint Goben, cowboy, disappointment, genuineness of heart, Graham Wardle, grief, heart, Heart Depot, Heartland, horizon, humbled, Lauren Brooke, Linda Chapman, Michelle Morgan, Minnesota, Montana, Netlfix, Randy Stinchfield, right-sized, Shaun Johnston, subterfuge, wide open spaces, www.heartdepot.org | 8 Comments

Evolution of a Design (No Doubts)

Posted on June 22, 2014 by ivanbenson

Last Wednesday I followed the cogent advice of my son-in-law: I went to http://www.99designs.com and contracted for a logo design. The process ended just after 12 noon today (Sunday). It involved creating a basic design idea, then waiting and watching … Continue reading →

Posted in Family History, Stories, Uncategorized | Tagged "Eight and Sand", "Now what are we going to do?", 1960, Arthur Blank, Bernie Marcus, design, domain name, doubt, evolution, Heart Depot, Home Depot, John F. Kennedy, jpeg, King Midas, locomotive, logo, Oval Office, psd, railroad ties, railroad track, rediscovering ties to the heart, self-evolution, son-in-law, trademark, train of thought, vectorized pdf, work in progress, www.99designs.com, www.heartdepot.org | 10 Comments

The New Normal (Riding the Pipe)

Posted on June 3, 2014 by ivanbenson

Just over 13 months ago, on Easter weekend 2013, my wife and I began a new venture – we bought two iPhones. And ever since then life has not been the same. For one thing, we ended up doing away … Continue reading →

Posted in Family History, Stories, Uncategorized | Tagged 1950s, 1982, 2013, adoption, Alvin Toffler, cancer, chattanooga, Easter, embolden, Facebook, Frederick Buechner, Future Shock, Hawaii, iOS 8, iPhone 4, navigate, riding the pipe, suicide, surfing the pipeline, surrender, Tennessee, the new normal, The Sacred Journey, The Third Wave, undo | 16 Comments

Sense and Sensuality

Posted on May 18, 2014 by ivanbenson

Sense and Sensibility, Jane Austen’s first published novel, 1811, (beautifully portrayed in the 1995 movie starring Alan Rickman, Emma Thompson, Hugh Grant, and Kate Winslet), is one of the many successful stories that have made her one of the most widely … Continue reading →

Posted in Family History, Stories, Uncategorized | Tagged 1811, 1995, Alan Rickman, Archie Bunker, aselgeia, Bud Light, country music, Dionysus, Emma Thompson, Greek, Hugh Grant, Jane Austen, Jason Aldean, Jesus, Kate Winslet, licentious, New Testament, Oscar, Oscar Wilde, Plato, Plato's Republic, Ravi Zacharias, regret, Sense and Sensibility, sensuality | 5 Comments

Finding God in the Dark

Posted on May 6, 2014 by ivanbenson

To many, Barbara Brown Taylor is a leading theologian, an accomplished speaker, and an excellent writer with over a dozen books to her name. The TIME MAGAZINE cover for April 28, 2014 features an article about her life, and about … Continue reading →

Posted in Family History, Stories, Uncategorized | Tagged April 28 2014, Arizona, Barbara Brown Taylor, Beyond Words, carbide lamp, Catalina Mountains, caving, dark, eternal stars, faith, Finding God in the Dark, Ford, Frederick Buechner, Genesis 1:2, Hebrew scriptures, Landon Saunders, Learning How to Walk in the Dark, light, lightning, Memphis, Tagore, Tennessee, theologian, Thomas Carlyle, thunderstorm, time, Time Magazine, Tucson | 8 Comments

The NeverEnding Story

Posted on April 29, 2014 by ivanbenson

One of the most delightful experiences of my life has been . . . storytelling. I remember as a child those rare moments when we would get Dad talking about growing up as a small boy in Macon, Georgia, or … Continue reading →

Posted in Family History, Stories, Uncategorized | Tagged Apple, Bill Cosby, Brian Regan, chattanooga, childrens CDs, Christmas, Garrison Keillor, Georgia, Gus and Phil, Harry Potter, Hickman County TN, Jerry Clower, Jobs, Journey to the Center of the Earth, Little Red Riding Hood, Macon Georgia, Pecos Bill, Pete Seeger, Pied Piper, Sand Mountain, Steve Jobs, Stone Mountain Park, storytelling, The Byrds, The Greenhorn and the Mule Egg, The Hero of Stone Mountain Park, The NeverEnding Story, The Three Apples, Turn Turn Turn, world war II | 6 Comments

Return To Sender (Birds & Blooms)

Posted on April 15, 2014 by ivanbenson

Elvis Presley put it this way in his 1962 hit song, didn’t he? “Return to sender. Address unknown. No such person. No such zone.” But that is not exactly how I felt yesterday when I opened mail from the magazine, … Continue reading →

Posted in Aging Parents, Family History, Stories, Uncategorized | Tagged 1962, Acts, Acts 26:8, amazing, Apostle Paul, azaleas, beauty, Birds and Blooms, Bradford Pears, Dad, daffodils, dogwood trees, Easter, Elvis Presley, Genesis, Genesis 3:19, Hades, hyacinth, incredible, iris, King Agrippa, matter, mother, Passover, petunias, Redbuds, resurrection, Return to Sender, rose, spiritual, spring | 14 Comments

Sunday Morning Musings (45 minutes at Dunkin’ Donuts)

Posted on April 6, 2014 by ivanbenson

Watching people eating, interacting, working . . . with George Strait singing in the background. Cars arrive at the drive thru, people place their orders of sugar and/or caffeine then drive away. A constant stream of humanity. A father negotiates … Continue reading →

Posted in Stories, Uncategorized | Tagged beauty, cleansing, Dunkin Donuts, embrace, Family, flowers, George Strait, humanity, Indian accent, iPhone, Life, people, prejudice, rain, soccer, springtime, story, tattooed, the grace of God, yellow pollen | 4 Comments

A Moving Tale

Posted on March 27, 2014 by ivanbenson

I am in the middle of some major life transitions, changes that are welcome yet challenging at the same time. I am moving the office for my part-time job to a location 10 minutes from my home. This job actually … Continue reading →

Posted in Family History, Stories, Uncategorized | Tagged Atlanta, career change, challenging, change, chattanooga, FaithWords, Home Run, If, Indianapolis, job change, John Maxwell, Kevin Myers, Look Heart No Hands, moving, Randy Travis, Red Bank, Rudyard Kipling, seasons of life, social security, total abandon, traffic, transition | 6 Comments

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