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.

Truth, or Falsies?

Posted on September 4, 2015 by ivanbenson

It was just a few days ago that I heard it for the first time: the word “falsies.” Actually, it wasn’t the very first time I’d heard the word; rather, it was the first time I had heard it used … Continue reading →

Posted in Comedy, Family History, Stories, Uncategorized | Tagged bosom pads, breast enhancement, deceitful, dental appliance, dentist, endodontist, fake, False, false tooth, Falsies, image management, implant, internal resorption, mascara, Maybelline, metaphysics, True, True/False, truth, X-ray | 5 Comments

It’s a Small World

Posted on August 27, 2015 by ivanbenson

Richard and Robert Sherman penned these words for the 1964 New York World’s Fair. The song, which arguably is the most translated and performed song in history, was written by the most prolific motion-picture musical songwriting duo of all time. … Continue reading →

Posted in Aging Parents, Assisted Living, Family History, Nursing Homes, Stories, Uncategorized | Tagged 1929, 1964, 1990, alone, death, Disney, Frigyes Karinthy, global, Hungarian, it's a small world, John Guare, mortality, New York World's Fair, Richard Sherman, Robert Sherman, six degrees of separation, universal, world | 4 Comments

Anatomy of a Writer

Posted on August 16, 2015 by ivanbenson

What makes someone a writer? My mother was a great writer. I could say she “had a way with words,” but that might not tell you very much. I can say that whenever I read something she wrote I find … Continue reading →

Posted in Family History, Stories, Uncategorized | Tagged 12 Step Meeting, Achilles' heel, allusion, anatomy, Archie Bunker, clever, Frederick Buechner, magical, pronunciation, wordaholic, writer | 3 Comments

Everybody Knows This, Right?

Posted on August 13, 2015 by ivanbenson

I have been working in a garden from time to time at one of my part-time jobs this year. And in spite of my ripe old age I have actually learned a little in the process. I learned that cotton … Continue reading →

Posted in Family History, Stories, Uncategorized | Tagged 1920, Abraham Lincoln, Amerian Chemical Council, Civil War, Emancipation Proclamation, EPA, FDA, game changers, Henry Ford, January 1863, John D. Rockefeller, Knots, lobbyists, Model T Ford, Prohibition, R.D. Laing | 8 Comments

Senior Class

Posted on May 28, 2015 by ivanbenson

There’s nothing quite like your Senior Year, is there? Whether it’s in high school or in college, there is a status that goes with being a senior. You have finally arrived, reached the plateau, climbed to the summit. My senior … Continue reading →

Posted in Family History, Stories, Uncategorized | Tagged 1970-1971, anticipation, character, class act, college, commencement, corruption, dignity, freedom, grumpy, high school, impatient, junior year, Kroger, mirage, old people, patience, privilege, respect, responsibility, scandal, senior class. senior citizen, senior year, sensitivity, Sir, Tucson | 5 Comments

All About that Bass

Posted on May 25, 2015 by ivanbenson

Meghan Trainor rapped, “It’s all about that bass,” and gave birth to a phrase that swept the world in 2014. And a flexing, bandana wearing Rosie the Riveter, along with the phrase, “We Can Do It,” created nationwide support for … Continue reading →

Posted in Family History, Fathers, Stories, Uncategorized, World War II | Tagged "We Can Do It", 1940s, 1942, 2009, 2014, 2015, All About That Bass, April 9, B17, B24, basso profundo, Burma, Ezio Pinza, fly the friendly skies, India, May 25, Meghan Trainor, Memorial Day, Norden bombsight, October Sky, pectin, Rosie the Riveter, singer, slogans, Tucson, William Tecumseh Sherman, you can't stop a trane | 6 Comments

Carolina Chick

Posted on May 2, 2015 by ivanbenson

A chick from Carolina moved in near us a few weeks ago. To say she has been “all the talk” at our house would be putting it mildly. She is so darn attractive it is hard to not notice her. … Continue reading →

Posted in Comedy, Family History, Stories, Uncategorized | Tagged 2015, attractive, Carolina chickadee, neighborhood watch, tweets, Twitter | 5 Comments

Check Under the Hood?

Posted on April 14, 2015 by ivanbenson

When I was a young boy in the 1950s and early 60s we still had full service filling stations (that’s what we called gas stations, in case you didn’t know). And each time someone drove up and parked beside the … Continue reading →

Posted in Family History, Stories, Uncategorized | Tagged 1950s, 1960s, appearance, Atlanta Public Schools, cynics, filling station, fitness, heart, insides, outsides, scandal, Toyota, truth, under the hood | 10 Comments

Finish Line

Posted on April 6, 2015 by ivanbenson

We celebrated Easter yesterday! We not only had beautiful flowers in the house and in the yard, but we hid brightly colored plastic eggs (candy filled) for the grandchildren to find, entertained guests for a late lunch (egg casserole, bacon, … Continue reading →

Posted in Family History, Stories, Uncategorized | Tagged 26.2, 80mm howitzer, Butazolidine, Caissons Go Rolling Along, church, D.S. al fine, death, Easter, final words, finish line, it is finished, Marine Corps Marathon, Memphis TN, Mississippi River, November 1983, Oktoberfest, resurrection, the end, Washington DC | 3 Comments

The Ring

Posted on March 15, 2015 by ivanbenson

Fifteen years ago my marriage was in a shambles. I had done 24 years of damage to our relationship and, as Malcolm X said regarding JFK’s assassination, “the chickens” had “finally come home to roost.” We were at a breaking … Continue reading →

Posted in Family History, Stories, Uncategorized | Tagged "From This Day Forward", 39 years, anniversary, Charleston SC, commitment of permanency, contract, covenant, Craig Groeschel, diamond engagement ring, divorce, JFK, Malcolm X, marriage, never give up, ring, symbol, wedding | 8 Comments

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