Category Archives: Family History

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

The Bourne Veracity

Posted on March 7, 2015 by ivanbenson

Matt Damon may once again breathe life into his alter ego, Jason Bourne. A 2016 release date has been mentioned, but it is still unclear if production will happen at all, so don’t get too excited just yet. Nevertheless, if … Continue reading →

Posted in Aging Parents, Family History, Stories, Uncategorized | Tagged 2016, Ansel Bourne, Christian, death, dissociative fugue, Hamlet, Jason Bourne, Jesus, Matt Damon, momentous, Robert Ludlum, sacred, Shakespeare, soberness | 4 Comments

Waiting . . . for Snowfall

Posted on February 25, 2015 by ivanbenson

Many businesses are closed today. Schools are playing it safe, too. After all, just one year ago Atlanta was inundated with a winter storm that snarled traffic literally for “days” and the Governor (and other officials) were given a sound … Continue reading →

Posted in Family History, Stories, Uncategorized | Tagged adaptable, Atlanta, confusion, disrupted, life patterns, meteorologist, routine, Snowmageddon, Snowpocalypse, uncharted, unpredictable, waiting, weather | 4 Comments

Did You Get the Virus Yet?

Posted on February 8, 2015 by ivanbenson

Intercostal muscle strain. That’s what they call it. It happens when a 61 year old man tackles a fallen tree with a hand saw, subdues it, cuts it mostly in half, then attempts to military press it over a fence … Continue reading →

Posted in Family History, Stories, Uncategorized | Tagged by hook or crook, Gatorade, healing, hernia, intercostal muscle strain, Netflix, Sprite, this too shall pass, virus, waiting | 2 Comments

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