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It’s Raining, It’s Pouring (Float that Boat)

Posted on March 24, 2013 by ivanbenson

The rain is pounding on the roof this morning, making that deep thudding sound followed by the much higher pitched splashing and spattering of the rainwater as it hits the concrete sidewalk and driveway. Then for a bit it will … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged All Things Must Pass, baking powder submarine, chattanooga, control, far side of the moon, fear, George Harrison, Iroguois Publishing Company, Kellogg, loss, memories, NASA, paralyze, rain, risk, Robert Louis Stevenson, security, Shawnee Trail, toy boats, uncharted territory | 12 Comments

Aragorn is Dead

Posted on March 5, 2013 by ivanbenson

Aragorn is dead. In case you hadn’t heard. He passed away on the last day of February due to complications resulting from a recent surgery. His family was able to say their goodbyes to him in the hours before his … Continue reading →

Posted in Family History, Fathers, Stories, Uncategorized | Tagged adventure, aplomb, Aragorn, Arwen, bristlecone pine, canyon, Catalina Mountains, chattanooga, courage, cowboys, dendrochronology, Elves, exotic, father figure, hobbit, indians, Legolas, Lord of the Rings, LOTR, memorial, Mordor, Nazgul, Peter Howell, Peter Jackson, Pippin, Santa Catalina mountains, Saturn, Sauron, Southern Arizona Rescue Association, streambed, Strider, The Old Pueblo, Tolkien, tree ring research, Treebeard, Tucson, University of Arizona, Viggo Mortensen | 6 Comments

Trains, Planes, and Tricycles

Posted on January 29, 2013 by ivanbenson

I lay awake in bed today in the early morning hours somewhere between 4:30 AM and 5:00 AM. That’s when I heard it. That lonesome whistle; the distant sound of a freight train. And it called to me . . … Continue reading →

Posted in Family History, Fathers, Stories, Uncategorized | Tagged Arkansas, Arlo Guthrie, buoyant, chattanooga, Colorado, cowboy, Denzel Washington, diesel, Durango, early morning, Folsom Prison Blues, gene, hobo, hop a train, impassable, indefatigable, indestructible, John Charles Thomas, John Henry, John Muir, Johnny Cash, Josh Turner, Kensett, lonesome, mystique, narrow gauge train, persistence, power, Railway Express, relentless, Searcy, Silverton, Southern Railway, steel, Stone Mountain Park, Thomas the Tank, Tim McGraw, trains, Trane, unsinkable, Unstoppable, unyielding, whistle | 8 Comments

The Matchbook

Posted on November 13, 2012 by ivanbenson

One of the many tasks that usually falls to the primary caretaker for a departed parent is the sorting through of clothing and possessions; what to keep and what to donate, or throw away. It is an arduous task, of … Continue reading →

Posted in Aging Parents, Family History, Fathers, Stories, Uncategorized, World War II | Tagged aging, ancient Israel, chattanooga, History, investigation, love, marriage proposals, matchbooks, memories, parents, remembrances, restaurants, the past, tomlinson's restaurant, world war II | 6 Comments

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It’s Raining, It’s Pouring (Float that Boat)

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