Tag Archives: Garrison Keillor

The Making of a Widow (Part 1)

Posted on October 7, 2016 by ivanbenson

The Grim Reaper may or may not get an undeserved bad rap, but when a cardiologist reads an EKG and sees the telltale “tombstones” on the EKG paper he/she knows that a myocardial infarction has occurred, and that coronary heart … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged arrhythmia, beta blockers, cardiac cath, cardiologist, ejection fraction, EKG, Garrison Keillor, general practitioner, GP, Grim Reaper, LAD, left anterior descending, MI, myocardial infarction, nitroglycerin, pre diabetic, proximal LAD lesion, smell of death, STEMI, stent, tombstone tracing, Widow Maker | 38 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

The Frozen Man (Life Imprinting)

Posted on January 7, 2014 by ivanbenson

It is 7 degrees above zero this morning in Atlanta, Georgia (Fahrenheit, of course). And the bright sun appears to be shuddering a bit as it rises for its work, today. Maybe that’s why the days are shorter in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Family History, Stories, Uncategorized | Tagged 1976, 1977, 1984, 1988, 1989, Antarctica, Arizona, Ashland City Tennessee, Ashley stove, Atlanta Georgia, below zero, Billings Montana, bionic man, Canada, Cheap Hill, circumpolar region, cold weather, cryonics, Dec. 10 2013, extremes, Fahrenheit, faucet covers, Florida, Garrison Keillor, heating with wood, imprints, inclement weather, James Taylor, John Shaw Torrington, Montana, North America, Oklahoma, permafrost, polar vortex, Rocky Balboa, scientist, survival, The Frozen Man | 6 Comments

Thanksgiving

Posted on November 6, 2013 by ivanbenson

Three weeks from this Thursday families across this country will celebrate a day that Abraham Lincoln proclaimed a national Thanksgiving Day in 1863. Prior to that there is evidence that some form of it had been celebrated by various colonies (and later by … Continue reading →

Posted in Aging Parents, Family History, Stories, Uncategorized | Tagged 1621, 1863, Abraham Lincoln, Alan Jackson, aunts, children, Family, Garrison Keillor, Gettysburg, grandparents, it takes a village, Kermit the Frog, love, Massachusetts, mother, niece, parents, pets, Plymouth, roots, seasons, Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving Day, togetherness, tryptophan, uncles, unifying, Wampanoag, Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning) | 16 Comments

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Tag Archives: Garrison Keillor

The Making of a Widow (Part 1)

The NeverEnding Story

The Frozen Man (Life Imprinting)

Thanksgiving

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