by kimmel1972 | Jul 11, 2021 | Ben's Blog
I go back to the ideas from we grew up with things such as “Mom always knows best.” I go back to the ideas of the lessons we learned and think about the times when our parents would tell us what to do. I think about what parents say and how they preach about the way...
by kimmel1972 | Jul 10, 2021 | Ben's Blog
There was a little aluminum rowboat in the rear, northwest corner of the backyard at my childhood home. I suppose the year was somewhere around 1976 or 77. I was very young and of course, I was a little boy in need of attention. However, there was this small dream of...
by kimmel1972 | Jul 9, 2021 | Ben's Blog
There has always been something calming about the sound of raindrops falling on the roof of my house. I can hear the chattering tires from the passing cars that drive by on the wet streets. I swear this is like a lullaby. I can feel the gentle hush, which to me is the...
by kimmel1972 | Jul 8, 2021 | Ben's Blog
Over the years, I have spent hours on long conversations with people in confusion, drunk, dazed, or halfway through a nod that left them almost dead. In some cases, death was inevitable. In other cases, changes occurred. I have listened to people talk at great lengths...
by kimmel1972 | Jul 7, 2021 | Ben's Blog
It is true that if you love what you do for a living then you will never have to go to work another day of your life. It is also true that you can always love what you do. But, be advised; this doesn’t always mean someone will pay you. Just because you love to do...
