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An Intentional Act – A Haunting Cry for Help!

Posted by Benton on Dec 28, 2020 in Featured, Hard to Believe!, Real Life | 0 comments

I’m certainly no psychiatrist or psychotherapist nor do I try to be. I have pretty good grasp of music and I know music from my teen years in the 1960s. Thus the reason for this post! Here in Nashville, Christmas morning at 6:30AM, a bomb wreaked heavy structural damage to a popular segment of our downtown entertainment/business scene. Folks frequent...

Amazon…. if only!

Posted by Benton on Dec 7, 2016 in All, Fascinating, Hard to Believe!, Real Life, Technology | 0 comments

Well … they’ve done it again. What will Amazon not do to capture interest and convenience in the marketplace. Their latest effort – Amazon Go! No cashiers and no lines in a self-guided food shopping experience! The first store is in beta right now on the ground floor of the massive Amazon headquarters in...

A Life stopped by Suicide. It’s heartwrenching!

Posted by Benton on Jun 9, 2015 in All, Hard to Believe!, Humanity, Real Life | 0 comments

I lost a good friend 2 years ago today. He and I crossed paths in church music more than 30 years ago here in Nashville. We became friends in music and business. On several occasions, I had the privilege of directing a choir and Bill would accompany us. It was almost intimidating for me to have him play because he knew music, he knew piano like...

Why is Good Friday called Good Friday?

Posted by Benton on Apr 3, 2015 in All, Family, Hard to Believe!, Humanity | 0 comments

I UBER’d today! (and really LIKED it!)

Posted by Benton on Jul 2, 2014 in All, Fascinating, Hard to Believe!, Real Life, Technology | 0 comments

I’m a UBER rider! Go figure! Many might think I’m risk-averse to trying new things especially something like UBER … but nope, needed the service and used it today. I have to say – I am incredibly impressed!! UBER is an ONLINE ride-sharing service that started in (where else) San Francisco and has broadened across...

I have two memories on this 9/11/2013 …

Posted by Benton on Sep 11, 2013 in Hard to Believe!, Humanity, Real Life | 0 comments

We all have special thoughts and feelings about this day and what it means to this country. My memories are no more special than yours or any others but because I blog life here, this is what came to mind today as we look back. On the morning of September 11, 2001, I was in the kitchen preparing breakfast. My wife was upstairs getting...