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Author: John Bender

Hi, my name is John Bender, retired and loving it. I'm writing to help interested people cross bridges to and from the past. Stories from the past can shed light on life in the present and illuminate the future. We've got a lot of living to do. Let's do it!

Sunday snippets on Monday

On September 11, 2023 By John Bender2 Comments

Post 24/2023. Last week went happily zooming by. Various tasks and preparations kept me from writing the weekly blog--until today. I hope to keep it short and snappy. We were able to walk to church yesterday (just under 30 minutes). Following the worship service, Rebecca Stolzfus, Goshen College president, spoke to three adult Sunday school …

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Pottering in a satisfying way

On September 3, 2023 By John Bender3 Comments

Post 33/2023. I've been doing little jobs around the house. Carted off three boxes of books to Fables Books in downtown Goshen. Reshelving the keepers. Organizing storage in the garage. The latter is what I dilly dallied on this afternoon. Pottering, puttering, playing are a few words to describe the process, but none are quite …

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Hard news, soft news, no news

On August 27, 2023 By John Bender3 Comments

Post 32/2023. Many stories in public and social media are predictable, repetitive, breathless, reporting the way it is. That's fine. We need news, important, accurate, comprehensive news. Hard news. Soft media (social media) is less my cup of tea. What I do in this blog, I trust, is no news, as in no news is …

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Keep calm / pray / share

On August 20, 2023 By John BenderLeave a comment

Post 31/2023. KEEP CALM YOU'RE IN A LIBRARY. I use caps sparingly. Here the all-caps phrase communicates as both a whisper and a shout. I found it at Awesome Librarians, a UK-based website. Other quotes: "Reading is an adventure that never ends." And "I Am a Book Dragon Not a Worm." This gathering among Amish …

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Food for thought

On August 13, 2023 By John BenderLeave a comment

Post 30/2023. If I were given to complaining, whining and blaming I'd have had a field day one day this week. We went to South Haven, Michigan to get peaches, blueberries and other produce at farmers' markets. We stopped for breakfast in Niles, then took mostly country roads to enjoy slow byways travel. Z If …

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Saturday AM musings

On August 5, 2023 By John Bender3 Comments

Post 29/2023. I got up early to finish this week's blog before we leave for a day out. I was at the computer for more than an hour when Marty called my attention to a beautiful sky created by the rising sun. I took time out for breakfast and then cooked and cut the kernels …

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July’s dubious honor

On July 29, 2023 By John Bender2 Comments

Post 28/2023 . . . As July temperatures hit the hottest month on record worldwide, what augers for August? That's a subject best left to meteorologists who in their branch of atmospheric science have advanced technology and sophisticated tools at their disposal. Nevertheless, one needs to pay frequent attention to weather forecasting, whether you're a …

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New template, same ole

On July 20, 2023 By John Bender1 Comment

Post 27/2023 . . . I'm trialing a new template, aiming to make my blog mobile-friendly, and a bit perked up. "All things grow with love," says the plaque. Hollyhock nods in agreement. Happy week We're happy for a week's visit with friends and family in Ontario. The time includes: Baseball games where great-nephews are …

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Be careful what you wish for

On July 14, 2023 By John Bender3 Comments

Post 26/2023 Friday 14 July . . . I'll take the risk of sharing a personal experience while it's fresh--as well as reference a thought that rolls back the years. A dream Tuesday morning had me involved in a delightfully animated conversation in a circle of recent acquaintances. We had just returned to the US …

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Portfolio search

On July 8, 2023 By John Bender8 Comments

Post 25/2023 Saturday 8 July . . . This week I searched through boxes for a folder related to a seminar I helped plan last century. I found it! There it was, at the bottom of one of the boxes tagged, "Portfolio." (I'm using the word portfolio in the sense of examples of work one …

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