Herb Benham
Herb Benham: All the time — and pink lemonade — I can stand
At least I’m not going to have to share the pink lemonade anymore. I’ve never seen a kid drink lemonade like he did. Thomas was a lemonade-drinking machine, and he plowed through the applewood smoked bacon too.
Herb Benham: Readers chime in on sending kids to college, teaching them to drive (!)
Thoughts on the empty nest from Della Freeman, a bookkeeper at Memorial Hospital.
Herb Benham: If the journey truly is the best part, take the train
It must have been the swaying back and forth. First left, then right. There was something both ancient and familiar about the sensation.
Herb Benham: Baby off to college — and dad off to mourn
We were fine until we drove by the Claremont Hotel and turned on KFOG five minutes before we were to move him into his dorm room.
Herb Benham: Still don't know the whys and wherefores of Wii — but I know I broke it
For some of us, fools maybe and bad sports certainly, it’s almost a badge of honor to say we’ve never played a video game.
Herb Benham: It's stubble trouble for the 50-plus man shaving in the shower
Recently, I combined a shower with a shave.
Herb Benham: Cancer patient truly lived like he was dying
“To-day, the road all runners come, Shoulder-high we bring you home” — Dominic Ambriz, 28, died Aug. 16
Herb Benham: Reading the history of Russia on vacation? Nyet!
For vacation reading, I brought the “History of Russia.” The cover was red (naturally) and the book was three inches thick. It was heavy, too.
Herb Benham: if you count only your vacation days as vacation days, you're doing it wrong
A friend was telling me about her upcoming vacation, which she planned to spend on a houseboat on Lake Shasta.
Herb Benham: Watching daughter's car sail down embankment not good for dad's peace of mind
Recently I watched my daughter — my one and only, I tell her when I’m trying to warn her how dangerous the world is — sail off Truxtun Extension and hurtle down the dirt bank near Mohawk Street.
Herb Benham: Spending $280 on a sick lizard? A pet is a pet
This may have started Sunday while walking the dogs when Poco, the blind dog, ran straight into a tree.
Herb Benham: Hands may be free, but thumbs are worn out from texting in car
A few days ago I was driving west on Truxtun, ready to cross Oak Street. I was in the right lane and really, for purposes of this story, it didn’t matter if I was in the right or left lanes. I looked to my left, and there was a dark-haired woman driving a gray SUV with a towel draped over her head.
Herb Benham: Saga of picnic tables comes to dramatic conclusion
This is the way life is.
Herb Benham: Where have all the Basque sheepherders gone?
Sheep are easy to cozy up to.
Herb Benham: Dude, where's my proper language?
Be careful when you enter a room. Tread cautiously. Especially if teenage boys are present and in conversation.
Herb Benham: It's off to Berkeley for our youngest and into an irrigation ditch for yours truly
Last week we traveled north so Thomas, our youngest, could go through orientation at Cal.
Herb Benham: Biggest Bakersfield Blaze baseball fans? Kit foxes
Apparently the kit foxes trot over to nearby Sam Lynn under the cover of night, pick up the baseballs and bring them back to their dens at the museum.
Herb Benham: New table legs might cost an arm or two
The first thing I did when I tried to fix the picnic table was drill my left hand. I was off to a good start. The way I was going, along with making the table new legs, it would have made sense to carve myself a new arm.
Herb Benham: Mother Earth's kitchen dirtied by carbon feet
Maybe it’s the heat or the price of gas, but casual conversation has moved from how wretched the housing market is — that happened months ago — to saving energy.
Herb Benham: Key to summer weddings is keeping cold air on and hot air to a minimum
The pastor forgot the ring exchange. He knows who he is so I won’t embarrass him, although his initials are W.V. and his church has “Canyon” in the title.
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