Archive - Coffee with Ben

Stitching Cashmere

Thoughts on repair vs. replace and the ethos of maintenance.

Nov 5, 2023 •

October 2021

This is Coffee with Ben, a newsletter about odds and ends, almost none of which have anything to do with coffee.

Oct 15, 2021 •

July 2015

Top 100 Things You Need to Know in Life

There are a great many lists out there, any number of which might offer you some keen insight into one thing or another.

Jul 13, 2015 •

February 2014

The Abandoned Box

or My Great Shamefulness of Character

Feb 20, 2014 •

October 2013

Things I Learned from My Uncle

In Memory of my Uncle Jim Parrish who passed away on October 4th, 2013.

Oct 22, 2013 •

October 2012

In the morning, I wake early before the sun is up.

Oct 11, 2012 •

August 2012

The remainder of a peach is sitting on the counter at my grandmother's house

Aug 22, 2012 •

August 2011

When I was young, we would visit my grandmother every summer.

Aug 10, 2011 •

July 2011

When my mother speaks, there is a sound that only I recognize.

Jul 28, 2011 •

My father wakes me gently

Jul 28, 2011 •

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