Ben Wilder

I have a stalker!

I won’t share the person’s name but I got this amazing comment on a blog post of mine recently. It didn’t take much research to narrow down who the author is but I still don’t know if I should be flattered or worried. Take a look… Why do you stillpost every day? Obviously no one cares.Continue reading “I have a stalker!”

Is Kamala Harris really black?

It’s almost a foregone conclusion that Kamala Harris will earn most of the “black vote” because of her being considered a black woman. It’s a lot like when Barack Obama was running, back in 2008 and 2012. It was settled fact that he was black, even though he’s not. Kamala isn’t black either. Well, IContinue reading “Is Kamala Harris really black?”

God forbid, correcting them!

There’s a Zoom video going around titled “White Women: Answer the Call 2024” where a bunch of middle-age white women gathered together to womansplain racism to each other. If weird weren’t a chic word right now, I’d call this whole whitewashbash session, weird. It’s weird. And truthfully, it’s one of the beautiful parts of thisContinue reading “God forbid, correcting them!”

Spoken Word, Olympic Game. Fail.

I thought I’d be pretty psyched to watch the Olympics but so far, aside from watching some of the women’s and men’s swimming, my heart is iced over with indifference. My casual, uncaring approach might have been spurred on by finding out breakdancing is an Olympic sport now. Ummm, OK? I still turned on theContinue reading “Spoken Word, Olympic Game. Fail.”

Benjamin Tod is Trashy and Sassy in New Video “I Ain’t The Man”

I dare you to find a more trashy country music video than this new one from Benjamin Tod. Literally. Giving us a perspective on Music City rarely seen, here’s “I Ain’t The Man” from the trash heap across from downtown Nashville… I’m totally digging the vintage country sound of this folky song. It’s so refreshingContinue reading “Benjamin Tod is Trashy and Sassy in New Video “I Ain’t The Man””