Ben Wilder

Triathlon Swim: To Dive or To Jump? That Isn’t The Question!

I have a triathlon coming up and the start line is a long narrow dock. It’s the only one I’ve done so far where you jump in from a raised platform (unlike the lake entries where athletes run from the shore down into the water). My brother-in-law is doing this race, as well, and it’llContinue reading “Triathlon Swim: To Dive or To Jump? That Isn’t The Question!”

Trump Outwits Biden in First Presidential Debate

In the first 2024 Presidential debate, a lot of focus was surrounding two basic questions: 1. Will Joe Biden be able to keep up due to his apparent cognitive decline and 2. Will Trump steamroll through the debate, a mistake he made in 2020? To answer those plainly, Biden was still standing at the endContinue reading “Trump Outwits Biden in First Presidential Debate”

Lauren Watkins “Gatlinburg” Video – 3 Things I Like, 3 Things I Don’t Like

Everyone knows that to love country music is to love Dolly, lakes, dogs, Broadway, and early Taylor Swift albums. Of course, there’s also Tennessee. And no I don’t mean the national championship Vols baseball team or Hawk Tuah Girl. It’s Graceland in Memphis. The Nashville honky tonks. The mountains of Gatlinburg. It’s the latter gettingContinue reading “Lauren Watkins “Gatlinburg” Video – 3 Things I Like, 3 Things I Don’t Like”

Has the Wegovy Commercial ruined The Greatest Showman?

Took you long enough, drug companies! It’s about time we get another commercial hijacking a well-known song. I was beginning to think you didn’t care about us anymore. We all remember Ozempic’s recent overtaking of “Magic” by Pilot… and now I don’t even remember the lyrics to the original. All I sing is oh ohContinue reading “Has the Wegovy Commercial ruined The Greatest Showman?”

What Even Is This Land Rover Commercial? June 2024

The entire direction of Land Rover over the past few decades continues to baffle my mind. The marketing strategy has gone from being the superior in off-road capabilities to whatever this recent commercial is supposed to mean. From the outskirts of civilization to fitting right in with urban life, Land Rover is so far awayContinue reading “What Even Is This Land Rover Commercial? June 2024”