Ben Wilder

Lady In Red

After spending a week together with family for an annual reunion, it was time to head back to reality and during the hour-long drive, I made the mistake of listening to this entire song. It’s not typical for me to stay on a radio station playing 80s music and this song came out when IContinue reading “Lady In Red”

Beach Day

Having a lot of fun on a beautiful holiday vacation… To be totally transparent, it’s been hard to set time aside to write because it’s been a nice, fun family reunion where we play pickle ball, go out on the boat, and play board games. Not to mention trying to catch an entertaining Lifetime murderContinue reading “Beach Day”

Papa John’s Rap Commercial – The Song

This is a fun commercial from Papa John’s. I think Burger King could take a few notes about creating a catchy jingle but using someone with a pleasant voice to perform it. What do you think about the ad? -Out of the Wilderness

Braving The Ocean For An Open Water Swim Practice

I had another chance to do an open water swim practice, the furthest I’ve done since starting to train for sprint triathlons over a year ago. The ocean swim was down on the Gulf coast of Florida across a bay from one shore to another. I wasn’t sure how I’d handle going across a wholeContinue reading “Braving The Ocean For An Open Water Swim Practice”

When did “cat” become a trend for hurricanes?

I try to be a glass half-full type person but I have moments where my pet peeves bubble up and I can’t hep but talk about it. Actually, I have a post about a few of my pet peeves here and I guess I should add another one to the list since hurricane season isContinue reading “When did “cat” become a trend for hurricanes?”