Terms of endearment. Only certain people can get away with these with strangers. Think about the cashier at your local grocery store. Customer service when you called in for help. This is one thing that’s guaranteed to make me feel welcome, my defensive walls come down, and pretty much automatically I’m in the best mood.Continue reading “Honey, Baby”
Author Archives: Ben Wilder
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It was sometime around 5th grade. Our class was assigned the task of orbiting around the school track for the entire P.E. class. It was going fine until classmate Justin Barger cut through the field so he wouldn’t have to do as many laps as the rest of us. This is my first memory ofContinue reading “0.0”
Interval Running Before Sunrise: Dedication Or Insanity?
Yes. The answer is yes. You have to be a little bit crazy and a lot bit dedicated to lace up your running shoes before the sun is even up past the horizon. Hello there! My name is Ben and I have a lot of affection for triathlons. Am I insane yet? I don’t know.Continue reading “Interval Running Before Sunrise: Dedication Or Insanity?”
The Best Bitter Breakup Ballads – June 2024
If you love love, then chances are you’ve experienced a break-up or two and if you haven’t, try to keep that streak alive. That song from the 1960s is a song for a reason… breaking up is hard to do. Sometimes it’s not just hard, it’s hardening. As in, it hardens your heart a littleContinue reading “The Best Bitter Breakup Ballads – June 2024”
Tesla Cybertruck vs. Honda Ridgeline
Just yesterday it dawned on me where I’ve seen the Tesla Cybertruck before. In the last few weeks the Cybertruck has been popping up around town. They’re a spacey gray color except for that one black truck I saw at an intersection… and yes, black is better, even if my picture of it is terrible.Continue reading “Tesla Cybertruck vs. Honda Ridgeline”
Out of the Wilderness 