American Idol fans are already aware that season 22 is Katy Perry’s final run as a judge on the show. She’ll be off to pursue music again, focusing on that side of her career. Life is short, so I totally understand Katy’s choice to remove Idol from her schedule to go after other goals. EspeciallyContinue reading “Who Will Replace Katy Perry On American Idol? A List of Potential Judges…”
Author Archives: Ben Wilder
A New Run Playlist – Training With Music!
My next sprint triathlon is coming up in a few weeks so I’ve been ramping up my workouts (between afternoon naps 🥴). If you’ve read any of my triathlon related posts, you know swimming is where I need the most improvement. Last week I was swimming at a local pool and there was a synchronizedContinue reading “A New Run Playlist – Training With Music!”
Singular They/Them and Other Oxymorons
It’s not uncommon to use they or them when referring to one person, generically. “If my child is sick, I get them medicine,” for example. But the rise of the they/them in contemporary society isn’t the same. Now it just shows that if any rule can be broken, why do we have rules at all?Continue reading “Singular They/Them and Other Oxymorons”
Did American Idol Goof Up Their Judge Saves for the Top 14?
Sometimes the Idol judges irritate me so much with their decisions. Last night included one of those moments, and I’m not talking about Katy’s dress that looked like metal manta ray. Or Lionel’s possible freudian slip after Kennedy’s performance… he said, “When we said ‘no,’ excuse me, when America said ‘no,’ you said ‘I don’tContinue reading “Did American Idol Goof Up Their Judge Saves for the Top 14?”
“H-O-P-E” Original Lyrics by Triston Harper
An old country soul is the best way to describe American Idol contestant Triston Harper, who’s just 15 years old. Someone check his birth certificate! In a recent episode he performed an original song called “H-O-P-E” and I’ve transcribed the lyrics below. I’m a little (a lot) embarrassed by whatever I was doing at 15Continue reading ““H-O-P-E” Original Lyrics by Triston Harper”
Out of the Wilderness 