Ben Wilder

Ghost Hounds – More Like Your Father’s Country Music

I don’t know what’s going on in country music but something’s changing. I’m not a fortune teller but it appears as though the shallow days of bro country and faux country (artists from other genres switching over to country) are a thing of the past. Musical styles sometimes repeat themselves just like fashion (1990s isContinue reading “Ghost Hounds – More Like Your Father’s Country Music”

Oliver Anthony’s Country Song – The Guitar, the Grit, but No Girls

Oliver Anthony has basically become an overnight sensation with one of his songs, it’s called “Rich Man North Of Richmond.” If you’re kinda fed up with Washington politics in general, this song is for you. This is the country music the founders intended. I’m sure it’s in the constitution somewhere. In the future, will famousContinue reading “Oliver Anthony’s Country Song – The Guitar, the Grit, but No Girls”

A cool, new old watch

I have this watch I found and a consignment shop, bought it for $5. The band was hanging on by just a thread because I’m almost sure it was the original band and the watch had to be a couple of decades old. I wore it a few times before the band broke, so IContinue reading “A cool, new old watch”

Baby steps forward in triathlon training

I think I’ve finally accepted that the bike I love, my 70s commuter bike, will need to be upgraded if I want to keep doing sprint triathlons. It’s not that the bike can’t help me finish a race, because it most certainly can. I’ve done two sprints with it and it held up well, zipContinue reading “Baby steps forward in triathlon training”

But deep down we know Megan Rapinoe isn’t going away

Is anybody else tired of talking about Megan Rapinoe? I’m officially retiring the subject… after this post, of course. Maybe I should’ve retired the subject a long time ago, just like Rapinoe retiring from soccer a few years too late. I’m not saying she cost the U.S. the World Cup title, but I’m also notContinue reading “But deep down we know Megan Rapinoe isn’t going away”