Ben Wilder

Lovely morning paddleboard

When I vacation on the gulf coast, I love starting my mornings out with an ocean paddleboard session. It doesn’t always happen because of weather, or I’m waking up too tired from the day before to do anything but sit on the porch and watch the tide come in. But today I went out withContinue reading “Lovely morning paddleboard”

Wild predators on the gulf coast

We’ve had quite an experience here on on the gulf coast of north Florida. It’s not uncommon to see dolphins, sting rays, fish, but just in the last couple of days we’ve seen all sorts of ocean life, the kind we don’t often see so close to shore. If you think I’m just talking aboutContinue reading “Wild predators on the gulf coast”

Independence Day 2023 – Glory, Glory, Hallelujah

I can’t think of a better post for July 4th than including the lyrics from a well-known celebratory song played across the nation during this holiday. It was published in 1862, written by Julia Ward Howe. Here are all the verses with the chorus at the end… Mine eyes have seen the glory of theContinue reading “Independence Day 2023 – Glory, Glory, Hallelujah”

Tri, Tri Again

I finished another sprint triathlon although I ALMOST vowed to never do it again a couple of months ago. I had an embarrassing swim and the rest was very mediocre. But this one was much different! Short distances on the swimming and biking were good for me. My brother-in-law and I ended very happy withContinue reading “Tri, Tri Again”

What do you think about Dylan Mulvaney’s partnership with Bud Light?

Hello and thanks for reading today’s blog. I post every single day at 1pm central and today’s thoughts are about the fiasco (is there a word for something that’s bigger than a fiasco?) of Bud Light sending “one single can” to social star Dylan Mulvaney. In a nutshell, Dylan was celebrating Dylan’s 365th day asContinue reading “What do you think about Dylan Mulvaney’s partnership with Bud Light?”