Ben Wilder

Piper and the 10-Mile Date Gone Wrong

I was walking with my dog Asia recently and thought back to when we (myself, Asia, and Piper) had our longest walk ever. That wasn’t the original plan. The original plan was to meet a woman for a date of light hiking, fall madly in love, get married so Piper can bring the rings toContinue reading “Piper and the 10-Mile Date Gone Wrong”

Piper’s Fearless Spirit

Piper wasn’t afraid of much. As I type this out, I can only think of a handful of times where she would come to me with anxiety. Maybe a bee stung her or she heard something out of the ordinary. I never actually narrowed down any specific reason she showed any signs of fear. AContinue reading “Piper’s Fearless Spirit”

Piper and Being Happy to be Sad

Can we believe anything ever again?

I’m in the camp that’s very skeptical of artificial intelligence. Granted, I was already mostly dismissing everything I read online whether it was through Facebook posts, Twitter, etc. Before I ask this next question, it’s important to clarify that AI is obviously still in its infancy stages and it’s not always hard to discern what’sContinue reading “Can we believe anything ever again?”

Piper Ate a What??

I don’t think Piper was always eating everything but as she got older, her appetite expanded. Kind of like when you become an expert at something and crave a bigger challenge. That’s how she was with eating. Food? Nah, that’s for peasants. Piper ate a lot of things that should not be eaten. Well, IContinue reading “Piper Ate a What??”