Ben Wilder

Lizard Skynyrd

I was wandering around outside my parents house yesterday and noticed a little green lizard perched in a watering can. Of course I didn’t have my camera ready but grabbed it quickly hoping he would hang around for another minute so I could snap his portrait. Lucky me! Here he is along with a fewContinue reading “Lizard Skynyrd”

Amazon’s Cleopatra Commercial – The music and the actress!

Amazon Prime has a new ad that’s sort of a mashup of The Prince of Egypt and Mad Max. Take a look at the “dry” ad below… The actress is Maya Samaha, who’s been in commercials for clothing, cars, and computers, among countless others. The song playing in the background is “Driver’s Seat” by SniffContinue reading “Amazon’s Cleopatra Commercial – The music and the actress!”

Using my car against a moccasin in Florida – dash cam video

The other day, I kinda ran over a moccasin. I kinda ran over a moccasin and kept going. The weird thing is… the moccasin kept going, too. A guy who was walking nearby said sometimes you need a heavier car. Um, WHAT??? A car should squish a snake every time. Or else, I’m gonna needContinue reading “Using my car against a moccasin in Florida – dash cam video”

Purple Mattress Actress – The Catchy Commercials

I am way late to the game but I caught a new ad from the brand Purple showing off the raw-egg cradling power of their mattress. In this particular new ad, they referenced an ad from the mid-2010s. Take a look at that one here. The Goldilocks actress in the ad is Mallory Everton. She’sContinue reading “Purple Mattress Actress – The Catchy Commercials”

Signs to Mark the Evacuation Route?

The other day I was driving on the gulf coast of Florida and every few hundred yards were signs marking that the road was a hurricane “evacuation route.” Now, I’m a firm believer that we have too many road signs in this country — case and point, a sign that tells you a historic markerContinue reading “Signs to Mark the Evacuation Route?”