Ben Wilder

Who is and isn’t banned on Twitter!?

I’m not the first to point this out. How backwards is it that former president Donald Trump has been banned from Twitter indefinitely while a known terrorist group has a Twitter account and tweets about their takeover of an entire country? Does any of this make sense? Those who say we’re living in a clownContinue reading “Who is and isn’t banned on Twitter!?”

How Verizon is restoring my sanity. An internet story.

As some of you know from previous posts (like this one written in lots of frustration!), my experience with Comcast/Xfinity had been good for a handful of years, but then on a random day a few months ago, the home internet connection became very unreliable. And by “very,” I mean I would trust Tonya HardingContinue reading “How Verizon is restoring my sanity. An internet story.”

Bobby Bowden – “Rest well, Coach,” my thoughts on the coach we all loved.

A week ago today the legendary college football coach Bobby Bowden passed away. My connection to him is that he was coaching at Florida State University at the same time I was a student there, 1997-2001. Another interesting fact, up to that point in my life, he had coached FSU for all the years IContinue reading “Bobby Bowden – “Rest well, Coach,” my thoughts on the coach we all loved.”

Whatever happened to those “Coexist” bumper stickers?

I was thinking today about when the last time I saw one of those “coexist” bumper stickers. It seemed as if they were mostly stuck on cars of the person who wanted everyone else to acknowledge (and maybe even approve) of his or her own beliefs, and for whatever differences they had to be “OK”. Continue reading “Whatever happened to those “Coexist” bumper stickers?”

Camera is in use… but who is using it???

I had to use my computer camera recently to make a quick video. On the Mac, there’s a “Photo Booth” app that makes it really easy to record. It may not be the best quality but it usually serves the purpose in the moment. I opened up the app, and got this… Do you seeContinue reading “Camera is in use… but who is using it???”