Ben Wilder

I killed Mickey…and Minnie is missing in action

It seems like once or twice a year I have an issue with a mouse or two getting into the kitchen of my house. It’s not as cool as movies make it seem, because they don’t come in to cook me dinner. I know I am referring to the movie Ratatouille but you get theContinue reading “I killed Mickey…and Minnie is missing in action”

Should Lorde’s new single “Solar Power” offend Christians?

I opened up YouTube and went over to their music tab to see what new videos have been posted lately. At the very tippy top was Lorde (who’s basically been missing in action for a few years) with her new single “Solar Power,” a subdued yet if possible, even a bit peppy, new track perfectContinue reading “Should Lorde’s new single “Solar Power” offend Christians?”

That time I was accused of being 55 yrs old

When I was in my mid-30s I played soccer for an adult recreational team. Like a few other sports, I am a little better than average but what I lack in skill, I make up for by being a pest on defense. In one particular game, I was being aggressive on defense which turned outContinue reading “That time I was accused of being 55 yrs old”

New Balance’s new “Impatient” ad, and how it offers up misleading real-world advice

New Balance has a new ad out featuring moderately famous celebrities Jaden Smith, Coco Gauff, Sadio Mane, and Sydney McLaughlin. Take a look… The catchphrase New Balance builds this commercial around, Impatience is a Virtue, is a play off the well-known proverb: “Patience is a virtue.” The point of the ad is to say thatContinue reading “New Balance’s new “Impatient” ad, and how it offers up misleading real-world advice”

Things you shouldn’t say anymore, like “Indian style”

It’s 2021 and with so much so-called progress within our species as humans, our language has developed along the way, as well. I came up with a few words and phrases that were common in the last 20 to 30 years that are not quite acceptable in today’s American society. These are just a fewContinue reading “Things you shouldn’t say anymore, like “Indian style””