Ben Wilder

Tate’s Hell State Forest in Florida Has Quite the Background!

The story of Cebe Tate is something you might expect from rural north Florida in the 1800s. There’s a shotgun, a snake, hunting dogs, a medicine man, and that’s just the beginning. For the full tale, click here. Tate’s Hell State Forest was designated as such in the mid-1990s but I hadn’t been to itContinue reading “Tate’s Hell State Forest in Florida Has Quite the Background!”

I Mute These Campbell’s Commercials Immediately

At first, the ads just bothered me. Now they’re reached a diabolical level because I can’t watch anything without those uncomfortable “Mm Mm Good” Campbell’s commercials coming on 59 times. I can’t find the mute button fast enough. Never in the history of any home with children has a situation come up where kids (orContinue reading “I Mute These Campbell’s Commercials Immediately”

Missing My Dog Has Been Ruff This Week

Often I rush back to sleep so I can see you again. Miss you so much Piper… -Out of the Wilderness

Does Anyone Still Go to the Beach for Spring Break?

This year I’ve been tapping into a side of my creativity that’s been dormant for a long time. Decades. I used to love drawing (every kid does probably?) but that skill plateaued way back in middle school. Now that I’m writing this out, I actually remember drawing in college, too. I’m sure I still haveContinue reading “Does Anyone Still Go to the Beach for Spring Break?”

Have you ever seen an eagle run?

I don’t mean that as a metaphor (like: These colors don’t run!). Literally, have you ever seen an eagle run? As majestic as they are when they’re flying or sitting atop a tree waiting to attack, they look pretty goofy when they run. There was a bald eagle by a pond the other day andContinue reading “Have you ever seen an eagle run?”