Ben Wilder

Apple HomePod Mini commercial music – winter 2020

Apple is throwing their hat into the home audio ring with the introduction of the HomePod Mini. This will NOT be a review of that product for the entirely valid reason that I don’t have one. But! What I CAN do is shed light on their latest ad and I hope that excites you. IContinue reading “Apple HomePod Mini commercial music – winter 2020”

Econ River Wilderness Area – Oviedo, Florida

While I was in Florida for the Thanksgiving holiday, my nieces and I hiked around in the Econ River Wilderness area. We had so much fun checking out the wildlife, singing, dancing, and avoiding snakes. I was very surprised how quickly into the hike we lost the sound of civilization, though this park is soContinue reading “Econ River Wilderness Area – Oviedo, Florida”

The wokest commercials this winter – 2020

Inspired by an ad playing on TV and radio here in Tennessee, I put together a list of the most woke wokest woke commercials this winter. First, here’s the inspiration… Next, here are five commercials that have little to do with the product they’re selling. This happens a lot in advertising, but these ads takeContinue reading “The wokest commercials this winter – 2020”

East Beach, Driftwood Beach – dog friendly beaches in Georgia

Part of my road trip to Orlando, Florida included a stop at East Beach on St. Simons Island just east of Brunswick, Georgia. The plan was to check in to the (dog-friendly) Red Roof Inn then spend the afternoon at the beach. Surprisingly, that’s exactly what we did! Here are photos from that day. Also,Continue reading “East Beach, Driftwood Beach – dog friendly beaches in Georgia”

Springer Mountain – start of the Appalachian Trail

The dogs and I can finally say/bark that we’ve done part of the AT and while that is something, it’s only a LITTLE something: We did just about a mile one way… hiking up from the Springer Mountain parking lot to the top of Springer Mountain! This is in Georgia, north of Atlanta. It wasContinue reading “Springer Mountain – start of the Appalachian Trail”