Ben Wilder

Celebrating my parents’ 50th Anniversary!

This was back in December 2019 and I don’t know what took me so long to put this to music but nonetheless, here are the world’s best parents (they read this blog, you know :)) along with the rest of the family celebrating in St. Augustine, Florida, where my parents went on their honeymoon 50Continue reading “Celebrating my parents’ 50th Anniversary!”

Notes on the DNC Convention…

I was going to take notes about the goings-on of the Democratic National Convention. Something I enjoy is keeping statistics like how many times a certain word, name, or phrase is spoken, who appears in the show/presentation, etc– for instance, I’ve done it in the past for the State of the Union— and that wasContinue reading “Notes on the DNC Convention…”

Cardi B and “Wap” is a great reminder…

There is a lot of controversy over Cardi B’s new song, opinions which I will not get into now… except to say sometimes leaving something to the imagination is the way to go, you know? Cardi B doesn’t really leave any room for that and I hope to God my young nieces and nephew canContinue reading “Cardi B and “Wap” is a great reminder…”

RoMOUSEo & Juliet

They nearly died at the very same time and I’m not talking about Romeo and Juliet. I’m talking about mice that were making a home in my kitchen! It’s been over 10 years since I’ve had a mouse problem in my home. In fact, here’s a video of the decade-old visit. Now it’s 10 yearsContinue reading “RoMOUSEo & Juliet”

Garmin Forerunner 245 with Music!

I only use overused cliches to be redundantly funny but after going out for my first inaugural run with this watch a few days ago, I must say it’s a real game changer! The image above is NOT the Garmin Forerunner 245, in fact it’s not even me. It’s the only free image I couldContinue reading “Garmin Forerunner 245 with Music!”