If there never was a reason to love this city, there is now. What I’ve witnessed in the kindness of people here is not something I’ve seen before, and I’ve been through my share of tough storms (former resident of hurricane-prone Florida, including Hurricane Andrew). A quick recap- Saturday it started raining. Saturday afternoon itContinue reading “The Nashville Flood, May 2010”
Author Archives: Ben Wilder
How Famous People Sleep
I never thought much about the way I sleep until I read an article about different sleep positions. While I found the diagram quite hilarious, the research findings seem pretty accurate. I usually start out in the Fetus position, then before I fall asleep, shift to the Yearner. How about you? [check out “how famous menContinue reading “How Famous People Sleep”
You Are(n’t) Awesome.
Have you ever thought about specific words and the power they have? I’m just now realizing the strength of the word ‘you’. It all began way, way back in the year 2010 while watching a great performace of “Can’t Help Falling In Love” on YouTube (here). A quick history lesson, this song was originally recordedContinue reading “You Are(n’t) Awesome.”
Mustache Friday
Tom Selleck. Hulk Hogan. White Goodman. Ben Wilder. What do these four men have in common? A fairly common case of Awesomeupper Lipness. For seven days I wore a mustache with as much commitment as I could muster. Consider it an experiment in social acceptance. Here are a few reactions I got from people: Nice ‘stache. Are you trying toContinue reading “Mustache Friday”
Move Me, Baby!
One observation I’ve made about Christian radio stations has really started to bother me… most of the music they play is deep, introspective, and self-denying. I support the mission of having positive, uplifting music as an option on the radio. I’m not knocking the radio stations. Deep, introspective, self-denying songs are great but do theyContinue reading “Move Me, Baby!”
Out of the Wilderness 