Ben Wilder

11 song titles that are (or are not) about race and ethnicity

Every once in a while I like to come up with Top 10 lists, so here I am again with one that could be miles long! Because there are so many song titles that are (or could be) thought of as titles having to do with race or ethnicity, I’m limiting them to whatever I’veContinue reading “11 song titles that are (or are not) about race and ethnicity”

I sold my drone, here’s why…

A couple of years ago, I was really excited to fly my drone for the very first time. Since then I took her up on a lot of flights around Nashville and north Florida, and even a time or two in the Bahamas. When it was fun, it was really fun. But as time wentContinue reading “I sold my drone, here’s why…”

12 songs for AFTER you get laid off or fired

Last year, I was hanging out with some friends who’d recently been laid off and since. We were in an environment where putting together a Spotify playlist was appropriate, so created a “recently laid off playlist” and played it loud. This is not the first list I’ve made about the dreaded pink slip, but thisContinue reading “12 songs for AFTER you get laid off or fired”

“your truth” is a cop out

If I hear one more person talk about “your truth” or “their truth” or whatever, I’m going to scream! There’s no such thing as your truth, my truth, his truth, her truth, their truth, our truth. Nope. Sorry. If you pick up a green crayon and “your truth” says it’s yellow, I’m sorry but “yourContinue reading ““your truth” is a cop out”

So is Hillary running for Prez or not?

There’s a local radio host here in Nashville who has prophetically projected that Hillary Clinton will jump into the race for the Democratic nomination for President of the United States. Obviously, at this time she hasn’t and since a few of the states’ deadlines for submitting your official entry has passed, she’ll have an interestingContinue reading “So is Hillary running for Prez or not?”