Ben Wilder

On skateboarding, softball, and sillyness

It was one of those things where you think to yourself, “I have to do this. I must do this. I will do this!” And now, in hindsight, I should not have done this. It all started on a warm Wednesday afternoon. The day before, on a warm Tuesday afternoon, I mowed the front yard,Continue reading “On skateboarding, softball, and sillyness”

Cars that look like stars

I saw an El Camino recently and for a split second thought it was Kid Rock. Then I had a revelation… there are quite a few celebrities that look like cars. Adam Levine / Corvette Hunter Hayes / Toyota Rav4 Lil Wayne / this car Paris Hilton / Mazda RX-7 Vince Vaughn / VolkswagenContinue reading “Cars that look like stars”

I bet it was satisfying for her

I’ve been spending quite a bit of time on the road and I always imagine I look like Jimmie Johnson out there. Great hair, perfect beard, manly, the envy of all my peers. The problem is I don’t drive anything like he does professionally. But sometimes, yes sometimes, I like to think I’d win aContinue reading “I bet it was satisfying for her”

I think I’ve embarrassed myself in almost every sport

Yesterday I was thinking about the MOST EMBARRASSING sports fail in my entire 39-year life. It was so bad… the kind of thing you’d see in a movie or in a YouTube video, like this. Thankfully no one was recording me, so I’ll just have to tell you how it went down… I was playingContinue reading “I think I’ve embarrassed myself in almost every sport”

The dancers in Mat Kearney “Kings and Queens” video

Some music videos need to be over the top to get your attention, but others just let the lyrics, location, and a few talented storytellers draw you in. Such is the case with Mat Kearney’s video for “Kings and Queens.” video released on March 27, 2018 This beautifully stripped-down music video features Mat singing amongstContinue reading “The dancers in Mat Kearney “Kings and Queens” video”