Ben Wilder

17 songs for being laid off or fired

It’s been almost 4 years since I was abruptly laid off from a full-time job in Nashville, Tennessee and after another round of extremely unceremonious layoffs at this same company (lots of these folks I’m still friends with, so I hear about the drama weekly), I decided to do something completely unoriginal. There are plentyContinue reading “17 songs for being laid off or fired”

A mission trip to Eleuthera, Bahamas

Hi there! I’ll try to keep this short! Back in 2018 my brother mentioned a missions trip his church from Orlando is making to a small island called Eleuthera, a few inches (on a map) east of Nassau in the Bahamas. With the hustle and bustle of holidays and holiday traveling, the invite to goContinue reading “A mission trip to Eleuthera, Bahamas”

Removing Google search bar on Android

If you have an Android device like I do, first of all you’re awesome, and secondly, you may have noticed in a recent update there’s a handy dandy search bar locked in at the bottom of your home screen. As customizable as phones are, I hated to say “locked in” but that’s exactly the case!Continue reading “Removing Google search bar on Android”

Making lyric videos

In the past few years, I’ve really taken a liking to putting together lyric videos using music by popular artists. One of the first was for NeedtoBreathe’s “Multiplied” which I’ll post at the bottom. But I’m so happy with how my latest project went. Equipment used: GoPro Hero3, Roxant handheld stabilizer, DJI Mavic Air, editedContinue reading “Making lyric videos”

Borking, anything but boring

Today is pretty historic in the confirmation hearings of a potential U.S. Sepreme Court judge, Brett Kavanaugh. I’ve heard the term “borking” more in the past few days than ever in my life. It was used by Mr. Kavanaugh in his opening statement today, so what does it mean? In a nutshell, it means anContinue reading “Borking, anything but boring”