Author Archives: Ben Wilder

…and then there’s Barbuda

I get that Hurricane Irma is serious and everything, I really do, but how many times have we heard about Barbuda in the last week? I mean, besides Robert De Niro, has anyone ever even heard of Barbuda? Did Barbados and Bermuda have a baby? So many questions about the tiny island in the Caribbean,Continue reading “…and then there’s Barbuda”

Crawfish to Bridge One, a story about running

Ever since the trip to Missouri where my brother and I ran 5Ks and worked out almost every day, he and I have gotten back into running, me in Nashville and him in Orlando. I can’t really speak for him in regards to how much he’s running but I lace up maybe 3 or 4Continue reading “Crawfish to Bridge One, a story about running”

Why dogs curl up when they sleep

What do you get when you’ve been dog-sitting through Rover.com for almost 2 years? A lot of stories! I’ve had a wide range of big dogs, small dogs, wide dogs, long dogs, young dogs, old dogs, fun dogs, hot dogs… wait, what? I’ve had all kinds of dogs of all ages but one thing I’veContinue reading “Why dogs curl up when they sleep”

That time I won the lottery

I grabbed the slip of paper from the store clerk. After she read out what was printed on it, the customer behind me declared, “You won the lottery! The rest of that week I was on cloud 9, but I wasn’t any richer. Because I didn’t actually win the lottery, it was even better. TheContinue reading “That time I won the lottery”