Ben Wilder

Surviving Hurricane Andrew: 25 yrs ago today

It was one of the scariest nights of my life. The house was shaking. Water pouring in. Trees blowing sideways like they were Lincoln Logs. Huddled under a mattress not knowing how this would end. But as frightening as it was in the wee hours of Monday morning, just a day earlier couldn’t have beenContinue reading “Surviving Hurricane Andrew: 25 yrs ago today”

My very own epic fails, part 1

I had an epic fail yesterday so as I laughed at the mistake I made, I thought about other times in my life where I’ve had major goof-ups. A few solid ones came to mind, and a few that I was hoping I’d forget about. The first I’ll share with you takes place in aContinue reading “My very own epic fails, part 1”

The girl in Brett Eldredge’s video “Somethin’ I’m Good At”

JUST POSTED: Check out fun facts from Brett Eldredge’s “The Long Way” music video, starring Sadie Roberts. I like to find out little tidbits of info about music videos that come out, and more specifically the (possibly-) lesser-known stars of music videos. Here are a few I’ve researched in the past: Who’s the girl inContinue reading “The girl in Brett Eldredge’s video “Somethin’ I’m Good At””

How I trick my dogs almost every day

I don’t consider myself a morning person. Sure, when I was young I loved waking up on Saturday morning to watch A Pup Named Scooby Doo, Muppet Babies, Tiny Toon Adventures, Bugs Bunny, Alvin and the Chipmunks, all the amazing shows back then. After these messages, we’ll be riiiiiiiiight back! But because I’m a manContinue reading “How I trick my dogs almost every day”

Thoughts about Virginia…and why I love the Nashville Police Department

In the wake of the horrible event that took place in Virginia last weekend, I was reminded of a couple of things. #1 Sometimes people can be atrocious maggots, and I’m speaking of the one guy who drove his car into the crowd. And #2 How much I love the police department here in Nashville.Continue reading “Thoughts about Virginia…and why I love the Nashville Police Department”