Author Archives: Ben Wilder

It was somewhere around 6th or 7th grade and my girlfriend was a cute curly-headed girl named Wendy Binstead. In the early 90s when this relationship blossomed, there were 3 ways to talk to someone. Only 3. In person, on the telephone, or through mail. So for me, there was a certain excitement when theContinue reading “Do you still like me?”

How many people have been literally stopped by a stop sign? Well, now I can raise my hand as a response to that question. It was a pretty predictable day until this happened! A little rain and low tread on the tires made this right turn more than I could negotiate. I’m so lame! LightContinue reading “The stop sign stopped me”

When I changed my diet a couple years ago by cutting out dairy and meat altogether, the biggest catalyst was concerning my allergies. My friend challenged me by saying that if I cut out dairy, my allergy symptoms might diminish. I was so happy over the course of the next few months and year thatContinue reading “A vegan diet and what I’m learning”

September should be renamed Symptomber, amiright!? I’ve got sneezes, throat itchy, watery eyes, and a nose that should try out as an NFL running back. It runs and it can’t stop, won’t stop. All this due to seasonal allergies that seem to take me down every Symptomber. I made it to the middle of theContinue reading “September allergies, and a few ways to fight them”