“If you want to build a ship, don’t drum up the men to gather wood, divide the work, and give orders. Instead, teach them to yearn for the vast and endless sea.” Antoine de Saint-Exupéry That’s one of my favorite quotes. It’s a teaching that applies to today’s post, too. Nike makes an attempt toContinue reading “Nike Does Women Right In New A’ja Wilson Commercial”
Author Archives: Ben Wilder
Five-Photo Friday! The Dogs.
This is the third Friday I’ve been doing something called “Five-Photo Friday” which is basically exactly what you think it is. I pick 5 photos from all my photography and post them here. The first one was what I call “created images,” manipulated photos to give them more of an artsy abstract presentation. The nextContinue reading “Five-Photo Friday! The Dogs.”
Pete Davidson in New Verizon Commercials and Dumb Phones Are Back?
Verizon is going for a younger demographic with their spokesperson Pete Davidson. People love to hate on him but I’m sure Verizon did their research before having him represent their brand in ads like the one below. Plus, he seems like a nice, confident guy. What’s so bad about that, even if he reminds youContinue reading “Pete Davidson in New Verizon Commercials and Dumb Phones Are Back?”
Is anyone NOT on Instagram?
I totally understand that I’m not young and even this ol’ 46-year-old is on Instagram. It’s not that I want to be, per se. In fact, my skewed opinion is that it’s an app mostly used by women. I’m wrong, of course. All the stats I found show that more males use it than females.Continue reading “Is anyone NOT on Instagram?”
I’m worried about this Top 7 American Idol contestant
What a season it’s been on American Idol. As of last night, the hopeful contestants have been winnowed down to 6 plus 1 judge “save” and I’m sure we can all agree these 7 are solid! Who gets eliminated next, no matter which one, will feel like a tragedy (although I have a prediction onContinue reading “I’m worried about this Top 7 American Idol contestant”
Out of the Wilderness 