Ben Wilder

The Adventures of Flat Stanley

Stanley Lambchop is visiting from sunny Florida. He’s been having a great time as my guest, traveling all over Nashville! To find out more, click here for the Flat Stanley story.Here are his favorite spots so far…

How It Feels When Your Dog Gets Hit by a Car

Obviously you can guess watching your dog get hit by a car is not something preferable. All the emotions you’d suspect to feel are there. To define the initial reaction, shock. I didn’t even have time for fear beforehand, because even though the pieces were falling in place for the scary incident to happen, it’sContinue reading “How It Feels When Your Dog Gets Hit by a Car”

Someone or Somebody I Used To Know

I find it interesting that there are a couple of songs out right now that have such similar titles. One is Gotye’s popular hit “Somebody That I Used To Know” and the other is a lesser known track from Chris Nathan called “Someone I Used To Know.” Although they don’t sound alike at all, theContinue reading “Someone or Somebody I Used To Know”

I Get By With A Little Help From My Friends

Tying up the hammock with a little help from Asia…

Hotel Reviews: The Signature at MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada

I was in Las Vegas recently, and lodged in a hotel I haven’t been in before. Coming from the Venetian (where I’ve stayed a couple of times), this next hotel had big shoes to fill. We were in Tower 3 of The Signature at MGM Grand. This tower is the newest of the 3 towers, built withinContinue reading “Hotel Reviews: The Signature at MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada”