I was driving back from my cousin’s wedding. A comfortable ride, the radio playing my favorite songs, the sun rising to my right, the dogs asleep. It’s the time of year where you can leave the A/C off, just open the vents and let the cool air fill the car up. The cruise control was setContinue reading “In Case of Rapture, This Car Will Be Unmanned”
Author Archives: Ben Wilder
Think Outside the Box
The problem with everyone thinking outside the box is that now everyone is thinking outside the box. It’s actually more original to think inside the box. Afterall, didn’t the box have some good stuff inside? All of the sudden no one wants anything to do with the box, but what did the box ever doContinue reading “Think Outside the Box”
I Was 4 Years Old Again
When you have those rare moments that shut you up, what do you think about? When you’re not close to death, but your life flashes before your eyes, what do you do next? Are the experiences you least expect the ones you remember the most? I wasn’t expecting to get all nostalgic and deep tonight,Continue reading “I Was 4 Years Old Again”
Please Tell Me This Is Normal. #10
I’m such a regular Samaritan. The other day I was driving northbound on the interstate when traffic slowed because of a recent car accident in the southbound lanes. I saw a car with severe rear-end damage. I saw 2 infant car-seats resting on the shoulder of the highway’s inside lane, close to the grassy median. I slowly drove byContinue reading “Please Tell Me This Is Normal. #10”
Please Tell Me This Is Normal. #9
Does anyone else think it’s totally gross to go into a public bathroom and sit on a toilet that’s still warm from the person before you? I can get over a lot of gross things, but it’s difficult for me to accept that I’m currently sitting on someone else’s warmth. Maybe it’s just me.
Out of the Wilderness 