Ben Wilder

Was Blue Spring State Park a Dud for Manatee Viewing?

It wasn’t that long ago that Blue Spring State Park had hundreds of manatees swimming out of the river and up to the spring. It was when Florida had record cold (and snow!?). Immediately, I tried booking a campsite to coincide with my trip to Orlando for a Super Bowl weekend. Blue Spring SP isContinue reading “Was Blue Spring State Park a Dud for Manatee Viewing?”

Self-Portrait Reflections

Reflections from Lake Louisa in central Florida. -Out of the Wilderness

Nike is So Out of Touch in Super Bowl Commercial

I’m 46 years old. I can’t remember in my lifetime up to this point where any woman I know or have ever known in sports has been told they can’t be demanding, relentless, confident, challenging, dominant, emotional, a stand out, or incredible that Nike would even suggest this is relevant in 2025… that women haveContinue reading “Nike is So Out of Touch in Super Bowl Commercial”

Can we all agree to stop using the term “meet cute”?

I don’t know the reason it started recently and I can’t emphasize enough how incredibly irritated I get every time I hear this phrase. After a little bit of research, I found out it’s a film industry term dating back to the mid-1900s. In short, a “meet cute” is when two people meet in anContinue reading “Can we all agree to stop using the term “meet cute”?”

I watched Trap starring Josh Hartnett… but is there a twist!?

Trap is a movie directed by M. Night Shyamalan so you might be wondering if it has a big twist as a lot of his movies do. Well, spoiler alert: This is me not telling you that it definitely does. Or does it? What is a twist anyway? Is it something you can do (ChubbyContinue reading “I watched Trap starring Josh Hartnett… but is there a twist!?”