Posting daily at 1pm central about all kinds of things. One day it's dating, the next it's TV commercials. I hope you're entertained. Professional photos on SmugMug – https://benwilder.smugmug.com
I have a senior-aged dog named Piper. She was born in Nashville, Tennessee and since then we’ve become campers and been as far west as Texas and as far south as Key West. And she doesn’t even throw up anymore in the car like she did as a puppy! Good times.
Today we’re taking a trip to the vet (don’t tell Piper, please) to find out why she isn’t interested much in walking these days. The obvious answer is “old age.” She’s become a lot less mobile, which is to be expected, but I want to find out if she’s hurting and if there’s anything we can do to help her regain some pep in her step.
She’s a good dog (when she’s being good 😜) and she’ll be getting a treat once this visit is over!
The surprise twist in this story is it turned out to be a vet visit for Asia, too. Treats will be raining down in the camper today…
Making its rounds in mainstream media and amongst talk show hosts, the sign saying “This is NOT Normal” as Donald Trump walked in for his speech to Congress this week.
Where do we start with this one? The party that says men can give birth, a baby isn’t a baby until it’s born, that we should help Ukraine defend its borders but to Hell with our own border, they want to “save Democracy” as they are told who their presidential nominee will be… this party thinks they’re the normal folk?
The problem for Democrat politicians is how out of touch they are with real America. The joke’s on them, you see? They cry and moan (or hold up paddles) about whatever cause the wind blew in this week but what they can’t seem to understand is that what Trump (and Republicans… and Democrats just a few years ago) is doing actually is normal… and the majority of America likes it. Those who voted for Trump are getting exactly what they voted for.
The stuff that “is NOT Normal” is basically everything Democrats hold up as their mantle. Trans-women in sports, abortion, illegal immigration, hating Trump. These are the issues they can’t seem to let go of and even with Trump getting more votes in what some call a mandate election, Democrats have their heads up their own butts. Or heads in the sand? Whatever analogy works the best to describe how Democrats are oblivious to the priorities of any U.S. citizen with common sense.
Normal. I’m really starting to believe Democrats think the crazy stuff is normal and the normal stuff is crazy.
A Navy Seal behind enemy lines on a mission of valor, facing pretty extreme opposition. Will he succeed? Does good triumph over evil? Will I stay awake??
Hello, I’m Ben and I recently watched a movie called Warhorse One (not to be confused with Warhorse, which is a great movie about a horse). Speaking of “to be”… Warhorse One is free on Tubi at the time of this post so, along with my brother-in-law, I watched it. There are about 7 other things I wish I’d done instead. 😵💫
What’s it called when you watch a movie trailer, check out the reviews of said movie and they were mostly positive, then watch that movie, and, once it’s over, realize it was pretty bad and probably a gigantic waste of time? That’s what has happened to me and I don’t know if I’ll ever believe another review about any movie. It’s 2 hours I’ll never get back and yes, the movie is actually over 2 hours long. It was so very boring but the worst part was that we couldn’t figure out how to skip ahead!
I don’t want to be completely negative here, though. So I’ll pick out a few positive things from the film. 1) The star actor– Johnny Strong– did a fine job. Actually most, if not all, of the cast did a fine job. 2) The last 20 to 25 minutes were passable, not nearly as boring as the first hour and a half. I liked the score, the soundtrack. But in that regard, the sound mix was atrocious. Half the time we couldn’t understand what the characters were saying because the background music was drowning it all out… too loud at critical times when we should’ve been hearing dialogue.
If you’re on the fence about watching this movie, don’t torture yourself. You deserve to be happy so save yourself 2 hours and don’t watch it. You can thank me in the comments.
Awhile back I mentioned the photos I’d submitted for a Florida State Parks photo contest. You can click here for that post (or see the pics below). There are a few categories so maybe some of my photos are being considered by the judges. Fingers crossed, but there are some GREAT photos from other photographers so I’m not holding my breath. This is where you come in… I need your vote! There’s a “fan favorite” award for each category (birds, night sky, adventure, etc) and I would be so grateful if you’d check out the photos below and vote for one. Or come back each day to submit another vote, it’s not like you have anything else to do, right!??? 🤪
The prize I want the most is a Florida State Park inflatable paddle board, which is included for fan favorite winners. Here are the photos I submitted… if you like any of them, please vote!!
Out of the Wilderness 