updated 3/12/2009
About Ben
Ben grew up in Owego, NY (upstate) and his first job was on a farm. After college, he spent 9 years in Los Angeles, working with urban youth in Skid Row with his beautiful wife Carey, and then helping develop youth workers nationwide. He now lives in Columbus, OH, still very passionate about urban youth and urban issues, he does graphic design, resources, web and other stuff on a project basis. Ben and Carey have a gorgeous daughter Madison, 4, and a son, Luke, 2.
Favorites
Video Games//
Madden … sports games
iPod Touch Games//
Tangram Pro, aqua hoops, Arcade Bowling Lite, and Downhill Bowling Lite (DH bowling is so much better than super-monkey ball and the physics are tons better)
Sports to Play//
basketball, (to watch) football
Sports Teams//
Buffalo Bills (and the Steelers in the postseason), Ohio State football and basketball, NY Yankees, and Chicago Bulls.
Outdoor Activities//
mowing the lawn (when the weather permits), playing with my kids (and the neighbors… it’s always a team sport)
TV Shows//
The Office, 24, SportsCenter, Mike & Mike (also would be my favorite radio show)
Recent Movie//
Body of Lies (thank God for RedBox)
Music (what’s on my iPod)//
Lacrae, Manafest, The Roots, BEP, Muse (never realized how much on my iPod was hip-hop)
Recent Books//
(currently reading) Saint, by Ted Dekker
Drinks//
Diet Dr. Pepper, Diet Pepsi, Diet Barqs, Pumpkin Spice Latte, Eggnog Latte (although I’ve been digging on the Honey Latte at Starbucks recently)