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Wedding Photos are up August 27, 2004

Posted by Liz in : General , comments closed

The wedding photos from Steph and Justin’s wedding are up and ready to view. They are a low resulation so they will fit on our web site. Please e-mail me if you have any questions or to place an order. www.liz(at)benandliz.com (writen out so I can’t be spamed.)

Stephanie Got Hiched August 24, 2004

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Yes leave it to baby sister Stephanie to make life more interesting. She met a great guy named Justin Jones and hooked him good. (Yes folks, this one didn’t get away. Really we couldn’t of picked a better guy for her. He treats her like a princess and is awsome with Joyanna.) Well, they are so perfect for each other that they just couldn’t wait to get married… and so yes we put together a wonderful and beautiful wedding in only 10 days.

August 21st was the wedding day at Woodstock City Park’s gazebo with the reception at the 1904 house. The ceremony was beautiful even with the heavy downpour of rain that thankfully did not last too long. I was bestowed the honor of being the matron of honor which became interesting when I was asked to also be the photographer as well…. not something I would do again, although I was able to pull it off with Ben’s help. (I couldn’t have done it without him. Thank you Ben) The photos will be be up soon to share with all of you.

Ben Ramsey Writes Dragonball Z Movie August 24, 2004

Posted by Ben in : Movies, Random Stuff , comments closed

Stumbled across this link and thought it would be cool if it were me, but it’s not.

Sigh

Apparently there’s a screenwriter in Hollywood with the same name. Does this mean I have to change my “by name” if they ever make anything I write into a movie?

I’m a published author! August 19, 2004

Posted by Ben in : Published Works, Articles , comments closed

My first article was published today!

I don’t expect you to buy the magazine and read the article, since it’s an article about a programming language, but just know that my first article ever hit the newsstands today. If you’re interested, you can read more about it here.

I’m currently working on another article that may be published in the November/December issue by the same magazine.

Last Day and a New Beginning August 13, 2004

Posted by Ben in : Job, Musings , comments closed

Today felt like one of those great fall days—the ones where you would get out of school to find the leaves changing color, the crisp, fresh air meeting your face as the windows on the school bus were all down. The spring and autumn times of the year are filled with great memories for me. For some reason, I vividly remember good times in high school and college during these times of year. I know it has something to do with the weather, but I can’t quite put my finger on what it is.

The only problem with today is that it isn’t fall. No, it’s August, usually the hottest month in Georgia, but today was an exception. Today felt like fall.

Today was also exceptional because it marked a new, drastic change in my life. It was my last day at EUREKA! Interactive, Inc..

I’ve worked at Eureka for just over four years. When I think about that, I think, Well, that’s the same length of time I was in high school and nearly the same length of time I spent in college. So, it seems to me that a period of four years is sort of a natural grouping. We have leap years every four years, the summer and winter Olympics occur every four years, and presidential elections are held every four years. So, now that my four years at Eureka have come to an end, it’s only natural for me to move on to something different.

I sit here at my desk waiting for a CD to finish burning. Once it’s done, I’m out the door. I’ve already turned in my keys, so I can’t lock the deadbolt, and I hope that someone from the lawyers’ offices downstairs hasn’t locked the deadbolt to the outside door, or I’ll have to crawl through the window to leave.

It’s an odd feeling being the last to leave and this being my last day. In a sense, it’s like just any other day. However, the folks here at the office did something uniquely different for an employee that’s on his way out. They threw sort of an office party for me, which was a nice and unexpected gesture. In addition, they gave me a book and a gift card to Barnes & Noble, also quite unexpected.

These things and more make leaving hard, but, for me, it’s time to take on different challenges and new responsiblities, and that is ultimately why I am leaving.

So, now I’ve passed the time, and the CD has just finished burning, and I now walk out the door for the last time as an employee of Eureka Interactive.

Those who can give up liberty don’t deserve it? August 12, 2004

Posted by Ben in : Government, Politics, War On Terror , comments closed

When the USA Patriot Act of 2001 passed in the Senate with only one vote to the opposition and in the House with only sixty-six votes in opposition (contrast that with the 357 ‘yeas’), the sentiment of many Americans, myself included, was that we could willingly (and sometimes gladly) allow our freedoms to be restricted, if for only a short while (through December 2005), in order that the safety of our country be maintained. In fact, we felt it was our patriotic duty to allow the government to restrict our freedoms.

A quote by Benjamin Franklin, however, makes me feel a bit shameful about this attitude. Taken from Poor Richard’s Almanac, the statement reads like this:

They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.

What a slap in the face coming from a well-known revolutionary and proofreader of the Declaration of Independence! Even in the face of war on home soil and tyranny by the King, Franklin felt that any self-imposed restriction of liberty in order to maintain safety was itself tyrannical, and he wanted nothing to do with it. In fact, no revolutionary did: tyranny by any government (or even by its citizens) was exactly what they fought against. Any restriction of liberty (with exception to restrictions that maintain the equal liberties of others) is tyranny. That is the point of the Declaration of Independence.

Can we who willingly have given up our freedoms and liberties in time of war call ourselves patriotic and deserving of the very liberty we have given up?

The Patriot Act of 2001 is a long document, and I don’t pretend to know much of what it says, but the folks over at the Electronic Frontier Foundation have an article analyzing the Patriot Act in respect to how it affects activities on the Internet. At the least, it’s an interesting read.

For Fellow Scrapbookers Out There August 10, 2004

Posted by Liz in : Scrapbooking , comments closed

Hey, when I get bored I just surf around the web looking for good ideas for various things. Scrapbooking resources are just one of many that I am always on the hunt for. Anyways, I just thought that I would type this up and share a good bit of those links with you. I’ll post more sites as I come across them.

Magazines:
Memory Makers
Creating Keepsakes

Punchs and Paper Piecing:
Sizzix Diecuts
Creativersity

Quotes:
Quotations by Subject
Page Toppers

General Help:
Scrapbooking
Crazy for Scrappin’

Shopping:
Holly’s Hobbies
Creative Memories
Archiver’s
Hobby Lobby
Michaels
Joann Ect.

Welcome to our blog August 10, 2004

Posted by Ben in : General , comments closed

Let me be the first to welcome you to our blog.

What is a blog? you may ask. It is short for Weblog, and is simply just another name for journaling on-line, which has become a worldwide phenomenon in recent years.

This blog contains several ways to syndicate our posts or read them with an external feed reader. Just look at the links to the side. You should see the links for Atom, RDF 1.0, and RSS 2.0. Take your pick, according to your preference. (Mozilla Firefox also has an exellent feed reader extension.)

I’ve also made other styles available for your viewing pleasure, so change the style in sidebar style drop-down list and pick the one that suits you best.

In the future, expect to hear more from both Liz and myself as we blog about our thoughts and experiences.