Alex&Ben.com

Grand Opening

alex — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 11:36:50 +0000

Ok so we told you we were moving on. So today is the day.

We are now an indie music site called The Reverb.

Peace.

Will you still be our friend?

alex — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 09:08:52 +0000

We are relaunching. Which means that we are yet again moving the site but also that we are changing the topic/theme of what we are going to blog about.

? We have been pretty much all over the place as far as things we discuss and now we have found something that we all agree on.

What is it?

Well you will just have to come back to find out. We will keep you posted through the week as to whats coming.

? Just make sure you come back.?

A Moment of Tragic Beauty: “Running with Scissors”

tom — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 20:17:50 +0000

I’m a sucker for Blockbuster’s used DVD isle; with their 4 for $20 special, its basically the price of renting. I’m compulsive about my stack of DVD cases, finding giddy joy in raising the stack another teir or two. Often I will buy films I’m intregied by and then they will sit on the stack for months.

Yesterday, I rediscovered last years critically-fondled Running with Scissors. Based on the personal memoirs of Augusten Burroughs (ranked #15 of the top 25 Funniest People in America * Entertainment Weekly, 2005), Scissors details the horrors of his childhood, witnessing his parents marraige rot from the inside out, and spend his developmental years growing up under the lax supervision of his mother’s shrink.

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Your Thursday Juice

alex — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 15:29:10 +0000

I have been jamming to this song consistently for at least a month. Its just real, its accurate, and i can relate , and its motivating. So peep Canton Jones.

A Dose Of Reality & Hopefully Inspiration

alex — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 15:22:53 +0000

Mistakes

I have had several friends who have or will be working with James Appel a missionary doctor working in Tchad, Africa he writes a blog about his mission. Here is an insert that I found that gave me hope.

I’m in way over my head and it’s all I can do to not panic. I’m not a surgeon after all and the mistakes I’ve just made prove it. Now, can I save this lady’s leg and kidney?

I had opened the belly of a woman with a large lower abdominal mass. A huge smooth lumpy, solid but not hard mass fills her entire pelvis. I identify the right ovary and tube with what appears to be a fibroma sticking out behind and a huge fibroma filling the rest of the belly.

I start to remove the uterus but it’s difficult because there’s no room to manouver to get down the side to the base. I do most of the right side and then move over to the left. That’s where I start to make mistakes because I misdiagnosed the problem.

Guess what you have to find out the rest here.

Looking For The Great Right Hope

alex — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 10:01:32 +0000

So believe it or not here at alexandben.com we like to have some balance. Recently we have been doing some recruitment work for a conservative contributor to the blog and podcast. And so we figured we might as well open it up to everybody. If your a conservative bloger/podcaster or would like to be. Hit is up, lets talk.

Tools You Can’t Live Without: Google Reader

micah — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 22:21:26 +0000

Here it is, our final installment of Tools You Can’t Live Without. Just a reminder, these are Web 2.0 applications that are designed to make you more productive in your everyday life. This week we’ll be highlighting Google Reader. Be sure to check out our reviews of Remember the Milk and Google Notebook.

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Update

alex — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 16:35:15 +0000

http://alexspearman.com/alexandben/audio/alexupdate070718.mp3

Taking a bite out of intolerance

tom — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 16:54:05 +0000

Ever heard the phrase, “Only you can prevent forest fires?” Most
people attribute the line to Smokey the Bear and his plea for humans
to be responsible individuals, but in reality, Smokey didn’t come up
with it. How about “A mind is a terrible thing to waste,” or “Friends
don’t let friends drive drunk”? Perhaps McGruff the Dog “taking a bite
out of crime!”

I grew up with these iconic phrases and never realized that they are
all connected. They stem from the 60-year efforts of an organization
called the Ad Council.

The Ad Council is a non-profit, privately funded organization that
distributes PSA’s working with sponsors and special interest groups to
educate America on special issues. The rarely produce the ads
themselves, merely team with an advertising agency who takes over the
creative side of the campaign and delivers a shiny, golden advertising
egg.

Well, are you ready for the next hit slogan? It might go something
like: “That’s so NOT gay!”

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Obamater: This Is The Remix

alex — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 16:30:55 +0000

I know some of you all are going to hate me. But I just had to post this. I had to.