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December 2009 Newsletter
Wed, 2009-12-30 18:53 — Pat Heyman
Well, we're at the end of yet another year. As our parents always told us, time speeds up as you get older. I still think things that happened three years ago happened only a few months ago. It's been a while, since we have sent out an official newsletter/update, so it's about time. (This newsletter will only cover 2009, but I'll go back and retroactively add in some past newsletters later.)
Family Stuff
God has continued to bless us this past year with our continued health, steady jobs, good friends, our loyal doggy...and we're having a baby!!!!! Jen is seven months pregnant with our firstborn who we're told will be a boy. His tentative name is Logan Matthew Heyman. Jen's due date is March 24. We have a wishlist/registry available if you would like to contribute to the welfare of a minor.
Outside Reading: Are you smarter than an eighth grader?
Tue, 2010-02-16 00:02 — Pat HeymanThis is an article from another website that I found interesting along with a link back to the original article.
From: Lewrockwell.com
Synopsis: Here is a test that was administered to eighth graders in 1895. See how you do today. Bet you fail.
Outside Reading: Santa ain't got nothin on ole St. Nick
Thu, 2009-12-24 15:12 — Pat HeymanThis is an article from another website that I found interesting along with a link back to the original article.
Synopsis:
Alistair Sooke explains why Saint Nicholas is more interesting than Santa Claus. Truth is always more interesting than fiction. And the best part is you don't have to ruin your children's trust forever to tell them the truth.
Avatar - Movie Review and Analysis
Tue, 2009-12-22 12:49 — Pat Heyman
I saw Avatar yesterday. It is one of the most hyped and promoted movies of the year, yet many of the ads neglect to let you know that the movie is in 3-D. Here are some thoughts and opinions on the movie.
To 3D or Not To 3D
Avatar certainly stands as a breakthrough in 3D technology and movie making, as the movie was shot and designed as a 3D movie from the ground up. The 3D takes a meh movie and turns it into something spectacular. There are moments in the movie where I thought, "If I were seeing this on the regular screen, I would be bored out of my mind, but because it's 3D, I don't mind so much." Think of how the 12 minute podracing scene in the Phantom Menace bogged down the whole middle section of the movie. Well if George Lucas had made it in 3D, it wouldn't have done so.
