There's someone who cares about you and this site more than you know. She spends a lot of her days and evenings on this site, adjusting things, keeping it running smooth, and most of all, keeping it a nice place to be.
At first she fought against putting the new ads on this site, but finally realized that her child (this site) couldn't go on forever without some way of supporting it. She finally acquiesced after some rather spirited discussions.
She would never tell you or even want you to know how much she cares about this site and every member of it. She wouldn't want you to know how she panics when this site goes down or when something isn't working correctly here.
She wouldn't want you to know how my cell phone rings every time this site burps, the chat room goes down, or it's running a little slow. She wouldn't want you to know how many emails I have received every time the slightest problem occurs on the Hill.
But I want you to know because without her this site wouldn't be here. And, if it were here, it wouldn't be what it is. She spends countless hours adjusting, tweaking, adding, removing and rearranging. She spends more and more time here making sure that there are no problems or if there are problems that they are fixed as quickly as possible. She never does it for money, she does it because she loves this site and she loves her work. That's the truth whether you believe it or not, I know it's true and that's all that matters to me.
I have never seen anyone as dedicated to anything as Eightball is dedicated to the Hill. She really is the heart and soul of this site. While I'm off on many different tangents, doing this and that, she's here, watching over this site and making sure that it's a good as it can be. She worries about it more than you'd ever believe.
I don't think I could give her a better birthday present than to tell you how much of her is in this site. This is my tribute to her tenacity, dedication, selflessness and boundless spirit.
Today (July 30) is her birthday. The Hill and all of you are gifts to her whether you know it or not.
The Hill is unlike any other site I know of on the Web because of her. Behind this site, is someone who is the least assuming person I know. She's someone who never takes credit for the great things she's done or complains about the amount of time she spends working behind the scenes. She has spent more hours making this site what it is than I can even count - and she's never ever complained about how much of her personal life she's given up for it or for working many hours without being paid a dime extra for it.
I know that sometimes, in this world of cynicism, prevarication, self-aggrandizing ego, fraud, greed and trickery, it's hard not to find yourself questioning the motives of others. With EB what you see is what you get. She's as real as they come and most unassuming person I know. If you find yourself wondering about her motives - don't. She's as geniuine and as nice a person as you'll ever find.
On her birthday - and every day - she has my thanks for being the dedicated, honest, and hard-working person she is and has always been.
While I might be the idea-person behind a lot of things Cloudeight does - she's the one that always makes them happen - and the one who keeps the reigns of reality securely attached to me.
Thanks for all that you do EB. I should thank you more often but we're always too busy to stop and think . Today, I wanted to stop and tell you and everyone else how thankful I am that you're the kind of person you are.
Without you, there would be no "NotOverTheHill". It would just be an idea in the back of my mind, floating around with a thousand other ideas.
Happy Birthday, EB. May your day be as special as you.
Tags: EB Birthday Honor Truth Honesty Hard Work Dedication
Hi EB, I hope sometimes you get to relax like this. I have seen how hard to have worked to keep things together and I was really surprised when I asked a question on the forum that YOU immediately answered. Your hard work is really appreciated. Thanks so much, NOTH has come to mean so much to all of us, Beth
A very well-deserved tribute, I think. Thank you for all your hard work - and you too, TC. You've both provided a very enjoyable spot on the internet for us to play in.
