<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15057904</id><updated>2011-04-21T19:10:01.242-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Objectivism Today</title><subtitle type='html'>Personal Cultural Commentary Through the Eyes of an Objectivist</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://objectivismtoday.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15057904/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://objectivismtoday.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Teresa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12845989467245883868</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>48</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15057904.post-117550915310383683</id><published>2007-04-02T03:15:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-04-02T03:19:13.116-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Letter to 60 Minutes</title><summary type='text'>I'm going to be sending similar letters to whatever program airs global warming crap on television when I see it.  The following was emailed to CBS 60 Minutes last night:Good evening 60 Minutes,I'm writing about the Global Warming segment aired on 60 Minutes this evening, and how very disappointed I am that the producers and fine journalists of this segment did nothing to further investigate the </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://objectivismtoday.blogspot.com/feeds/117550915310383683/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15057904&amp;postID=117550915310383683&amp;isPopup=true' title='13 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15057904/posts/default/117550915310383683'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15057904/posts/default/117550915310383683'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://objectivismtoday.blogspot.com/2007/04/letter-to-60-minutes.html' title='Letter to 60 Minutes'/><author><name>Teresa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12845989467245883868</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>13</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15057904.post-117548071121795757</id><published>2007-04-01T19:25:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-04-01T19:25:11.223-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>The Great Global Warming Swindle (Complete)Anyone watch the 60 Minutes polly wanna cracker parrot segment on global warming tonight? I'm so tired of over paid tv journalists telling me what to think. I sent them a link to this documentary, that basically destroys Al Gores human hating, Academy award winning science fiction film.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://objectivismtoday.blogspot.com/feeds/117548071121795757/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15057904&amp;postID=117548071121795757&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15057904/posts/default/117548071121795757'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15057904/posts/default/117548071121795757'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://objectivismtoday.blogspot.com/2007/04/great-global-warming-swindle-complete.html' title=''/><author><name>Teresa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12845989467245883868</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15057904.post-115688774523154945</id><published>2006-08-29T14:32:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-08-29T14:42:25.250-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Confirming my notion that Unions suck...</title><summary type='text'>I got kicked off of a jury a couple of years ago because I expressed no affection for union labor or policies. The trial case involved a local union dude who was arrested for assault during some kind of protest. The prosecutor fought to keep me, but I was eliminated under the defense's option.Now comes Peter List, who's been very busy, I see, compiling genuine arguments against labor unions under</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://objectivismtoday.blogspot.com/feeds/115688774523154945/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15057904&amp;postID=115688774523154945&amp;isPopup=true' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15057904/posts/default/115688774523154945'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15057904/posts/default/115688774523154945'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://objectivismtoday.blogspot.com/2006/08/confirming-my-notion-that-unions-suck.html' title='Confirming my notion that Unions suck...'/><author><name>Teresa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12845989467245883868</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15057904.post-115484690137689422</id><published>2006-08-05T23:22:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-08-05T23:48:21.390-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Superheroes are Back on Primetime!</title><summary type='text'>If you haven't watched it yet, catch "Kyle XY" on NBC Monday and Friday nights.  If you're sick of dark, dank crime dramas, obnoxious "Office" sitcoms, and staged talent shows, Kyle's got you covered.Are superheroes making a comeback to prime time?? Galt, I hope so, and if Kyle XY is any indication of this trend, we've got some exciting, inspiring TV viewing to look forward to this fall.  Kyle's </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://objectivismtoday.blogspot.com/feeds/115484690137689422/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15057904&amp;postID=115484690137689422&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15057904/posts/default/115484690137689422'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15057904/posts/default/115484690137689422'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://objectivismtoday.blogspot.com/2006/08/superheroes-are-back-on-primetime.html' title='Superheroes are Back on Primetime!'/><author><name>Teresa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12845989467245883868</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15057904.post-115089874608666400</id><published>2006-06-21T06:23:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-06-21T07:05:46.160-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Student Wants Speech to Be Totally "Free"</title><summary type='text'>I heard about this story a week or so ago, but didn't think much of it until this morning when it was highlighted on the Today Show.I haven't been able to find the actual story on the web, so if anyone can point me to a link, I would really appreciate it.A girl was "unplugged" during her graduation speech because she failed to follow the school's guidelines regarding preaching at the podium at </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://objectivismtoday.blogspot.com/feeds/115089874608666400/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15057904&amp;postID=115089874608666400&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15057904/posts/default/115089874608666400'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15057904/posts/default/115089874608666400'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://objectivismtoday.blogspot.com/2006/06/student-wants-speech-to-be-totally.html' title='Student Wants Speech to Be Totally &quot;Free&quot;'/><author><name>Teresa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12845989467245883868</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15057904.post-114770436193472324</id><published>2006-05-15T07:39:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-05-15T07:46:01.970-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Business As Usual for Senetor Stabenow</title><summary type='text'>About a month ago I signed a petition that would change the law regarding government sanctioned monopolies toward cable television companies in Michigan. Specifically, Comcast Cable.  The citizens want choice when it comes to their cable service, but like anything the consumer "wants," the government is hell bent to control, and then pretend they have no control when consumers complain.I received</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://objectivismtoday.blogspot.com/feeds/114770436193472324/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15057904&amp;postID=114770436193472324&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15057904/posts/default/114770436193472324'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15057904/posts/default/114770436193472324'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://objectivismtoday.blogspot.com/2006/05/business-as-usual-for-senetor-stabenow.html' title='Business As Usual for Senetor Stabenow'/><author><name>Teresa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12845989467245883868</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15057904.post-114609801450102181</id><published>2006-04-26T17:19:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-04-26T17:33:34.516-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Beads From the Devil</title><summary type='text'>Well, the beads from the devil arrived (finally)  and they're absolutely perfect.  Clean holes, perfect shapes, no cracks, held up to being dropped and dunked, the whole thing. So called "Artists" can really be whinny.  Michael Newberry made the very same observation today on Rebirth of Reason, which is ironic as all hell. (www.rebirthofreason.com):"I can’t see Objectivism moving forward by the </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://objectivismtoday.blogspot.com/feeds/114609801450102181/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15057904&amp;postID=114609801450102181&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15057904/posts/default/114609801450102181'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15057904/posts/default/114609801450102181'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://objectivismtoday.blogspot.com/2006/04/beads-from-devil.html' title='Beads From the Devil'/><author><name>Teresa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12845989467245883868</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15057904.post-114459132316445832</id><published>2006-04-09T05:59:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-04-09T07:19:06.063-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Bah! Who Needs Evidence??</title><summary type='text'>The Austin Hamilton Bead controversy remains raging.Happily, a poster on one of my subscribed lists reported that no less than five (5) sets of beads she purchased through Ebay auctions from Austin Hamilton were nothing if not perfect. She dropped them, soaked them, rolled them, etc. and they all survived like sparkling little champs. Additionally, she reported that not more than a speck of </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://objectivismtoday.blogspot.com/feeds/114459132316445832/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15057904&amp;postID=114459132316445832&amp;isPopup=true' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15057904/posts/default/114459132316445832'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15057904/posts/default/114459132316445832'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://objectivismtoday.blogspot.com/2006/04/bah-who-needs-evidence.html' title='Bah! Who Needs Evidence??'/><author><name>Teresa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12845989467245883868</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15057904.post-114445299580888705</id><published>2006-04-07T16:22:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-04-07T16:36:35.853-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Protectionism and Gross Misuse of Analogies</title><summary type='text'>"The makers of cheap wines are giving the better California lables a bad name!""Cheap apparel sold at Target is giving Donna Karen a bad reputation!""Cheap Chinese lampwork bead importers are ruining the reputations of 'real' lampwork artists!""Tools sold at the Dollar Store are giving Snapon a bad name!"What do these misuses of analogy all have in common? They all assume people are incredibly </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://objectivismtoday.blogspot.com/feeds/114445299580888705/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15057904&amp;postID=114445299580888705&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15057904/posts/default/114445299580888705'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15057904/posts/default/114445299580888705'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://objectivismtoday.blogspot.com/2006/04/protectionism-and-gross-misuse-of.html' title='Protectionism and Gross Misuse of Analogies'/><author><name>Teresa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12845989467245883868</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15057904.post-114395531082937913</id><published>2006-04-01T20:47:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-04-01T21:21:50.976-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Fascism in the Lampwork World</title><summary type='text'>I dabble in lampwork bead making. Truely, just dabbling. I don't even really use these wonderful pieces in my work.Last night on one of my bulk buy and beadwork lists, someone mentioned that they thought they were "ripped off" by an Ebay seller who sold her some lovely lampworked beads at an incredibly low price. The accusations flew from there about this seller and other like them.They were "</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://objectivismtoday.blogspot.com/feeds/114395531082937913/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15057904&amp;postID=114395531082937913&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15057904/posts/default/114395531082937913'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15057904/posts/default/114395531082937913'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://objectivismtoday.blogspot.com/2006/04/fascism-in-lampwork-world.html' title='Fascism in the Lampwork World'/><author><name>Teresa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12845989467245883868</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15057904.post-114279109993658511</id><published>2006-03-19T09:53:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-03-19T09:58:19.950-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Etsy is Seriously Screwed Up!</title><summary type='text'>Again with the server issues.  I can only imagine what the buyer experience must be like!  Jezuz, get your shit together people! I signed up to be part of the Etsy.com "street team," but there is no goddamn way I'm going to promote this thing with all of the technical problems they're having!It's Sunday, the weekend, a day when people lounge around and surf. So what do they get at Etsy.com?  Slow</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://objectivismtoday.blogspot.com/feeds/114279109993658511/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15057904&amp;postID=114279109993658511&amp;isPopup=true' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15057904/posts/default/114279109993658511'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15057904/posts/default/114279109993658511'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://objectivismtoday.blogspot.com/2006/03/etsy-is-seriously-screwed-up.html' title='Etsy is Seriously Screwed Up!'/><author><name>Teresa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12845989467245883868</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15057904.post-114246859271974488</id><published>2006-03-15T15:54:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-03-15T16:23:12.803-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Froogle Sucks, or How Big Business Screws a Good Thing Up</title><summary type='text'>Ah, Google, our favorite "get me something" search engine.  You want it, they got it. Brilliant!Except Google has ventured into the real world of business with this goofy monstrous beta called "Froogle."  As cute as the name is, it's working structure is absolutely horrible.The way it works is that vendors, small and large, can easily create a feed and upload it to Froogle. Customer's looking for</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://objectivismtoday.blogspot.com/feeds/114246859271974488/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15057904&amp;postID=114246859271974488&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15057904/posts/default/114246859271974488'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15057904/posts/default/114246859271974488'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://objectivismtoday.blogspot.com/2006/03/froogle-sucks-or-how-big-business.html' title='Froogle Sucks, or How Big Business Screws a Good Thing Up'/><author><name>Teresa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12845989467245883868</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15057904.post-114211483100038598</id><published>2006-03-11T14:05:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-03-11T14:07:11.163-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Freedom Rocks, Marxism Sucks!</title><summary type='text'>I could resist no longer, I had to create this stuff!  I'll be adding more.</summary><link rel='related' href='http://www.cafepress.com/freedomrocks' title='Freedom Rocks, Marxism Sucks!'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://objectivismtoday.blogspot.com/feeds/114211483100038598/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15057904&amp;postID=114211483100038598&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15057904/posts/default/114211483100038598'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15057904/posts/default/114211483100038598'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://objectivismtoday.blogspot.com/2006/03/freedom-rocks-marxism-sucks.html' title='Freedom Rocks, Marxism Sucks!'/><author><name>Teresa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12845989467245883868</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15057904.post-114194808946371051</id><published>2006-03-09T15:47:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-03-09T15:48:09.476-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Freedom of "Choice" for Men</title><summary type='text'>It's about goddamn time.</summary><link rel='related' href='http://www.wxyztv.com/wxyz/nw_local_news/article/0,2132,WXYZ_15924_4527760,00.html' title='Freedom of &quot;Choice&quot; for Men'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://objectivismtoday.blogspot.com/feeds/114194808946371051/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15057904&amp;postID=114194808946371051&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15057904/posts/default/114194808946371051'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15057904/posts/default/114194808946371051'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://objectivismtoday.blogspot.com/2006/03/freedom-of-choice-for-men.html' title='Freedom of &quot;Choice&quot; for Men'/><author><name>Teresa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12845989467245883868</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15057904.post-114186845550547043</id><published>2006-03-08T17:02:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-03-08T17:40:55.580-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Ed Hudgins Article</title><summary type='text'>When all is chaos, it's easy to jump up and down screaming "FOUL".  ARI pundits do it all the time.But change comes from consistent hammering, especially when the fervor dies down. A steady, constant drum beat supplying the rhythm that serves to remind us, always, of the kind of world we want.Ed Hudgins can keep a beat.</summary><link rel='related' href='http://rebirthofreason.com/Spirit/News/1148.shtml' title='Ed Hudgins Article'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://objectivismtoday.blogspot.com/feeds/114186845550547043/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15057904&amp;postID=114186845550547043&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15057904/posts/default/114186845550547043'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15057904/posts/default/114186845550547043'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://objectivismtoday.blogspot.com/2006/03/ed-hudgins-article.html' title='Ed Hudgins Article'/><author><name>Teresa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12845989467245883868</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15057904.post-114166176838974327</id><published>2006-03-06T08:13:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-03-06T08:16:08.406-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Arabic Woman Spreads Objectivist Message</title><summary type='text'>I have no idea who this woman is, but she's a hero.  Hats off to you, lady!(h/t Karen Minto)Happily, the RoR site is back up.  I have no idea why it was acting up before.  www.rebirthofreason.com</summary><link rel='related' href='http://switch3.castup.net/cunet/gm.asp?ai=214&amp;ar=1050wmv&amp;ak=null' title='Arabic Woman Spreads Objectivist Message'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://objectivismtoday.blogspot.com/feeds/114166176838974327/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15057904&amp;postID=114166176838974327&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15057904/posts/default/114166176838974327'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15057904/posts/default/114166176838974327'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://objectivismtoday.blogspot.com/2006/03/arabic-woman-spreads-objectivist.html' title='Arabic Woman Spreads Objectivist Message'/><author><name>Teresa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12845989467245883868</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15057904.post-114143712376299758</id><published>2006-03-03T17:42:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-03-03T17:52:03.776-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Ouch!</title><summary type='text'>Oh, crap.I'm not much into conspiracy theories, but the ROR (http://www.rebirthofreason.com/) site appears to be down. And what a coincidence that is, since the site's owner, Joe Rowlands, is being confronted with some wacky copyright allegations lately from a few folks at Solopassion.com.I hope Joe's not making some kind of cruel point by shutting the servers off! I also hope it's not the work </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://objectivismtoday.blogspot.com/feeds/114143712376299758/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15057904&amp;postID=114143712376299758&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15057904/posts/default/114143712376299758'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15057904/posts/default/114143712376299758'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://objectivismtoday.blogspot.com/2006/03/ouch.html' title='Ouch!'/><author><name>Teresa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12845989467245883868</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15057904.post-114110025073878730</id><published>2006-02-27T20:15:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-02-27T20:17:30.780-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Support Denmark Rally Pictures</title><summary type='text'>Robert Bidinotto's blog has some great pictures taken at the rally outside of Denmark's embassy in Washington last week. Damn I wish I could have been there!</summary><link rel='related' href='http://bidinotto.journalspace.com/' title='Support Denmark Rally Pictures'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://objectivismtoday.blogspot.com/feeds/114110025073878730/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15057904&amp;postID=114110025073878730&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15057904/posts/default/114110025073878730'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15057904/posts/default/114110025073878730'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://objectivismtoday.blogspot.com/2006/02/support-denmark-rally-pictures.html' title='Support Denmark Rally Pictures'/><author><name>Teresa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12845989467245883868</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15057904.post-114096985206135373</id><published>2006-02-26T07:55:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-02-26T08:05:20.646-08:00</updated><title type='text'>More Evidence that Christianity Causes Insanity</title><summary type='text'>Andrea Yates brought it to center stage.Evidence is mounting against Christianity as it causes more people to leap off the cliff of reality into the abyss of insanity. Pat Roberts will no doubt blame insanity for some individuals twisting Christian teachings, but I blame Christian teachings for twisting some fragile minds.</summary><link rel='related' href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060226/ap_on_re_us/severed_arms' title='More Evidence that Christianity Causes Insanity'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://objectivismtoday.blogspot.com/feeds/114096985206135373/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15057904&amp;postID=114096985206135373&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15057904/posts/default/114096985206135373'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15057904/posts/default/114096985206135373'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://objectivismtoday.blogspot.com/2006/02/more-evidence-that-christianity-causes.html' title='More Evidence that Christianity Causes Insanity'/><author><name>Teresa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12845989467245883868</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15057904.post-114093097153750287</id><published>2006-02-25T20:21:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-02-25T21:16:12.196-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Grizzly Man Up For Darwin Award!</title><summary type='text'>Might of been the whiskey, could have been the beer. Might have been the three of four six packs, but NOOOOOO, it was a BEAR!!!I watched the highly praised "Grizzly Man" documentary tonight on the Discovery Channel, and all I can say is, Timothy Tredwell was a bonafied nut bar. The guy choked up, literally choked up, at the sight of what he thought was a dead bee on a flower (this wonderful </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://objectivismtoday.blogspot.com/feeds/114093097153750287/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15057904&amp;postID=114093097153750287&amp;isPopup=true' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15057904/posts/default/114093097153750287'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15057904/posts/default/114093097153750287'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://objectivismtoday.blogspot.com/2006/02/grizzly-man-up-for-darwin-award.html' title='Grizzly Man Up For Darwin Award!'/><author><name>Teresa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12845989467245883868</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15057904.post-114075221775853486</id><published>2006-02-23T19:34:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-02-23T19:36:57.783-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Support Denmark!  Activism in Action TOMORROW!</title><summary type='text'>Wish I could be there!  :) 3200 Whitehaven Street (off Massachusetts Avenue), [in Washington, DC] between noon and 1 p.m. this Friday, Feb. 24.I know this isn't directly promoting Objectivism, but it could be a chance to promote Objectivist principles. And who knows, you might get in the News. It'd be great to have a quote by Ayn Rand on hand. Extra points for anyone who manages to get </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://objectivismtoday.blogspot.com/feeds/114075221775853486/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15057904&amp;postID=114075221775853486&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15057904/posts/default/114075221775853486'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15057904/posts/default/114075221775853486'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://objectivismtoday.blogspot.com/2006/02/support-denmark-activism-in-action.html' title='Support Denmark!  Activism in Action TOMORROW!'/><author><name>Teresa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12845989467245883868</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15057904.post-114072387216400851</id><published>2006-02-23T11:41:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-02-23T11:44:32.180-08:00</updated><title type='text'>WTF??</title><summary type='text'>Blogger's having problems so I've lost half of my posts??  Stupid Comcast's broadband service has been causing me grief for four days this past month with connectivity issues. WTF??!</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://objectivismtoday.blogspot.com/feeds/114072387216400851/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15057904&amp;postID=114072387216400851&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15057904/posts/default/114072387216400851'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15057904/posts/default/114072387216400851'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://objectivismtoday.blogspot.com/2006/02/wtf.html' title='WTF??'/><author><name>Teresa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12845989467245883868</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15057904.post-114037942724401847</id><published>2006-02-19T11:36:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-02-19T12:03:47.330-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Sometimes Government is AWESOME!!</title><summary type='text'>Oh boy oh boy oh boy oh boy!!I know we piss and moan over government corruption and force against the individual, but once in a while, some government officials actually get it right!I'm talking about my county executive, L. Brooks Patterson ([R] Oakland County, Michigan) who got this bright idea to attract business to our part of the state through, get this, FREE WIRELESS INTERNET ACCESS!!! Yes!</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://objectivismtoday.blogspot.com/feeds/114037942724401847/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15057904&amp;postID=114037942724401847&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15057904/posts/default/114037942724401847'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15057904/posts/default/114037942724401847'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://objectivismtoday.blogspot.com/2006/02/sometimes-government-is-awesome.html' title='Sometimes Government is AWESOME!!'/><author><name>Teresa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12845989467245883868</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15057904.post-114032289445538171</id><published>2006-02-18T20:05:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-02-18T20:21:34.470-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Who Knows Where This Will Lead</title><summary type='text'>http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20060218/hamas_govt_060218/20060218?hub=CTVNewsAt11I wish the Islamo Fascists would just shut the fuck up.Israel's not pulling any punches. They plan to shut down all traffic through the Gaza Strip, blocking Palestinian workers from entering Israel to get to their jobs. Why? Because 70 of the newly elected Palestinian officials (including Prime </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://objectivismtoday.blogspot.com/feeds/114032289445538171/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15057904&amp;postID=114032289445538171&amp;isPopup=true' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15057904/posts/default/114032289445538171'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15057904/posts/default/114032289445538171'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://objectivismtoday.blogspot.com/2006/02/who-knows-where-this-will-lead.html' title='Who Knows Where This Will Lead'/><author><name>Teresa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12845989467245883868</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15057904.post-114023855169968549</id><published>2006-02-17T20:11:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-02-17T21:01:14.453-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Repeat: I Am Not Reading That Thing!</title><summary type='text'>In light of Lindsay Perigo's recent decision to bow out of TOC's 2006 Summer Seminar because he didn't have the guts to be in the same room as Barbara Branden (how heroic of him. /sarcasm), even going so far as blaming TOC of staging the invite to fill seats (this kind of drama does nothing for me, but Linz seems to think it holds wide appeal in the Objectivist realm), and blaming TOC for what </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://objectivismtoday.blogspot.com/feeds/114023855169968549/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15057904&amp;postID=114023855169968549&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15057904/posts/default/114023855169968549'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15057904/posts/default/114023855169968549'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://objectivismtoday.blogspot.com/2006/02/repeat-i-am-not-reading-that-thing.html' title='Repeat: I Am Not Reading That Thing!'/><author><name>Teresa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12845989467245883868</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15057904.post-114022748399648289</id><published>2006-02-17T17:48:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-02-17T17:51:24.013-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Stealing a Borrowed Quote ;)</title><summary type='text'>"I'd still rather hunt with Cheney than ride with a Kennedy."Damn, I wish I could claim this as my own, but it's not. (Hat tip to Peter at capitalismgear.blogspot.com, who borrowed it from someone else!)</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://objectivismtoday.blogspot.com/feeds/114022748399648289/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15057904&amp;postID=114022748399648289&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15057904/posts/default/114022748399648289'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15057904/posts/default/114022748399648289'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://objectivismtoday.blogspot.com/2006/02/stealing-borrowed-quote.html' title='Stealing a Borrowed Quote ;)'/><author><name>Teresa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12845989467245883868</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15057904.post-114020347846616895</id><published>2006-02-17T10:42:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-02-17T11:11:18.590-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Star the "Hater"</title><summary type='text'>I'm not sure what to think about this, let alone what to say...Someone posted on rebirthofreason.com the other day regarding this morning radio guy in New York, who calls himself "Star the Hater." His radio show is the Star and Buc Wild show. I'm not sure if it's syndicated. Anyway, Star discovered Ayn Rand when he was quite young, and she had a life long impact on him. So much so, that he's </summary><link rel='related' href='http://www.starandbucwild.com/' title='Star the &quot;Hater&quot;'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://objectivismtoday.blogspot.com/feeds/114020347846616895/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15057904&amp;postID=114020347846616895&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15057904/posts/default/114020347846616895'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15057904/posts/default/114020347846616895'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://objectivismtoday.blogspot.com/2006/02/star-hater.html' title='Star the &quot;Hater&quot;'/><author><name>Teresa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12845989467245883868</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15057904.post-114011146215339356</id><published>2006-02-16T09:37:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-02-16T16:12:28.156-08:00</updated><title type='text'>How we Know what we Know (or) Keuss Doesn't Know He Doesn't Know</title><summary type='text'>David Keuss Commentary: Objectivism Part IIIt pains me to think anyone would consider the ideas of Hume could to be used as a mechanism to forward "truth," but such considerations taken up by leaders of faith don't surprise me. Purporting Faith as a vehicle to knowledge isn't very conducive to providing any useful knowledge as it provides nothing useful (apologies for my use of the utilitarian in</summary><link rel='related' href='http://davidkeuss.blogspot.com/2006/02/objectivism-part-ii.html' title='How we Know what we Know (or) Keuss Doesn&apos;t Know He Doesn&apos;t Know'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://objectivismtoday.blogspot.com/feeds/114011146215339356/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15057904&amp;postID=114011146215339356&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15057904/posts/default/114011146215339356'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15057904/posts/default/114011146215339356'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://objectivismtoday.blogspot.com/2006/02/how-we-know-what-we-know-or-keuss_16.html' title='How we Know what we Know (or) Keuss Doesn&apos;t Know He Doesn&apos;t Know'/><author><name>Teresa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12845989467245883868</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15057904.post-114003067306164192</id><published>2006-02-15T10:16:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-02-15T11:11:13.130-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Back to Normal: Media Chasing the Wind</title><summary type='text'>The media loves to "report" on non-news items. Most recently, of course, is the Dick Cheney hunting accident in which he peppered a hunting partner and friend with bird-shot. You'd think the VP shot a protester on the street, with all of the feigned "concern" over not being "alerted" sooner to this blip on the newsmaking scene. It deserved no more timely consideration than Cheney accidently </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://objectivismtoday.blogspot.com/feeds/114003067306164192/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15057904&amp;postID=114003067306164192&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15057904/posts/default/114003067306164192'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15057904/posts/default/114003067306164192'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://objectivismtoday.blogspot.com/2006/02/back-to-normal-media-chasing-wind.html' title='Back to Normal: Media Chasing the Wind'/><author><name>Teresa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12845989467245883868</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15057904.post-113994001151326923</id><published>2006-02-14T10:00:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-02-14T13:01:27.700-08:00</updated><title type='text'>CAPITALISMGEAR.COM</title><summary type='text'>CAPITALISMGEAR.COMWoo hoo!There once was a man named "Pete," who thought Objectivism was pretty sweet.He got the notion, to cause a commotion,Now he's "takin' it to the street!"Awesome designs on extremely fashionable and up to date sportwear (love the "girly girly" stuff.)Nice stuff, Peter!</summary><link rel='related' href='http://capitalismgear.blogspot.com/' title='CAPITALISMGEAR.COM'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://objectivismtoday.blogspot.com/feeds/113994001151326923/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15057904&amp;postID=113994001151326923&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15057904/posts/default/113994001151326923'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15057904/posts/default/113994001151326923'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://objectivismtoday.blogspot.com/2006/02/capitalismgearcom.html' title='CAPITALISMGEAR.COM'/><author><name>Teresa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12845989467245883868</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15057904.post-113988944082914038</id><published>2006-02-13T19:33:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-02-13T19:57:20.880-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Diss'in Bobby and Ed</title><summary type='text'>Case in point regarding Objectivist fundamentalism:"They do not even care that they are aiding and abetting the Brandens' in their vengeful quest to destroy Ayn Rand and Objectivism by offering them a seemingly respectable platform from which to do so. "Yeah...This verbal vomit was aimed at the fact that Robert J. Bidinotto and Ed Hudgins (the "evil" evadors!) of The Objectivist Center (TOC) </summary><link rel='related' href='http://www.objectivismonline.net/index.php?page=archives/000581.html' title='Diss&apos;in Bobby and Ed'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://objectivismtoday.blogspot.com/feeds/113988944082914038/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15057904&amp;postID=113988944082914038&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15057904/posts/default/113988944082914038'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15057904/posts/default/113988944082914038'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://objectivismtoday.blogspot.com/2006/02/dissin-bobby-and-ed.html' title='Diss&apos;in Bobby and Ed'/><author><name>Teresa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12845989467245883868</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15057904.post-113984714696121573</id><published>2006-02-13T07:59:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-02-13T08:12:26.976-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Repost of Bidinotto Article: Moral Disarmament</title><summary type='text'>I enjoy Robert Bidinotto's perspective on American and world cultural events. This article, first published in a TOC journal, in a nutshell, clearly explains the source of Muslim hatred for the West, specifically, America.The different takes on the source of these Islamic rampages has been an interesting wade through philosophic waters.My old friend, Karen Minto, thinks the matrix is the Islamic </summary><link rel='related' href='http://rebirthofreason.com/Articles/Bidinotto/Unilateral_Moral_Disarmament.shtml' title='Repost of Bidinotto Article: Moral Disarmament'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://objectivismtoday.blogspot.com/feeds/113984714696121573/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15057904&amp;postID=113984714696121573&amp;isPopup=true' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15057904/posts/default/113984714696121573'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15057904/posts/default/113984714696121573'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://objectivismtoday.blogspot.com/2006/02/repost-of-bidinotto-article-moral.html' title='Repost of Bidinotto Article: Moral Disarmament'/><author><name>Teresa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12845989467245883868</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15057904.post-113980334377362650</id><published>2006-02-12T18:56:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-02-12T20:02:23.856-08:00</updated><title type='text'>I've Gotten Very Very Lazy..</title><summary type='text'>I had no idea the popularity Blogger had with Ayn Rand fans and critics alike. No idea at all...I just spent the last hour browsing through different blogs, some completely ignorant, some scathing, some entertaining, but all involved the writer's personal views of Objectivism.One even tried to compare Objectivism with Buddhism (??!) Another warned readers against the false "prophets" of </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://objectivismtoday.blogspot.com/feeds/113980334377362650/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15057904&amp;postID=113980334377362650&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15057904/posts/default/113980334377362650'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15057904/posts/default/113980334377362650'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://objectivismtoday.blogspot.com/2006/02/ive-gotten-very-very-lazy.html' title='I&apos;ve Gotten Very Very Lazy..'/><author><name>Teresa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12845989467245883868</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15057904.post-113979887949025521</id><published>2006-02-12T18:47:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-02-12T18:47:59.543-08:00</updated><title type='text'>supersurvival needs: Cryonics, christianity and Objectivism</title><summary type='text'>supersurvival needs: Cryonics, christianity and ObjectivismIt's clear Mr. Plus doesn't know many Objectivists, which is a pity, to say the least. It's the pseudo smart people, like him, who have the most to gain from understanding different methods of thought. Yet, he chooses to dismiss them as "delusional."What an angry, bitter, little man...</summary><link rel='related' href='http://supersurvival.blogspot.com/2006/01/cryonics-christianity-and-objectivism.html' title='supersurvival needs: Cryonics, christianity and Objectivism'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://objectivismtoday.blogspot.com/feeds/113979887949025521/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15057904&amp;postID=113979887949025521&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15057904/posts/default/113979887949025521'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15057904/posts/default/113979887949025521'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://objectivismtoday.blogspot.com/2006/02/supersurvival-needs-cryonics.html' title='supersurvival needs: Cryonics, christianity and Objectivism'/><author><name>Teresa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12845989467245883868</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15057904.post-113967354012789296</id><published>2006-02-11T07:50:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-02-11T07:59:01.016-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Freedom for Dhimmis!</title><summary type='text'>   More Anti-Dhimmitude cartoons here:       http://cagle.com/news/Muhammad/1.asp    An explaination of "dhimmitude" and it's anti-conceptual mentality found here:    http://washingtontimes.com/op-ed/20060209-100253-3900r.htm</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://objectivismtoday.blogspot.com/feeds/113967354012789296/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15057904&amp;postID=113967354012789296&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15057904/posts/default/113967354012789296'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15057904/posts/default/113967354012789296'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://objectivismtoday.blogspot.com/2006/02/freedom-for-dhimmis.html' title='Freedom for Dhimmis!'/><author><name>Teresa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12845989467245883868</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15057904.post-113115911402520081</id><published>2005-11-04T18:30:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2005-11-04T18:57:11.440-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Pay It Forward Critics Get Booted!</title><summary type='text'>Ya'know, some people are just plain funny. Strange funny, not hilarious, fall down, Eddie Murphy funny.I got a sweet little note from Cricket the other day (of Yahoo Groups SEO Techniques fame), who apparently through some miracle of Needle in the Haystack search method found this obscure blog of mine and offered her apology for my perceived slight, proclaiming pride at never using her lessons as</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://objectivismtoday.blogspot.com/feeds/113115911402520081/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15057904&amp;postID=113115911402520081&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15057904/posts/default/113115911402520081'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15057904/posts/default/113115911402520081'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://objectivismtoday.blogspot.com/2005/11/pay-it-forward-critics-get-booted.html' title='Pay It Forward Critics Get Booted!'/><author><name>Teresa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12845989467245883868</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15057904.post-112758465973829952</id><published>2005-09-24T10:27:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-09-24T10:57:39.796-07:00</updated><title type='text'>The Cindy Sheehan Follies</title><summary type='text'>Whatever peripheral sympathy I may have held for Cindy Sheehan during her camp out protest at the Bush ranch in Texas has been completely crushed by the lunatic ravings of her "supporters" in Washington today. I'm sick with a horrible cough and cold today, so I'm basically flipping through the channels when I came across CNN's coverage of the anti war protesters screaming in our Capital </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://objectivismtoday.blogspot.com/feeds/112758465973829952/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15057904&amp;postID=112758465973829952&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15057904/posts/default/112758465973829952'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15057904/posts/default/112758465973829952'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://objectivismtoday.blogspot.com/2005/09/cindy-sheehan-follies.html' title='The Cindy Sheehan Follies'/><author><name>Teresa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12845989467245883868</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15057904.post-112748355461185925</id><published>2005-09-23T06:25:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-09-23T09:57:53.366-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Cyber "Pay it Forward" Altruism Leads to "Pay it Back" Resentment</title><summary type='text'>I've been playing around with a new website and heard about an SEO Techniques class being taught in a Yahoo group, so I decided to give it a shot. The group it'self is called SEO_Techniques@yahoo.com and subscribing was a little difficult, but I didn't care.The teacher of the class is a gal named Bailey, but she prefers to call herself "Cricket." I'm not sure why. She owns an operates a one women</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://objectivismtoday.blogspot.com/feeds/112748355461185925/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15057904&amp;postID=112748355461185925&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15057904/posts/default/112748355461185925'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15057904/posts/default/112748355461185925'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://objectivismtoday.blogspot.com/2005/09/cyber-pay-it-forward-altruism-leads-to.html' title='Cyber &quot;Pay it Forward&quot; Altruism Leads to &quot;Pay it Back&quot; Resentment'/><author><name>Teresa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12845989467245883868</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15057904.post-112631689960422078</id><published>2005-09-09T18:15:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-09-09T18:48:20.803-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Shelter From The Storm</title><summary type='text'>I was expecting it to be much longer, given all that the music entertainment industry has done for everyone else the past 20 years or so. Live Aid jumps to mind first."Shelter From The Storm" Katrina hurricane relief concert was broadcast on network television tonight for only one hour. 60 minutes.The performances were wonderful, many were extremely moving. Paul Simon had me in tears.Thankfully, </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://objectivismtoday.blogspot.com/feeds/112631689960422078/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15057904&amp;postID=112631689960422078&amp;isPopup=true' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15057904/posts/default/112631689960422078'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15057904/posts/default/112631689960422078'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://objectivismtoday.blogspot.com/2005/09/shelter-from-storm.html' title='Shelter From The Storm'/><author><name>Teresa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12845989467245883868</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15057904.post-112621255382839162</id><published>2005-09-08T13:31:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-09-08T13:49:14.700-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Another Urgent Need in Noleans</title><summary type='text'>People, as many of you know, I work for a Pontiac Michigan policeman and his wife. They own a small silkscreen and embroidery shop here in our city. Tuesday, my boss was called along with all of his SRT (Special Response Team) unit to help out in New Orleans evacuation effort.   Many police departments from across the country are mobilizing to New Orleans and other parts of the Gulf to help keep </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://objectivismtoday.blogspot.com/feeds/112621255382839162/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15057904&amp;postID=112621255382839162&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15057904/posts/default/112621255382839162'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15057904/posts/default/112621255382839162'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://objectivismtoday.blogspot.com/2005/09/another-urgent-need-in-noleans.html' title='Another Urgent Need in Noleans'/><author><name>Teresa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12845989467245883868</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15057904.post-112597144542870716</id><published>2005-09-05T18:29:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-09-05T18:50:45.433-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Victim Culture</title><summary type='text'>An amazing and common sense article by Mark Steyn. This is a must read:"Consider the signature image of the flood: an aerial shot of 255 school buses neatly parked at one city lot, their fuel tanks leaking gasoline into the urban lake. An enterprising blogger, Bryan Preston, worked out that each bus had 66 seats, which meant that the vehicles at just that one lot could have ferried out 16,830 </summary><link rel='related' href='http://www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/main.jhtml?xml=/opinion/2005/09/06/do0602.xml' title='Victim Culture'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://objectivismtoday.blogspot.com/feeds/112597144542870716/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15057904&amp;postID=112597144542870716&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15057904/posts/default/112597144542870716'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15057904/posts/default/112597144542870716'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://objectivismtoday.blogspot.com/2005/09/victim-culture.html' title='Victim Culture'/><author><name>Teresa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12845989467245883868</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15057904.post-112584294592974976</id><published>2005-09-04T07:00:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-09-04T07:09:05.936-07:00</updated><title type='text'>A Little Clarity in New Oleans</title><summary type='text'>Blogger Mike has still maintained his server and blog in New Olreans dispite the violence, muck, and power failures. He's an awesome, succinct writer despite the overwhelming nature of his predicament."Let me address the political situation for a moment. I noticed that the responses I've been getting on the blog and the stuff I've been reading in the mainstream media has become very politicized. </summary><link rel='related' href='http://www.mgno.com' title='A Little Clarity in New Oleans'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://objectivismtoday.blogspot.com/feeds/112584294592974976/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15057904&amp;postID=112584294592974976&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15057904/posts/default/112584294592974976'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15057904/posts/default/112584294592974976'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://objectivismtoday.blogspot.com/2005/09/little-clarity-in-new-oleans.html' title='A Little Clarity in New Oleans'/><author><name>Teresa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12845989467245883868</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15057904.post-112580430014186181</id><published>2005-09-03T19:51:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-09-03T20:25:00.186-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Crazy Ladies Auction for Katrina Relief</title><summary type='text'>Hello, Benevolent World.I've been going back and forth with a great gal the past 24 hours regarding a special auction being sponsored by Jewlery Designers Guild. Georgeanna is donating webspace and design efforts for this cause. There are some beautiful pieces up for auction (including some of mine!), so check it out.  Hell if I know why this thing is linking to all this text...but it should link</summary><link rel='related' href='http://imageevent.com/tascha/katrinareliefeffort' title='Crazy Ladies Auction for Katrina Relief'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://objectivismtoday.blogspot.com/feeds/112580430014186181/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15057904&amp;postID=112580430014186181&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15057904/posts/default/112580430014186181'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15057904/posts/default/112580430014186181'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://objectivismtoday.blogspot.com/2005/09/crazy-ladies-auction-for-katrina.html' title='Crazy Ladies Auction for Katrina Relief'/><author><name>Teresa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12845989467245883868</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15057904.post-112571793434048177</id><published>2005-09-02T20:01:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-09-02T20:25:34.346-07:00</updated><title type='text'>One Man Determined to Stay in New Orleans</title><summary type='text'>This wonder of a man decided to stay in the city and keep his connection up, along with his blog. Streaming video too, depicting the carnage.  He insists on using bonified military force to restore order. I certainly won't disagree with that!www.mgno.com Went out to get something to eat at my local Big Boy restaurant. The owner and his wife are friends. The front of the restaurant is filling up </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://objectivismtoday.blogspot.com/feeds/112571793434048177/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15057904&amp;postID=112571793434048177&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15057904/posts/default/112571793434048177'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15057904/posts/default/112571793434048177'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://objectivismtoday.blogspot.com/2005/09/one-man-determined-to-stay-in-new.html' title='One Man Determined to Stay in New Orleans'/><author><name>Teresa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12845989467245883868</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15057904.post-112571269616706056</id><published>2005-09-02T18:44:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-09-02T20:00:53.696-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Katrina Relief Concert Turned Political Soapbox</title><summary type='text'>Oh man! Poor Mike Meyers....dude, if you could have seen your face when that rap idiot said "President Bush doesn't like black people!"Happily, the network cut his microphone and panned the camera away.What the hell is that moron's name?? P Kelley, or something like that? Isn't he the one that got arrested for having sex with teeny boppers??Anyway, the concert was going well, Tim McGraw was </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://objectivismtoday.blogspot.com/feeds/112571269616706056/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15057904&amp;postID=112571269616706056&amp;isPopup=true' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15057904/posts/default/112571269616706056'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15057904/posts/default/112571269616706056'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://objectivismtoday.blogspot.com/2005/09/katrina-relief-concert-turned.html' title='Katrina Relief Concert Turned Political Soapbox'/><author><name>Teresa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12845989467245883868</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15057904.post-112569891195153522</id><published>2005-09-02T15:07:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-09-02T15:08:31.960-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Man Made Disaster</title><summary type='text'>An Unnatural DisasterA Hurricane Exposes the Man-Made Disaster of the Welfare Stateby Robert TracinskiIt has taken four long days for state and federal officials to figure out how to deal with the disaster in New Orleans. I can't blame them, because it has also taken me four long days to figure out what is going on there. The reason is that the events there make no sense if you think that we are </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://objectivismtoday.blogspot.com/feeds/112569891195153522/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15057904&amp;postID=112569891195153522&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15057904/posts/default/112569891195153522'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15057904/posts/default/112569891195153522'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://objectivismtoday.blogspot.com/2005/09/man-made-disaster.html' title='Man Made Disaster'/><author><name>Teresa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12845989467245883868</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15057904.post-112362977370257438</id><published>2005-08-09T15:55:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-08-09T16:22:53.713-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Whack Job Customers</title><summary type='text'>What a rotten fucking day! First, my air conditioner decided to take a shit on me, then I the mother load of asshole nut job customers decided it would be a good idea darken our door this afternoon. This guy, his name is "Mick," had absolutely no idea what size shirt he wore...maybe he's just used to wearing dresses, but who in the fuck doesn't know what size shirt they wear???? Deb took care of </summary><link rel='related' href='http://www.fotcsucks.com/080905.mp3' title='Whack Job Customers'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://objectivismtoday.blogspot.com/feeds/112362977370257438/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15057904&amp;postID=112362977370257438&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15057904/posts/default/112362977370257438'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15057904/posts/default/112362977370257438'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://objectivismtoday.blogspot.com/2005/08/whack-job-customers.html' title='Whack Job Customers'/><author><name>Teresa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12845989467245883868</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15057904.post-112354747442118075</id><published>2005-08-08T17:10:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-04-03T15:24:43.117-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Deadbeat Customers</title><summary type='text'>Alas, one of America's great news anchors died last night. Peter Jennings. I watched Peter's broadcasts religiously during the 80's and early 90's. Loved the guy.It seriously desturbs me that some people out there order a service or product from another company and then don't want to pay for the service or product after it's been delivered to them or their customer. We've been dealing with this </summary><link rel='related' href='http://www.fotcsucks.com/080805.mp3' title='Deadbeat Customers'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://objectivismtoday.blogspot.com/feeds/112354747442118075/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15057904&amp;postID=112354747442118075&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15057904/posts/default/112354747442118075'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15057904/posts/default/112354747442118075'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://objectivismtoday.blogspot.com/2005/08/deadbeat-customers.html' title='Deadbeat Customers'/><author><name>Teresa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12845989467245883868</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>
