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I continue working my way through Atlas Shrugged. And, I’m surprisingly more engaged than I thought I would be. While the theme of general selfishness gets old ( I swear by my life and my love of it that I will never live for the sake of another man, nor ask another man to live [...]
As a die hard free market capitalist, I am somewhat embarrassed to admit that I only now am reading Atlas Shrugged for the first time. It was recommended by one of my sisters who is very well read and knows my interests. I’m only about 1/3 of the way through, but I’m starting to understand [...]
Over the last few weeks, I have enjoyed reading a biography of Abraham Lincoln with my nine year old. Lincoln led our country through a very difficult time and I have grown to further appreciate his principles as well as his actions. This quote from his second inaugural address says it all: With malice toward [...]
I just finished reading Robert Sutton’s book The No **** Rule: Building a Civilized Workplace and Surviving One That Isn’t. It’s a good read about the effects of toxic behavior in the workplace. Considering the potentially depressing nature of the subject, Sutton manages to stay positive and lighthearted as he navigates through personal experiences and [...]
I was searching for past race results and stumbled across Athlinks. At first glance, it didn’t seem like anything special. Then I realized that without any assistance, they had collected most of my race results for the last 10 years and associated them with me. I had run these races in Nebraska, Colorado, and Oregon, [...]