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I'm wondering if you use a to-do list or an organizer? I find that I have much more time on my hands to do leisure activities when I have a prioritized to-do list. Once I get down everything I need to do in a given week, then I find I am able to move some items around to a different day or time slot to make my errand-running more efficient. I also add a little extra time to everything I have planned, so as to account for unexpected traffic, bad weather, or other unforeseen events. If I need the time, great, I accounted for it and if not, then I just have that much more time at the end of the day/week for leisure activities. I also allow a little extra time each day, if possible, to add in another to-do item, in case something comes up throughout the week. I use Lotus Organizer at home and work to keep track of my to-do list, but a handwritten list or calendar has worked for me just as well in the past...you just have to commit to it and use it. There are still days, weeks, or even months, when I am too busy to get much leisure stuff done, but being organized sure helps minimize those times.

Doesn't his argument belong in the debate forum?

I thought the politically correct term was Latino, unless you're of Spanish descent (then Hispanic)?? But wouldn't a Spaniard be both Latino and Hispanic?? I'm just an English, French, Czech, Irish-mix, Caucasian person, though, what do I know? I suppose he'd be a African-Central American? What Sabathia says is dumb, racist crap anyway. The best players should be playing baseball, regardless of ethnicity. In addition, how interesting is it that someone of African descent discredits another person of African descent because he was raised in North America while the other was raised in Central America? It's as dumb as a white Texan woman saying that she don't think some white girl in New York is white because she's a Yankee.

I think a wedding anniversary is a great day to celebrate yourself (as well as your spouse.) A successful marriage is not possible without a successful me.

Ha ha! I understand! Here's our wedding website if you're interested. I had plans to add our vows, but I haven't gotten around to it just yet. Sorry if I did, but I didn't mean to hijack David's thread.

http://westandfirm.org/index.html I particularly like the blog FAQ section for intellectual ammo... http://www.westandfirm.org/blog/2008/05/fa...-insurance.html

I wish I had read VoS before AS; however, now that I have read VoS (and other works of nonfiction), I can't wait to read AS again.

Thanks! I'm not much of a writer, but by the time I finished, I was pleasantly surprised with how they turned out. I guess when you are truly inspired, it just flows out better.

Are you saying you want to change your nick here, or change your legal name??

If you raise your kids to be efficacious and self-confident, I think they will have what they need to deal with a bully, and most other conflicts in life. (And the adults that I have personally known that committed suicide, had troubled childhoods, so I think answering this question for kids would solve the adult problem, largely.) How to raise an efficacious, self-confident kid is probably the real question here. I certainly don't have all those answers since I am just now interested in having a child, but it's something I plan to look into over the next year or two as I plan to start trying. One thing I know for certain, government schools foster an environment totally contradictory to raising an efficacious, self-confident child.

Dagny could've helped her without taking her to the Gulch. The problem with Cheryl, as mentioned above, is that she didn't seek help. She gave up. As long as you're seeking help, looking for answers, etc., there is hope* and that's what keeps you going. Once you have no hope, you're dead. * Not to be confused with Obama's "hope."

Yes, Ryan was a HUGE help! Here's what I told Santiago when we got married a few weeks ago... Then he read a fantastic poem by Berton Braley, Negation, then he read his vows, which I don't have with me, so I can't post them here. Basically, when it comes to vows, I think it's important to define what marriage and romantic love is/means to each of you, then why you love each other, not just that you do. I wasn't sure how to get started, so I just started brainstorming and writing down random thoughts and quotes as they came to me. Then when I sat down and got serious about writing, I was able to take those notes and pull everything together. I was surprised how much of the notes I did not directly use; however, they still helped me get thinking in the right direction. Also, reading this website has helped me a ton since my divorce, and I reread the pertinent sections after getting engaged. I agree with a lot of what the author has to say about relationships and marriage. Hope any or all of this helps a bit. I can't wait to see you guys in Aspen! :-)

You seriously think that Obama likes America? He thinks that all of the things that made this country great, are exactly what's wrong with it and he's doing his best to change that. He IS destroying America.

There's nothing wrong or altruistic about voluntarily donating to a charity that is a value to you. I donate to the local animal shelter because I love animals and hate to see them suffer. I give to the Shriner's hospitals because I was burned when I was a kid (albeit not severely enough to require hospitalization) and I hate to see other children suffering with major burns. People will voluntarily put their money where their values are.

Wait, isn't there already a place for that? http://forum.ObjectivismOnline.com/index.php?showtopic=1127

I thought you may be thinking along those lines, that's why I asked for clarification. This is a common question of Objectivism and, for me anyway, it was answered very quickly and to my satisfaction, so I figured we could get this one item off your understanding O'ism to-do list. Zip and khaight pretty much said everything, but reading Virtue of Selfishness gave me a good understanding of this particular topic, and many others.

John Stossel has this interesting article on private roads. An excerpt: The last paragraph is great too:

Update: she got a "mini-makeover"

I love that one!

Are you certain the relationship between you and your child is irreparable? Even if the answer is yes, you still need to figure out how to move on with your life. I love Dr. Hurd too. He says somewhere there on his site that he does phone and email counseling as well as face-to-face office appointments. If you don't live near him, perhaps you could pay for an email or phone conversation or two and he can help guide you a bit?

It sounds like you need to know when to hold em and know when to fold em. This guy wasn't worth engaging.

Can you elaborate on this, I'm not sure what you mean? And welcome to the forum!

This guy was only the acting CFO since September, so what motivation would there be for the government to do him in?

Jill, I'm not sure what you mean. Did you try to write/draw your own comics and fail, or fail at being a parent? Either way, you shouldn't necessarily just give up because you failed at something in the past. Examine why you failed, learn from your mistakes and move on. Dwelling in the mistakes of the past and using that as your reason for not trying again will only make you miserable. This Dr. Hurd blog entry is pertinent. Now if you legitimately tried something and discovered you don't want to pursue it, that's another thing, but you should still learn from that experience and move on.