Hello-
I just wanted to introduce myself before jumping right into other folders. I’m currently a science writer/editor from Illinois and hope to make a career change to culinary arts in the next few months.
My first exposure to Objectivism and Ayn Rand was a couple of years ago when I picked up a copy of Atlas Shrugged. I’ve been a laissez faire capitalist in spirit and lover of reason and productivity for as long as I can remember (with the exception of a couple years of college where I must have decided such things were too much work.) Currently, I’m enjoying some of Rand’s non-fiction and hope to move on to the rest of her writings and some other authors when I’m finished. (ie–Von Mises, Peikoff, Armentano, etc…)
My goal in participating in this particular board is to improve my skills in the conventions of rational argument–and also just to be in an atmosphere conducive to Objectivist ideas. It gets a little lonely out there sometimes 
Anyway–I suppose that’s it for an introduction. I’m really enjoying reading through old threads right now!
