Posts by Eyebrow2

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Are you a fan of Ayn Rand works and/or Philosophy?

by Eyebrow2 in

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i have done a lot of reading of rand's fiction, and have been reading a lot about her philosophy over the past several months.

i attend a local study group on her philosophy, and my family and i often attend get togethers that a local objectivist group puts on once or twice a month.. i am interested in talking with other ex witnesses that enjoy her work, and may be interested in discussing her philosophy.

i won't call myself an objectivist just yet, because i still am studying the philosophy.

Eyebrow2

I have been working on Atlas Shrugged since January, hahah. It is a long one, but well worth it.

I have read :

Anthem, We the Living, Fountainhead, and parts of The Virture of Selfishness, as well as various other essays that I have found online. I have found a lot of info on http://www.aynrand.org One thing that I have found is that I had a totally misuderstanding of her from my initial readings about her (various book reviews here and there); I thought she was a very cold person, but once I took the time to study I realized she wasn't someone that dismissed emotions, as some have claimed.

One of my favorite quotes is:"I need no warrant for being, and no word of sanction upon my being. I am the warrant and the sanction."

Littlerock...I understand your pain. The reason it has been taking me so long to read Atlas is because I spent most of march sick, and it hurt to read. Have you tried finding a large print edition online?

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Are you a fan of Ayn Rand works and/or Philosophy?

by Eyebrow2 in

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i have done a lot of reading of rand's fiction, and have been reading a lot about her philosophy over the past several months.

i attend a local study group on her philosophy, and my family and i often attend get togethers that a local objectivist group puts on once or twice a month.. i am interested in talking with other ex witnesses that enjoy her work, and may be interested in discussing her philosophy.

i won't call myself an objectivist just yet, because i still am studying the philosophy.

Eyebrow2

I have done a lot of reading of Rand's fiction, and have been reading a lot about her philosophy over the past several months. I attend a local study group on her philosophy, and my family and I often attend get togethers that a local Objectivist group puts on once or twice a month.

I am interested in talking with other Ex Witnesses that enjoy her work, and may be interested in discussing her philosophy. I won't call myself an Objectivist just yet, because I still am studying the philosophy. I made a HUGE mistake last year when jumped on the humanist bandwagon without doing my homework, and don't want to make the same mistake again.

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I'm Done !

by oldflame in

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well for some time now i have been having back pain.

i have been on pain meds now for about 4 years.

a few weeks ago the pain was so bad i ended up in the emergency room.

Eyebrow2

Wow...Old Flame I am really sorry to hear that!

What type of work do you do? I ask, because maybe there is something related to the work that you could possibly do? Perhaps something along the lines of writing articles for trade mags in your industry?

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Has this happened to you?? Unfair compensation practices

by littlerockguy in

i interviewed and hired someone this week to fill a position in my department.

then i am going to have to fill two more positions in my dept.

i emailed hr and told them to process the paperwork.

Eyebrow2

It's definately a good idea to see if you can have your pay bumped up. After all, if you are given the responsibility of being a lead or manager with extra responsibility, it seems reasonable to be given a little more pay for a little more responsibility.

Here are my questions:

1. When you say you are the lead, is this officially recognized in your title? Sometimes companies will rely on employees to take a lead, but don't always give the title and extra pay along with it. Sometimes it is blatant, and other times an honest oversight. If you don't have the "official" title that goes along with the responsibilities, you need to request an official promotion, along with a bump in pay. If they refuse, but expect you to still be responsible for lead duties, it probably is the time to start looking for something new.

2. Does this new person have more experience than you and a degree? I wasn't really sure of that. I agree if you are a manager or a lead, you should have at least a little more than your subordinates. However, sometimes employers look at what experience a new person is bringing to the table, and overlook the experience they already have there when determining what to pay new hires.

A lot of larger corporations nowadays have set titles and pay scale that corresponds with a person's duties. That helps avoid these kinds of issues.

Good luck..by the way...I have said it before, and will probably say it again: www.indeed.com is a great site to search multiple job postings on job boards, corporate and other sites.

PS...Minister: A lot of CEOs are worth the money they get. Let's not judge all of them based on some of the bad apples. A CEO is a meaningful position in most companies, and the decisions they make can save or end the jobs of the rank and file worker. That's a lot of responsibility.

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eBay auction - Framed Oil Painting of Fred Franz

by VM44 in

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wow!

how about this hanging in your living room?

let the bidding begin!

Eyebrow2

Hmmm...it certainly is him as a "younger" old man.

I met him when I was a teenager, and the picture does look a lot like he did...only he was much older, and blinder.

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eBay auction - Framed Oil Painting of Fred Franz

by VM44 in

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wow!

how about this hanging in your living room?

let the bidding begin!

Eyebrow2

But hey, it could be a picture of Fred Murray in his golden years too...so what do I know?

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An "apostate" walks into a bar......................

by ButtLight in

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.

and recognizes an elder there.

so he goes up to him and says................(keep the story going)

Eyebrow2

Then the Genie came back and said to the elder:

"You do know this is a GAY bar right?"

The elder looked at the Genie and said.....

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Bad, bad Brother W.!

by Virgochik in

i am out on sick leave from work today, but a friend called me at home to say there was a big scene made at the office!.

brother w., an employee, went off on his supervisor, and called her a b*tch in front of onlookers, including the union steward!

it will be hard for the union to defend this.

Eyebrow2

How about taking the high road and just leaving it alone?

This talk of reporting him to his congregation is a bit sad. Sure, an active witness may do it to you if you are in the same congregation, but hey, isn't stuff like that one of the reasons we complain about how bad the JWs can be?

If he is being disciplined at work, good for them. He sounds like an ass. But if he isn't affecting your life in any other way, I think you should just leave it alone. It isn't worth it.

BTW "Jehoopla" is an awesome, awesome word.

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Anybody work in finance?? I need some advice

by Junction-Guy in

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ok here's the deal.

every since amanda moved out i have been surviving on one income, and lately i have been strapped for cash.

my bills are behind, my credit cards are behind, needless to say im broke.

Eyebrow2

I definately would avoid cashing the check, and seeing where you can cut expenses, or work in a second job. If you do start a business on the side, be very careful that you don't end up running up a lot of expenses on that. Pick something that is really cheap and easy to do with a quick turn around. (If you were starting a business for other reasons, my advice would be different.)

You would be wise to make bankruptcy your ABSOLUTELY LAST choice. The laws are tougher now, I believe they make you deal with credit counseling agencies that have been "approved" by the governmnt. Lots of times you can get done what they say they do by yourself.

Elsewhere's advice may sound drastic, but I think if things are that tough, it is good advice. You don't want to cash on your retirement too early if you can help it. I know it isn't easy to do, but perhaps you can find somewhere cheaper to live while you get your debt under control.

Good luck...and you know you want to retire to TX.

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Boycott Tom Cruise and his Mission Impossible 3 movie!

by Elsewhere in

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the church of scientology is trying to censor comedy central because of the scientology south park episode!

please write to comedy central about the scientology episode!.

please express support for south park and denounce the way tom cruise is trying to censor south park!

Eyebrow2

I wasn't able to make it through the first 20 minutes of the second MI movie. it was sooo boring. I enjoyed the first one though.

He's okay as an actor. I thought war of the worlds was decent. I won't be seening MI3, at least not in the theaters. I won't say it would be a boycott for me though. I don't care enough about it to be noble.

Regarding Chef, it is a shame. I do love Isaac Haye's voice. sigh. I don't watch South Park that often anymore. I really love that no group or religion or race is safe from their humor. They are as equal opportunity as it gets when it comes to humor. Good for them! I have to admit though, I don't watch it often because sometimes they get a bit too nasty for me, but hey, it wouldn't be an equal opportunity show if even I wasn't offended sometime, right?