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  1. skraps

    "Who is John Galt?"

    I think that people read the idea of objectivism too literally in Rand's writing. If you read the quote that Tyler has shared, and shared earlier, and dissect it, it can make perfect sense. Break it down by the words and their definitions if you must. "live for": (phrasal verb of live) 1...
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    "Who is John Galt?"

    As I have said multiple times... from any concept, theory or philosophy, there are morsels of good that can be extracted. I don't think--nor do I suspect anyone else in the conversation does--that Rand's writing should be treated as a bible of political philosophy, but there is some truth to...
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    STP Bengal Slices - - Have You Tried It?

    My understanding is that Meier & Dutch -- the distribution arm of P&C -- will have this available on the wholesale level for any retailer or e-tailer that wants it. It is up to those individual retailer/e-tailers to choose to stock it. Whether a retailer that ships overseas will stock it is...
  4. skraps

    Hey Bethlehem Pa and Philly Morley guys.

    Nothing finalized that I'm aware of, but Thanks for putting it on the radar. Will mention to Russ at the next meeting and see if anything has been set in stone.
  5. skraps

    "Who is John Galt?"

    Here is an interesting story that relates to some of what we have been talking about. Back in October here in Philly, a 2 year old was found wandering in Love Park. Turns out, the family was homeless and the child had got out of the small cardboard enclosure that his parents had in the park. The...
  6. skraps

    "Who is John Galt?"

    I'm going to read up on some of his stuff. Very interesting.
  7. skraps

    "Who is John Galt?"

    Can't say I was familiar with Hardin. Thanks for sharing that.
  8. skraps

    "Who is John Galt?"

    Philosophical and ethical questions abound. The Libertarian view is that is where governments responsibility lies. Protect against threats to individual liberties. If you choose to do ill, and that ill violates the rights of someone else to live their life and earn their share, then the...
  9. skraps

    "Who is John Galt?"

    DM, all good points. I think we could start a laundry list there. Perdurabo, and that is what would be referred to as selfish based on Juds quote. But, I'm not sure I see that as a selfish approach. Self preservationist, maybe... but is that bad? Society cannot succeed in any form without...
  10. skraps

    "Who is John Galt?"

    Cannot, or choose not to? Honestly, it's a great question, DM... and I don't have a good answer for it. I'm not a cold hearted bastard. I don't think there should be zero social assistance in this world, I do however think that it is far too freely doled out. When we reward those who don't make...
  11. skraps

    "Who is John Galt?"

    I guess I just don't understand the idea that working hard for your own success is selfish. Am I selfish because I do not want to dump all of that hard earned wealth into a pot to share with everyone? If that's the case, then I'm proud to be selfish. It's funny that a man that wants to keep...
  12. skraps

    Russ’ Lakeland Brindle

    http://www.jamesfox.ie/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=215_438&products_id=1082 They are in Ireland, so do not face the same CC issues that the British retailers do. Give them a call, or shoot them an email. They are great to deal with, and their shipping is scary fast. It's like they...
  13. skraps

    American Blend

    Strange... Epiphany is very light handed in the Perique department compared to OJK which is 25%. I suspect it is not the Perique you are having issues with, especially if you like OJK and have no problems. In general, you can't go wrong with the C&D Burley blends. A few of them are a bit rough...
  14. skraps

    "Who is John Galt?"

    :clap: That made me chuckle, Perdurabo.
  15. skraps

    "Who is John Galt?"

    Not sure that is the biggest evil in the book, but it is certainly one of them. The collectivist mindset of both the people and the government is what dominates in my mind. Agreed. In every concept or theory, however crazy it may be, there are valuable morsels. The key is extracting the...
  16. skraps

    "Who is John Galt?"

    It was made by John Rogers and was parroted back by Paul Krugman, the New York Times columnist. I'm not saying that Rand's ideas should be held as gospel, nor that they would solve the worlds problems. However --in my opinion -- to state that they are childish fantasy is narrow minded and...
  17. skraps

    "Who is John Galt?"

    This may be true if someone blindly follows the principles in Rand's book, and expects them to just happen without any effort or work. Oh... wait... that's our current day society. Sorry, got mixed up there for a second. We live in a world of emotionally stunted, socially crippled adults...
  18. skraps

    Things That You Want, But Don't Really Need?

    I stumbled across the Ericfon site when I was searching out the 302's. Very retro. Not my speed, but I do appreciate the design and the popularity of them when they came out. Good stuff. I wound up buying a replica phone myself, but wound up getting the "Lucy" because they didn't have any of...
  19. skraps

    Bad Day In The Man Garage

    Glad you are in one piece. This should be an example to your wife that smoking in the garage is extremely dangerous, and can only be rectified by allowing you to smoke safely in your man cave. Worth a shot. :roll:
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    Things That You Want, But Don't Really Need?

    I would love to have a re-furbished, Western Electric 302, rotary dial phone. Fitted with a pulse to tone converter of course, so that it would be more "functional". https://www.oldphoneworks.com/302-black-metal-case.html I'd like it, but I can't justify spending well over $300 for something I...
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