DrJack55

I actually had a chance to meet the man after a show in Raleigh, NC, a few years ago (More like 10+). I had the pleasure of taking part in the "Catch a bullet between the teeth" trick and I can tell you even that close I still have no clue how they did it. This adds nothing to the thread, but I thought I'd chime in

Oh and BTW My wife is one of those liberals LoL I have to alt-tab from this forum or other Rand material when she comes around. I swear, I think it would be easier to explain surfing porn on the web over being caught on this forum

Thanks for the warm welcome folks. MIchael - It is interesting being about the only one in class who seems to be interested in actually doing the work and being there. Well, more for me I guess

Michael, Thanks for the welcome! A nice hot cup of french roast sounds good to me. Jack

Hey folks! I'm glad I was able to find this forum... Anyways, let me get to the point.. So I'm a liberal.. raised in a liberal family and nearly all of my friends and family have shared the same liberal ideology. The problem is that something changed with me about two years ago. I used to be really fat... orca fat. I'm 6 feet tall and weighed 315 pounds. I'm not sure what triggered it, but I decided to lose the weight. In the end I succeeded and I feel quite good. I made another change.. I decided that I wasn't going to sit on my *** for the rest of my life living off of disability (veteran) from the government. I went back to school. To the surprise of all those around me, I've become a 4.0 student. This from the kid that was on academic probation 10 years ago. I'm now getting ready to take the LSAT and apply for law school. But this isn't about weight loss and academics is it, that's not exactly why I'm here... I've noticed that I've become less tolerant of those that don't pull themselves up by their bootstraps and make the changes they need to bring about their own happiness. I've also noticed that the old excuses I've heard people make about their lot in life don't seem to ring true anymore. My friends that used to be with me have fallen away. I've heard through other people that some of them stopped being a part of my life because they were jealous of my own successes and didn't want to be reminded of their own shortfalls. I'm hoping that by coming here I can get some answers to some questions I have and maybe share some experiences with other like-minded people. I don't dare tell anyone I know that I'm coming here, because I know that I would never hear the end of it and let's be honest, Objectivism is exactly held in high esteem in the public education system .. but anyways, here I am... got any coffee? - Jack R.