There was a great article in the Wall Street Journal in January about Ayn Rand’s epic book: ‘Atlas Shrugged’: From Fiction to Fact in 52 Years. With the weight of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act, the government is about to show that it can be crushed under its own weight. An especially illuminating quote from…
Enchanted Lace Sweater I’ve finally decided to knit My Enchanted Lace sweater. I bought the pattern at Stitches West probably 5 years ago and bought the yarn a couple of years ago but haven’t found the time to sit down and decipher the pattern. Last week on my trip to Dallas, I did and knitted…
OK – some of us have done more knitting lately than others. Some of us only knit when we get together; others have been bit by the knitting bug and attended Stitches West last week in Santa Clara! We had a stitch & bitch at my house a couple of weeks ago where I went…
This is a quote from a speech John Gardner gave when he was 88: “The luckiest people are those who learn early … that it’s essential to take charge of your own life. That doesn’t mean you don’t accept help, friendship, love, and leadership–if it’s a good leadership–from others. But it does mean recognizing that…