Not Just Dishes

It was wonderful to meet you all last year! This is going to be an exciting year. The air is full of uncertainty. That always offers many great opportunities. There will be predators and opportunists as usual. As for 2012, I hope the Mayans were wrong.

Onward!

Every right imposes some obligation on others. My right to freedom is borne by the brave and self-sacrificing soldiers, by the martyrs and patriots of this country who were willing to die than live without liberty. I believe in productivity, of living in our own effort and not give or receive the undeserved, in working for merits, of honoring achievement and rejecting envy; the philosophy of rational individualism.

You will not see me in an Occupy protest. I will be working whatever job I can find. You will not see me in the picket lines, I will cross the barriers and staff the trauma center. I abhor socialism and socialist agenda. I will not pay dues to someone or some group who will pretend to speak for me and uphold my rights while paying politicians to uphold the bureaucracy. I believe in the capacity of humans as noble and capable individuals. I reject the demagoguery of those who think they care for others by making them dependent and incapable, then brag about how they save others. It is modern day slavery. There is no honor in dependency and slavery. 

This philosophy is not contradictory with kindness. 

I am a Registered Nurse. I was also a speech and language therapist for autistic children and children with cerebral palsy. I worked as a trauma and emergency nurse in two of the nation's busiest trauma centers. I am now a clinical analyst developing clinical decision support rule programs . My home is my refuge. I am married to the man I love and we have two beautiful children. We have two dogs, one very smart and the other loves to eat. We have a five year old rabbit that the dogs respect and fear when she thumps! 

My childhood was blessed with industrious, lovingl and intelligent parents who emphasized the importance of education, hard work and self-reliance. I am blessed with gifted and loving sisters and brothers. My sister Leah, a good lawyer, is battling lung cancer; that makes me very sad. She continues to inspire me. She used to read my blog everyday until she lost her eyesight. 

The people I love are my inspiration. I have met many good and beloved friends through blogging. I coined the term sisterfriend for the most beloved. I cannot stand sycophants and do not suffer fools gladly. I have strong opinions and express them. I cannot pretend to like things and people just to appear inclusive, progressive and appealing. I find that quite disingenuous and appalling. I detest  profane and vulgar language. I do not find that cute nor courageous, instead, it evinces a limited vocabulary. I relish getting awed by outstanding and talented artists but I love to witness the effort, struggle and hard work of the creative mind. I cheer for the neophyte. 

Thank you for your visit.

I oil paint and draw for leisure.

I will use the sidebar to share ideas and topics that provoke and interest me. There are also new pages on my blog. I tried to post summaries of my painterly and illustration endeavors. This year, I hope again to finish two drawing projects I started a while back, the first was started three years ago and the other, two years a go.

I was twelve years old when I read Atlas Shrugged. I did not understand it then.