The Ramblings of DRN

I would love to say that I enjoy writing, but I do not. So there will sometimes be updates, but not often. This is my place to jot down and put some of my thoughts, ideas, considerations, or flights of fancy. I make no promises on grammar, spelling, or any great thought provoking manifestos. However these are mine and mine alone, enjoy or not your choice. Feel free to leave comments but keep them civil and on topic. Enjoy!

I swear by my life and my love of it that I will never live for the sake of another man, nor ask another man to live for mine.
-- Ann Rand
Atlas Shrugged

After the big bank bail out a few years back I read Atlas Shrugged by Ann Rand. At the time I struggled to understand the balance between charity and individualism. As I read the story I saw the greed, the selfishness, the laziness of the general populace and the government in particular. I cheered as Dagny Taggart and Hank Rearden thumbed their nose at the man and fought to maintain their pride and ethics in the face of society that only valued them for the product of their work. The black and white between looters and producers with no gray, however life is nothing but gray with very little that is truly black and white. It is not an easy balance but I think I found it, at least for me. continue reading...

I have been thinking a lot over the last few months of the directions life loves to take. I would have never imagined a few years ago that I would be where happen to be now. How did this happen? Why did this happen? These are all questions for philosophy and religion, which is why I like to think about them. So what are some of these surprises in my life? continue reading...

This is the speach I gave as valedictorian of Tuba City Highschool's class of 1996. continue reading...

I have no idea what this was written for. It was done in my second year of College going by the date tag on it, but I am not even sure how accurate that is. Either way it is a fun little short story. Enjoy! continue reading...

I remeber when I was getting ready to move to New York everyone telling me how mean people would be. That finding a smile would be impossible. My favorite warning was to be ready to be mugged at least once a week Well I have found that sentament is wrong. Or is it? continue reading...