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RE: Leaving the Railroad - My Story
Wow awesome story. Thanks for sharing @donna-metcalfe. Atlas Shrugged. Good stuff. I read it a few years ago. Talked about too much in popular culture not to actually read myself. I had an employee that I think is about your age. She was a pioneer working for Cal-Trans probably about the same time as your career. I bet you two could swap stories! Hope you are still on your Divine Plan.
Thank you. I bet you're right, your employee and I could probably swap stories all day long! I liked being a pioneer but it ground me down after a while. And yes, my Divine Plan still seems to be in order!
Oh Atlas Shrugged, and The Fountainhead - they were a huge influence on me. It's been a long time since I read them so I looked up some info (wanted to spell Dagny's name right) and read some reviews from people who hated Ayn Rand's books, really vicious. I'm not sure if they didn't understand them, or if I didn't, but I'm still a fan. Another one I haven't read for a while was We the Living, I think that is a better introduction to her work. It explains why she hated collectivism and was so anti-communist, why she felt the individual should have more power than any government or group.