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		<title>Movin&#8217; On Out</title>
		<link>http://www.troy.thoughtsaloud.com/2009/04/05/movin-on-out/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2009 20:20:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am in the process of moving this blog to: http://berational.ning.com/
The new tool allows for more flexibility as well as forums, which I tend to like.  It also allows registered participants to post a photo of themselves in their profile.  It is very humanizing to see what we look like (even if I will not [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Look This &#8220;Gift Horse&#8221; Straight In The Eye</title>
		<link>http://www.troy.thoughtsaloud.com/2009/04/02/look-this-gift-horse-straight-in-the-eye/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2009 17:31:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Troy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There is a lot of chatter on the media these last few days about the (supposedly) ill chosen gifts that Obama has given the Queen and the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.&#160; The consensus seems to be that the Obamas just don&#8217;t have much experience selecting appropriate gifts.
This explanation simply does not get it.
We [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Defending Obama</title>
		<link>http://www.troy.thoughtsaloud.com/2009/03/27/defending-obama/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2009 18:02:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Troy</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.troy.thoughtsaloud.com/?p=375</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A few evenings ago, while acting like a rock star on the Tonight Show, the chosen one made a comment to the extent that watching him try to play tennis was like watching the Special Olympics.  Since then, quite a number of pundits have been on his case about this horrible insult to the physically [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Please Stop Using The &#8220;D&#8221; Word</title>
		<link>http://www.troy.thoughtsaloud.com/2009/03/24/please-stop-using-the-d-word/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2009 16:04:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Troy</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.troy.thoughtsaloud.com/?p=366</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Repeatedly, in this blog, I have tried to make the point that the United States of America was established as a Constitutional Republic, not a Democracy.  Obviously the talking heads around the country do not read my blog because it seems that I hear the D word with ever increasing frequency.  Last evening, I heard [...]]]></description>
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		<title>It Is Time For The Party To Be Over</title>
		<link>http://www.troy.thoughtsaloud.com/2009/03/23/it-is-time-for-the-party-to-be-over/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2009 17:48:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Troy</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.troy.thoughtsaloud.com/?p=361</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As everyone knows, in America we have 2 prominent political parties: The Democrat Party (a.k.a. &#8220;Dems&#8221;) and the Republican Party (a.k.a. &#8220;GOP&#8221;).
Particularly in recent years, both these parties have let us down.  By not doing what they promised and by doing what they promised not to do.  And, by presenting us with second-rate candidates, often [...]]]></description>
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		<title>I Am Prompted To Tell You This</title>
		<link>http://www.troy.thoughtsaloud.com/2009/03/20/i-am-prompted-to-tell-you-this/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2009 15:03:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Troy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The various talking heads and commentators are having a great time over the teleprompter mishap that happened a few days ago when Brian Cowen, the Prime Minister of Ireland and Barack Obama, the alleged President of the United States got their teleprompted wires crossed and gave parts of each others intended speeches.
Now I am the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Shining A Light On Self Interest</title>
		<link>http://www.troy.thoughtsaloud.com/2009/03/19/shining-a-light-on-self-interest/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2009 17:37:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Troy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There is a lot of chatter in the media lately on the subject of self interest.  A.K.A. greed.
On one side, there are the Objectivists (like me) as well as noted economists (like the late Milton Friedman &#8211; view http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWsx1X8PV_A).  Those in this camp claim that self interest is the motive power that makes a free [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sometimes More Is Less</title>
		<link>http://www.troy.thoughtsaloud.com/2009/03/16/sometimes-more-is-less/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2009 21:31:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Troy</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.troy.thoughtsaloud.com/?p=339</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In the essay I’ve Looked At Money From Both Sides Now http://www.troy.thoughtsaloud.com/2009/02/14/ive-looked-at-money-from-both-sides-now/  I mentioned my theory, mostly plagiarized from Ayn Rand, that money represents productivity.  Clearly a topic of little interest, given its low hit count.  But, I persist because I am convinced that the proper understanding of money and its relationship to productivity is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rights Is Rights &#8211; Right?</title>
		<link>http://www.troy.thoughtsaloud.com/2009/03/14/rights-is-rights-right/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2009 18:40:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Troy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Like many Americans, my first introduction to the concept of rights was in the 60&#8217;s, when the word, and the notion, seemed to dominate everything.  Indeed, the notion of rights, in my opinion, has been taken far beyond reason, such that rights can now be &#8220;created&#8221;, seemingly out of thin air, causing me to wonder [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Who Do You Trust?</title>
		<link>http://www.troy.thoughtsaloud.com/2009/03/12/who-do-you-trust/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2009 00:09:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Troy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I think it is a healthy exercise, especially in times like the present, to stop and think about how much we trust each other.
It is quite easy to be aware of who you don&#8217;t trust.  After all, they no doubt earned your mistrust through some act of word of deed which left a sensitive spot [...]]]></description>
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