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.