EGO SAND DOLLAR TEMPLATE

I have installed a new template called Sand Dollar. [Editor's comment: Will you relate the sand dollar template to a gold dollar coin?]

The dollar sand template was originally created by Jason Sutter and then modified by Charlemagne Stavanger. I downloaded the blogger template from Blogcrowds.

GOLDEN LINE

Could you guess which is my favorite line from the Wall Street movie? The working title of the sequel is Money Never Sleeps. I recommend you to read Jonathan Hoenig's book, Greed Is Good: The Capitalist Guide to Investing.

Will you listen to Yaron Brook's lecture (Capitalism Without Guilt: The Moral Case for Freedom) on October 22? It is a celebration of the launch of the Ayn Rand Center for Individual Rights in Washington, DC?

I will soon take the golden opportunity and send an application for opening an account at GoldMoney. Related: My post, GOLD AND ELECTRONIC PAYMENTS.

EGO TEMPLATE

I have done some changes to the template and moved things around a bit and removed some stuff. The page takes still time to load and I will look into the matter to see how it could load faster. I know that I have some external third party scripts that could cause delays, but I want to keep a few ads that could generate a little money for my blogging and some social media and networking tools. If you think that my blog is too cluttered with stuff, but still want to read it, you could subscribe to EGO RSS feed. I will keep the Sphere feed flare feature so you could check out blogs and sites that are covering the same topics as my posts.

You have about a fortnight in order to decide if you want to give George W. Bush a score card. I think I will retire the Uncle Sam tour poll in the near future. I don't see that a new commander in chief will pay a visit to a new country in the immediate future... Please feel free to give me suggestions on topics for new polls and interactive features on my blog. Do you think it is a good idea to create some kind of survey regarding the election? I recommend you to read Craig Biddle's article, McBama vs. America, and then share your thoughts by writing a comment or linking to an article or blog post that you think is useful to read before the election day.

Have you seen that Cox & Forkum has posted a new cartoon? Here is an excerpt from Allen Forkum's post, Rescue me.

Since stopping editorial cartoons a year ago, John and I have continued creating gag cartoons for my automotive publications. Occasionally one of our gag cartoons will cross over into editorial territory. Such is the case with the cartoon above, which is why I'm posting it here (it's also posted at John's blog). We have no plans to start up again, but it's certainly not for lack of material in the news these days... (CoxAndForkum.com, October 14, 2008.)

Rescue me

[Editor's comment: I don't want to rescued by a bailout or receive a handout, but please feel free to voluntarily give me support for my blogging. You could use PayPal as the tip jar by clicking on the "Donate" button in the support section, or if you want to buy something from my wish list at Amazon.]

TIME TO GO ON STRIKE?

Do you think it is time to go on strike? Have you met characters like Ayn Rand's John Galt lately? [Editor's note: Please write a comment if you have read Ayn Rand's novel, Atlas Shrugged.] Read Dr. Helen Smith's post, Going John Galt. [Via Pajamas Media.] In one way, I am partially on strike, waiting for an invitation to the Galt's Gulch, but I think it is worth fighting for a second renaissance due to the fact that The Ayn Rand Institute is doing a great job on spreading better ideas, giving moral support to businessmen and capitalists, and teaching the New Intellectuals in Ayn Rand's philosophy, Objectivism.

TASTY LINKS

Here are some tasty links:

Carnival of the Recipes: Tricks, Treats & Eats by Shawn Lea.

McDonald’s: Local Footprint, Global Reach by Laurel Delaney.

OPEN FORUM BY AMERICAN EXPRESS

You could read a piece by yours truly over at Open Forum blog. You will find "a wealth of resources for savvy business owners" at the site powered by American Express Company. The title of my article is Time To Bring Back The Smiley Face To America. Please feel free to comment on my post and you are more than welcome to spread the good word!

FOLLOW EGO

You could now show the blogosphere that you are an avid follower of EGO blog. Click on the widget on the top of the left side bar. Right now, I have one follower called Manje.

PAUL KRUGMAN AND THE NOBEL PRICE

I will ask my guest on my next podcasting show to give his opinion on Paul Krugman and the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences. In one comment on The Big Picture, I saw a link to a piece by Paul Krugman there he is trashing the Austrian theory of the boom and bust business cycle.

HOW DO YOU CELEBRATE COLUMBUS DAY?

How do you celebrate Columbus Day? Here is an excerpt from the article, Columbus was a hero by Dimitri Vassilaros. [Via Randex.]

Columbus essentially was an explorer and discoverer bringing Western civilization's cures, science and technology, he says. The philosophical legal process was another gift the Europeans gave to the Indians, he says. "Indians got all that for free."

Columbus' critics should fall down on their knees and thank the Founding Fathers for creating a nation based on the moral principle of the individual's right to life, liberty and, Bowden stresses, the selfish pursuit of happiness. (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, October 10, 2008)

Related: My post, COLUMBUS AND LEIF ERIKSON DAY.

YUJA WANG

Have you heard about classical pianist Yuja Wang? Here is an excerpt from Lawrence A. Johnson's article, The restless, intellectual life of 21-year-old Wang. [Via Randex.]

In addition to a voracious appetite for music, the depth of Wang's taste in reading is impressive in an age when The Da Vinci Code is considered classic literature. ''Right now I'm reading The Idiot by Dostoyevsky,'' she says. ''And I read Nietzsche's Thus Sprach Zarathustra and Ayn Rand's The Fountainhead. And I love Victor Hugo. I read no trash,'' she laughs. (The Miami Herald, October 10, 2008.)