It states that reality, the external world, exists independent of mans consciousnessthis means that A is A, that facts are facts, that things are what they are and the task of mans consciousness is to perceive reality not to create or invent it. Rand argues that this metaphysics is axiomatic that it is contained in all knowledge and so presupposed in any attempt to deny it
The weird thing about him was that he wanted me to learn how to be an engineer in music, because he didnt want someone around him that was just a girlfriend, or a groupie or someone who just got high
I cant let myself write about Prine without mentioning Spanish Pipedream, in which a topless dancer dispenses advice in the form of a hippie call to armsblow up your TV, throw away your paper, go to the country, build you a home, plant a little garden, eat a lot of peaches, try and find Jesus on your ownbecause I cant listen to that twangy chorus without wanting to take a Molotov cocktail to my flatscreen and book it to the Hudson Valley
In essence, I have 70 firm trial dates for the next year, and its my job to make sure we have everything necessary
