gistfile1.txt

# http://gilesbowkett.blogspot.com/2009/04/unshiftfiledirnamefile.html
class File
  class << self
    def here(__file__, string)
      expand_path(dirname(__file__)) + string
    end
  end
end

# usage
%w{foo
   bar
   baz}.each do |file|
  require File.here(__FILE__, "/lib/#{file}")
end