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Monthly Archives: May 2017
Sacrifice of Service
This Sunday’s sermon was about service to others and how it is exactly in keeping with God’s Word and His example lived as Jesus. I could not agree more. My ancestors were once knights. While many knights have received a … Continue reading
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Tagged God, Holy, House of Prayer, Knight, Photographs, Poetry, Romans, Sacrifice, Servant, Service, Wisdom
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Thought For the Day: The Trouble With Words
The trouble with words is that you never know whose mouths they’ve been in. – Dennis Potter
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Tagged Dennis Potter, Mouths, Thought For the Day, Trouble, Words
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First Principles: The Constitution Must Be Changed By Amendment Only
“[T]he present Constitution is the standard to which we are to cling. Under its banners, bona fide must we combat our political foes — rejecting all changes but through the channel itself provides for amendments.” –Alexander Hamilton This quote may … Continue reading
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Tagged Alexander Hamilton, Amendment, Constitution, First Principles, Standard
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Cunning Opponent
https://flic.kr/p/gLUmLf Cunning Opponent by Michael Romani The most cunning opponent That I have ever met Is there in those moments Filled with doubt and regret When I doubt my self-mastery And give into the mystery Found in the self-closing … Continue reading
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Tagged Anxiety, Bedlam, Opponent, Poems, Poetry, Self-Mastery, Surfing
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Smoked Traces
Smoked Traces by Michael Romani Slipped past like some kind of stranger Living fast never out of constant danger Chronic in your obscene defense Unable to get past the pretense Doubt leads to savage death The time has come … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry and Poems
Tagged Challenges, Danger, Poetry, Reaper, River Styx, Traces
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Moumou’s Square
There are many parts of Second Life that are representative of the real life places that we know and love. One such place is Moumou’s Square. It is inspired by Languedoc-Roussillon. In reality it is located in southern France … Continue reading
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Tagged Beehives, Canal, Languedoc-Roussillon, Lavender, Mediterranean, Moumou's Square, Nature, Oak Tree, Second Life, Surreal, Wine
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First Principles: National Defense Is A Cardinal Duty
“National defense is one of the cardinal duties of a statesman.” – John Adams (1815) This quote is from a letter to James Lloyd in 1815. Since the beginning of our nation, it has been thanks to the dedication and … Continue reading
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Tagged Appreciation, Cardinal, Duty, First Principles, Honor, James Lloyd, John Adams, Memorial Day, National Defense
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Thought For the Day: There Are Worse Things Than War
As Memorial Day in the United States of America rapidly approaches, this thought comes to mind: “War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things; the decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling which thinks nothing … Continue reading
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Tagged Freedom, John S Mill, Memorial Day, Price, The Contest In America, Thought For the Day, War
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Vasquez Rocks
Turns out that a blogger out there, Bel, has recently visited a place that I have photographed in real. I didn’t have any of my photos of Vasquez Rocks to share, but, I do have this poem that I wrote … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry and Poems
Tagged Camera, Desert, Hollywood, Los Angeles, Poems, Poetry, Portfolio, Roadrunner, Vasquez Rocks, Wile E Coyote
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First Principles: Congress Should Stick To Its Enumerated Powers
“If Congress can do whatever in their discretion can be done by money, and will promote the General Welfare, the Government is no longer a limited one, possessing enumerated powers, but an indefinite one, subject to particular exceptions.”– James Madison … Continue reading
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