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Monthly Archives: June 2017
Happy National Tea Day
After water, it is said that the second most consumed beverage in the world is tea. It comes in myriad of flavors and styles, virtually assuring there is something tasty for everyone. In fact, in the United States, whispers have … Continue reading
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Tagged Advantages, Health, National Tea Day, Second Life, Tea
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First Principles: Expenditures Should Not Exceed Ability To Pay
“There is not a more important and fundamental principle in legislation, than that the ways and means ought always to face the public engagements, that our appropriations should ever go hand in hand with our promises. To say that the … Continue reading
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Tagged Ability To Pay, Appropriations, Budget, Expenditures, First Principles, James Madison, Ways and Means
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Thought For the Day: The Free Man Owns Himself
“The free man owns himself. He can damage himself with either eating or drinking; he can ruin himself with gambling. If he does he is certainly a damn fool, and he might possibly be a damned soul; but if he … Continue reading
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Tagged Fool, Free Man, GK Chesterton, Self Damage, Self Governance, Thought For the Day, Wisdom
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National Rose Day 2017
Surrounded by so much beauty, I would be remiss not to wish all the ladies out there a very happy National Rose Day!! I had no idea until I was looking into some information on National Oceans Day. A rose … Continue reading
Posted in Photographs & Memories, Second Life, Uncategorized
Tagged Beauty, Imagination, National Oceans Day, National Rose Day, Rose, Second Life
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World Oceans Day 2017
This year, World Oceans Day is today, June 8, 2017. But, when you’re a surfer like I grew up being the ocean is a central focus every day and for good reason. It’s been my home away from home for … Continue reading
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Tagged Aloha Promises Forever, Beauty, Conservation, Food, Inspiration, Journey, Medicine, Oceans, Surf, Surfing, World, World Ocean Day
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A Moment’s Distraction
A Moment’s Distraction by Michael Romani Aperture of light Songbird in the night Melodic moment’s prayer People stop to stare Angular perception Meets its reception Self-reflected conception Mass media deception To show is to reveal Filled with motion; never still … Continue reading
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Tagged Aperture, Light, Motion, Perception, Poem, Poetry, Story, View
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First Principles: Giving Up the Right of Property Delivers the Conscience Into Bondage
“There is not a single instance in history in which civil liberty was lost, and religious liberty preserved entire. If therefore we yield up our temporal property, we at the same time deliver the conscience into bondage.” –John Witherspoon, The … Continue reading
Thought For the Day: We Need Diversity of Thought
“We need diversity of thought in the world to face the new challenges.” – Tim Berners-Lee, Inventor of the World Wide Web In reading through some interesting thoughts from Mr. Berners-Lee this morning, I found much to think on. Two … Continue reading
Walking In Him
Wednesday night’s sermon was based on: http://www.biblestudytools.com/colossians/2-6.html On this passage and from the message, the following poem is based: Walking In Him by Michael Romani In a sort of old fashioned attestment To the workings of the Old and New … Continue reading
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Tagged Christianity, Empty Tomb, Grace, Holy, Pharisees, Poem, Poetry, Relationship, Repentance, Santification, Testament, Truth of Light, Worship
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First Principles: Republics Fail When The Profligates Are Rewarded
“Republics are created by the virtue, public spirit, and intelligence of the citizens. They fall, when the wise are banished from the public councils, because they dare to be honest, and the profligate are rewarded, because they flatter the people, … Continue reading →