Monthly Archives: July 2017

Thought For the Day: Strive To Be of Value

“Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value.” –Albert Einstein

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First Principles: A Leader Inspires Others

“If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more, and become more, you are a leader.”  –  John Quincy Adams Leadership does not depend on title.  If you inspire confidence and trust in others, in effect, you … Continue reading

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WordPress #Daily Prompt – Grit

Monochrome – The Grit & Shame of Chaos Ordered

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In A Nod To Photoshop

In A Nod To Photoshop by Michael Romani A lot can be said By the naked raw Some images instead Need more to be their all In a nod to Photoshop Each element can be drawn out Piece by piece; … Continue reading

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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: The Voyages to Vinland

The Norse Viking exploration of coastal North America is described in the Saga of Erik the Red.  Leif Erikson first landed in the area that is said to include what is now known as Newfoundland and the Gulf of Saint Lawrence … Continue reading

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Frame By Frame

Frame By Frame by Michael Romani Painting rocks With the family Peppy talks Feeling so happy Squeezing out each moment Watching what might foment No longer freezing time This love is so sublime Such are the ways Of love and … Continue reading

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WordPress Daily – Prompt – Caper

a caper is a mystery of sorts and so The Mystery of the Masque

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First Principles: Redistributing Wealth Begins the End of the Republic

“When the people find that they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic.” – -Benjamin Franklin  

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Thought For the Day: Kind Words Are Remembered Over Wise Sayings

“Wise sayings often fall on barren ground, but a kind word is never thrown away.” – Arthur Helps, English Writer, Dean of the Privy Council          

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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics – Of Truth – Francis Bacon

The First Viscount, St. Albans, Francis Bacon wrote many works that live on through the ages for their clarity and truth. The quote, ” …the inquiry, knowledge, and belief of truth is the sovereign good of human nature”, from the … Continue reading

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