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WordPress – #Daily Prompt – Jiffy
Spin Jiffy
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Tagged Abstract, Daily Prompt, Jiffy, Photograph, Spin, Wordpress
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First Principles: Term Limits Compels Consideration of the Governed
“Nothing so strongly impels a man to regard the interest of his constituents, as the certainty of returning to the general mass of the people, from whence he was taken, where he must participate in their burdens. – George Mason, Speech … Continue reading
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Tagged Burdens, First Principles, George Mason, Public Interest, Regard, Term Limits
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Thought For the Day: Play Your Role In Humanity’s Concert
“It takes generosity to discover the whole through others. If you realize you are only a violin, you can open yourself up to the world by playing your role in the concert.” – Jacques Cousteau
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Tagged Concert, Connect, Discover, Generosity, Jacques Coustea, Orchestrate, Role, Thought For the Day
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Painting the Light
Painting The Light by Michael Romani Painting with the wind and light As we dive into the dark of night Building the colors in our minds There in more details than we find It is an enigmatic orchestration Tossed into … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry and Poems
Tagged Bay, Coral, Death, Detail, Life, Light, Lighthouse, Night Dive, Ocean, Painting, Photography, Poem, Poetry, Soft, Sunset
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Rabaul Harbor
Rabaul Harbor by Michael Romani Mankind has fought war after war It seems like we will forevermore Without a second thought of consequence Of how nature bears this in reluctance Absorbing all the we do to her One horrible aftermath … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry and Poems
Tagged Biplane, Crater, Daydream, Diving, New Guinea, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Rabaul Harbor, Volcano, War
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Instrumental Blues – Part I
Early on when I started discovering that I liked playing more than classical, I started developing an interest in the blues and then blues rock before even the jazz then progressive hard rock periods of my life. Now, I mainly … Continue reading
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Tagged Blues, Blues Rock, Memories, Music, Musical Education, Shared, Universal Language
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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics – The Courtin’ – James Russell Lowell
James Russell Lowell was an American Romantic poet, critic, editor and diplomat. His work is associated with the Fireside poets – the first group of American poets to rival the British in their work. Their use of conventional forms and … Continue reading
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Tagged Abolition, American Voice, Dialect, Fireside Poets, Harvard Classics, James Russell Lowell, Poet, Poetry, Prophet, Romantic, The Courtin'
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WordPress – #Daily Prompt – Organize
A Grouping of Carnival Masks
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Tagged Carnival, Daily Prompt, Grouping, Masks, Organize, Photograph, Second Life, Wordpress
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First Principles: Be Just Friends and Brave Enemies
“I am ever unwilling that [peace] should be disturbed as long as the rights and interests of the nations can be preserved. But whensoever hostile aggressions require a resort to war, we must meet our duty and convince the world … Continue reading
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Tagged Aggression, Brave, Duty, Enemies, Friends, Hostile, Interests, Just, Peace, Resort, Rights, Thomas Jefferson, War
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Thought For the Day: Choose Positive Over Negative
“Believe in yourself. Believe you can be happy. Choose faith over doubt; choose love over hate; choose forgiveness over vengeance; choose honesty over deceit; choose positive thoughts over negative, and allow God to take control of things you can’t.” – … Continue reading
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Tagged Believe, Faith, God, Happiness, Honesty, Peace, Positive Thinking, Self Confidence, Terry Mark, Thought For the Day
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