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Monthly Archives: September 2017
Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: The Chronicles of Froissart – Battle of Poitiers
The Battle of Poitiers is dated at September 22, 1356 We have previously discussed The Chronicles of Froissart. This past discussion should be read for additional information. With respect to the Battle of Poitiers, this was a major English victory in the … Continue reading
Happy First Day of Fall!!
According to the US Naval Observatory, the 2017 Autumn Equinox does not happen until 4:02 PM EDT. September 22, 2017. But, most of us aren’t as exact as that, are we? So, let the celebration begin!! Winter officially begins in … Continue reading
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Tagged Autumn, Celebration, Equinox, Fall, Happy, US Naval Observatory
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WordPress – #Daily Prompt – Leaf
The leaves fall down in their gazillions Crunchy, brown, gold and vermillion Landing on the ground in a flutter Except those stuck in the gutters Announcing that least we forget Autumn has come without regret
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Tagged Autumn, Daily Prompt, Flutter, Gutter, Leaf, Photograph, Poem, Wordpress
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Dare The Devil
Dare the Devil by Michael Romani Perched on top of the city Feeling the ebb and flow pass by Absorbing all of the violence In a rushing cascade of sound Lost up in the nitty gritty It’s an old flow … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry and Poems
Tagged Answers, Courage, Dare, Devil, Incidence, Incidents, Man, Mean Streets, No Hero, Photographs, Poem, Poetry, Questions, Rat Race, Team, Trust, Watching
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Thought For the Day: Mankind Learns Little From History
“That men do not learn very much from the lessons of history is the most important of all the lessons of history.” – Aldous Huxley, in Brave New World
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Tagged Aldous Huxley, Brave New World, History, Ignorance, Important, Lesson, Mankind, Refusal To Learn, Thought For the Day
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Government Is At Best A Necessary Evil
“Society in every state is a blessing, but government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state an intolerable one; for when we suffer or are exposed to the same miseries by a government, … Continue reading
Posted in First Principles
Tagged Blessing, Common Sense, First Principles, Government, Intolerable, Necessary Evil, Society, Thomas Paine, Wordpress
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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics – Aeneid – Vergil
Virgil is believed to have died on September 21, 19 B. C. Pubilious Vergilius Maro was an ancient Roman poet of the Augustan period. During his time, he wrote three of the most famous poems in Latin Literature. These are … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeneid, Epic, Harvard Classics, Latin Literature, Rome, Romulus and Remus, Underworld, Vergil
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Life’s Loving Song
Last night’s Wednesday night sermon was based on https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Proverbs+3%3A5-8&version=NIV Proverbs 3:5-8New International Version (NIV) 5 Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; 6 in all your ways submit to him, and he will make … Continue reading
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Tagged Bible, Christianity, Faith, Focus, God, Grace, House of Prayer, Integrity, Jesus, Narrow Gate, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Providence, the Word, Trust
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WordPress – #Daily Prompt – Mighty
The breeze blew cool under a mighty moon We knew the dawn would be breaking soon The fortress was strong, but, we were stronger The reasons we fought could not have been wronger But fight we did until the hard … Continue reading
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Tagged Battle, Daily Prompt, Fortress, Mighty, Moon, Photograph, Poem, Wordpress
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First Principles: To Love Liberty Is To Love Others
“The love of liberty is the love of others; the love of power is the love of ourselves.” —William Hazlitt (1778-1830) This writer, though as British as John Locke, may be much overlooked these days, but he is on point … Continue reading
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Tagged First Principles, Hypocrisy, Liberty, Love, Love of Others, Ourselves, Power, William Hazlitt
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