Monthly Archives: October 2017

Sonic Gem – Frank Zappa – The Best Band You Never Heard In Your Life

The double disc The Best Band You Never Heard In your Life was released in 1991.  It is devoted mostly to covers.  Much of it was from the back catalogue for the Mothers of Invention.  There is a cover of Stairway to … Continue reading

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Time With the Harvard Classics – Samyutta-Nikaya

Although Ally and I are Christians, we recognize the need to understand the ways of other people.  One of these ways is, of course, Buddhism.  Many around us are Buddhist.  For example, my step grandmother was a Buddhist from Okinawa.  … Continue reading

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Curious Destiny

Curious Destiny by Michael Romani Destiny is a curious thing Complications that life brings Broken moments perilously collected Bits of truth quietly detected How obvious does it have to be When the blind know more than those who see Banded … Continue reading

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WordPress – #Daily Prompt – Orange

Sections of orange  dance in the light show As particles move from one color to the next Shades of all the colors found in a rainbow Phase through shades as each color connects A fantasy of shapes and transformations Mirrored … Continue reading

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First Principles: The Ruin of Many Nations Comes Through Unjust Favoritism

“History affords us many instances of the ruin of states, by the prosecution of measures ill suited to the temper and genius of their people. The ordaining of laws in favor of one part of the nation, to the prejudice … Continue reading

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Thought For the Day: Collectivism Holds That Individuals Have No Rights

“Collectivism holds that the individual has no rights, that his life and work belong to the group (to ‘society,’ to the tribe, the state, the nation) and that the group may sacrifice him at its own whim to its own … Continue reading

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Trials and Corrections

Trials and Corrections by Michael RomaniMoving through our trials Facing it all with smiles With God as the Father We’re His sons and daughtersAccepting His correction He guides us in the right direction Creator of the universe He sculpts us … Continue reading

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WordPress – #Daily Prompt – Surreal

Still wondering what’s the deal With how you love exploring the surreal Diving into that pool of surreality Two steps removed from this reality There’s no fantasy that we can’t explore Once we get the courage to open that door … Continue reading

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Thought For the Day: Freedom Leads To Prosperity

“There stands before the entire world one great and inescapable conclusion: Freedom leads to prosperity.” – Ronald Reagan      

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First Principles: Government Branches Should Be Balanced To Protect Our Security

“The true principle of government is this – make the system compleat in its structure; give a perfect proportion and balance to its parts; and the powers you give it will never affect your security.” — Alexander Hamilton, Remarks in … Continue reading

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