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Monthly Archives: January 2018
Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: The Arabian Nights – The Introduction
We have previously discussed the Arabian Nights in detail on several past posts. Today, one of the best tutorials out there marks this to be a day to revisit this material beginning with the introduction. If you wish further background, … Continue reading
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Tagged Fairy Tales, Harvard Classics, Legends, Morality, The Arabian Nights
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A Drummer’ s Epiphany
A Drummer’s Epiphany by Michael Romani Twelve drummers drumming see, watch and agree That the sum of the Apostle’s Creed is the Epiphany January Sixth the baby’s birth gifts are given The rest is the sum of history in which … Continue reading
WordPress – #Daily Prompt – Funnel
They say the hurricane started as funnel somewhere In the middle of the islands, somewhere out there They say that hurricane came to claim so many Too many, brothers, sisters, both friend and enemy Because the storm had no conscience … Continue reading
Posted in Photographs & Memories
Tagged Daily Prompt, First Responders, Flood, Funnel, Ground, Heroes, Hunger, Hurricane, Life, Passes, Storm, Wordpress
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Life’s Rest
https://flic.kr/p/21UqKo4 Based on the Book of Joshua Life’s Rest by Michael Romani The good book says to be strong and encourage In that is a message for this day and age We enter the promised land of our life But … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry and Poems
Tagged Abundance, Blessings, Choice, Courage, Dare, Fear, Grace, Imitate, Impossible, Joshua, Leadership, Love, Nurture, Perservere, Personal Relationship, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Possible, Rest, Strength
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First Principles: The Power To Tax Is the Power To Destroy
“An unlimited power to tax involves, necessarily, a power to destroy; because there is a limit beyond which no institution and no property can bear taxation.” –– John Marshall, McCullough v. Maryland, 1819 If you care to do so, please, … Continue reading
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Tagged Destroy, Excess, First Principles, John Marshall, Limited, McCullough v Maryland, Power, Tax, Unlimited
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Thought of the Day: There Is An Ask and Tell of Life
“There are years that ask questions and years that answer.” – Zora Neale Hurston, folklorist and writer (7 Jan 1891-1960) A small biography of Zora Thurston is found here: http://www.howard.edu/library/reference/guides/hurston/
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Tagged Answers, Life, Questions, Thought of the Day, Years, Zora Neale Hurston
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12 Became 11
12 Became 11 By Michael Romani Eleven pipers piping played into the night A night of betrayal forced to come to light On a path to the cross and twelve became eleven As our Lord and savior ascended into heaven … Continue reading
WordPress – #Daily Prompt – Winsome
It’s a tear away world filled with points of beauty We have to fight for light like it is our best duty Too many long walks off of desperately short piers We all need somebody to wipe away all the … Continue reading
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Tagged Belong, Cry, Daily Prompt, Desperation, Duty, Letting Go, Pieces, Points of Beauty, Third Person, Voices, Winsome, Wordpress
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Thought For the Day: Seek Not Just For Tradition But For Truth
“Seek not to follow in the footsteps of men of old; seek what they sought.” – Matsuo Basho, poet (1644-1694) An extremely interesting look at Basho’s last days that combines prose and Haiku is found here: http://simplyhaiku.com/SHv4n3/features/Nobuyuki.html … Continue reading
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Tagged Find, Footsteps, Haiku, Matsuo Basho, Path, Seek, Thought For the Day, Truth
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First Principles: Experiments In Government Should Be Based On Honesty
“This I hope will be the age of experiments in government, and that their basis will be founded in principles of honesty, not of mere force.” — Thomas Jefferson, letter to John Adams, 1796 What it should never be besides … Continue reading
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Tagged First Principles, Force, Government, Honestly, John Adams, Political Theory, Reformation, Thomas Jefferson
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ALOHA PROMISES FOREVER 