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Monthly Archives: January 2018
Sonic Gems: The O’Jays – Back Stabbers
In 1958, the American R&B group The O’Jays formed in Canton, Ohio. The band consisted of Eddie Levert, Walter Williams, William Powell, Bobby Massey and Bill Isles. They made their first chart appearance with Lonely Drifter in 1963. It wasn’t until … Continue reading
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Tagged Back Stabbers, Lonely Drifter, Love Train, Philadelphia Sound, Sonic Gems, Soul, The O'Jays
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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: Byron and Goethe – Giuseppe Mazzini
The Italian activist and journalist Giuseppe Mazzini was born on June 22, 1805. Before his death on March 10, 1872, he spearhead the Italian revolutionary movement. In so doing, he helped bring about an independent and united Italy in place … Continue reading
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Tagged Bryon and Goethe, Europeanism, Harvard Classics, Italy, Mazzini, Nationalism, Political Theory, Republicanism
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WordPress – #Daily Prompt – Allergic
Maybe it’s an allergic reaction to all of my tears Too many times beaten down in all of my years Always getting back up again to find myself alone Always finding that maybe I’m better off turned to stone Actions, … Continue reading
First Principles: Never Be Idle
“Determine never to be idle. No person will have occasion to complain of the want of time, who never loses any. It is wonderful how much may be done, if we are always doing.” – Thomas Jefferson, letter to Martha … Continue reading
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Tagged Accomplish, Achieve, Determination, Doing, First Principles, Goals, Martha Jefferson, Thomas Jefferson, Time, Usefulness
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Thought For the Day: Human Need Is A Spiritual Vacuum Filled By God
“Human need is really a great spiritual vacuum which God seeks to fill…With one hand in the hand of a fellow man in need and the other in the hand of Christ, He could get across the vacuum…Then the passage, … Continue reading
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Tagged George Washington Carver, God, God Shaped, Hands, Human Need, Jeus Christ, Makind, Meaning, Spirtual Vacuum, Thought For the Day
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…And the Greatest of These
…And the Greatest of These by Michael Romani Ten lords leaped without much of a look To the lessons of love from the Holy Book In a new form of math where ten became two The complexities were broken down … Continue reading
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Tagged 12 Days of Christmas, Acceptance, Actions, Agape, Christmastide, God, Greatest Commandments, Humanity, Judgment, Love, Neighbors, Poem, Poetry, Splinter, Ten Commandments, Ten Lords A Leaping, Worship
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Sonic Gems: Ricky Nelson – Greatest Hits
Actor, Rock musician and singer-songwriter Eric Hilliard Nelson was born on May 8, 1940 and passed away on December 31, 1985. In the 1950s, he starred along with his family in the radio and television series The Adventures of Ozzie and … Continue reading
Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: The Fisherman and His Wife – Brothers Grimm
The Brothers Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm were German academics, philologists, cultural researchers, lexicographers and authors who collected folklore in the 19th century. These are the popularizers of such tales as Cinderella, The Frog Prince, Hansel and Gretel, Rapunzel, Sleeping Beauty … Continue reading
WordPress – #Daily Prompt – Viable
They tell me that no one gets out alive They say this as I shuck and I jive They say it earnestly and are reliable But, I have a plan and I think its viable I’m put my trust in … Continue reading
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Tagged Bond, Daily Prompt, Handshake, Immortality, Morality, Photograph, Reliable, Viable, Victory, Wordpress
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First Principles: Officials Elected To Washington Tend To Lose Touch With the People
“Those gentlemen, who will be elected senators, will fix themselves in the federal town, and become citizens of that town more than of your state.” — George Mason, speech in the Virginia Ratifying Convention, 1788 George Mason more than any … Continue reading
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Tagged Bill of Rights, Communication, Contact, Elections, Federal, George Mason, House of Representatives, Loyalty, Senate
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ALOHA PROMISES FOREVER 