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Monthly Archives: January 2018
Thought For the Day: Liberty Is the Hardest Test
“Liberty is the hardest test that one can inflict on a people. To know how to be free is not given equally to all men and all nations.” – Paul Valéry (1871-1945) A nice poem of his: http://www.thedrunkenboat.com/valery.html … Continue reading
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Tagged Freedom, Government, Inclinations, Liberty, Paul Valery, Test, Thought For the Day
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First Principles: Our Government Is For the Common Good of Its Citizens and Not Just one Class or Group
“Government is instituted for the common good; for the protection, safety, prosperity, and happiness of the people; and not for profit, honor, or private interest of any one man, family, or class of men; therefore, the people alone have an … Continue reading
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Tagged Common Good, First Principles, Government, John Adams, Private Interests, Reformation, The People
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Winter Speaks
Winter Speaks by Michael Romani Life is cyclical in its nature This we learn as we mature Comfort reveals its way to sorrow Finding itself back come tomorrow Lies revealed; losses compensated Times rushed in; others hesitated Memories flood and … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry and Poems
Tagged Alibis, Choas, Comfort, Cycles, Darkness, Encounters, Family, Inclusion, Life, Memories, Mundane, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Removal, Sorrow, Surrealism, Tomorrow, Winter Speaks
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Sonic Gems: Bauhaus – In the Flat Field
Formed in North Hampton, England Bauhaus was one English post-punk band largely considered one of the first gothic rock groups. Consisting of Peter Murphy, Daniel Ash, Kevin Haskins and David J, the band was known for its dark image and … Continue reading
Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: Hans Christian Andersen – The Nightingale
Born on April 2, 1805, Hans Christian Andersen was a prolific writer of plays travelogues, novels, poems and unquestionably most famous of all for his fairy tales. Though he passed away on August 4, 1875, his tales and popularity have … Continue reading
WordPress – #Daily Prompt – Strategy
Somewhere in this world lives the girl for me She has turquoise eyes; reflections of a tropical sea Somehow she’ll know the touch that calms me With a voice soul sweet it nearly kills me With a love in her … Continue reading
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Tagged Beach, Comfort, Daily Prompt, Friend, Love, Lover, Ocean's Child, Smile, Soul Sweet, Strategy, Turquoise, Wordpress
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First Principles: Where There Is No Law, There Is No Liberty
“[W]here there is no law, there is no liberty; and nothing deserves the name of law but that which is certain and universal in its operation upon all the members of the community.” – Benjamin Rush, 1788 … Continue reading
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Tagged Benjamin Rush, Certain, Community, First Principles, Law, Liberty, Order, Society, Universal
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Thought For the Day: Human Doings Are Messy
“The beginnings and endings of all human undertakings are untidy.” – John Galsworthy, author, Nobel Laureate (1867-1933)
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Tagged Beginning, Ending, Human, Humanity, John Galsworthy, Messy, Thought For the Day, Undertakings, Untidy
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Mercury In Retrograde
Mercury In Retrograde by Michael Romani With a nose outside of my usual encyclopedia I took a look out into the social media It seems that astrology has become a meme But, I ask myself, what does that really mean … Continue reading
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Tagged Astrology, Knowledge, Meme, Mercury In Retrograde, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Promenade, Sideshow, Social Media
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Sonic Gems: Air – Air Lore
Founded in 1971, Air was a Chicago based free jazz trio founded in 1971. It’s founding members include Henry Threadgill on sax, Fred Hopkins on double bass and Steve McCall on drums. This unique combo blended radical free improvisation with … Continue reading
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Tagged Air, Air Lore, Free Jazz, Improvisation, Jelly Roll Morton, Scott Joplin, Sonic Gems, Threadgill, Trio
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ALOHA PROMISES FOREVER 