Monthly Archives: June 2018

First Principles: There Is No Greater Duty Than One’s God, Country and Family

“Gentlemen, you will permit me to put on my spectacles, for I have grown not only gray, but almost blind in the service of my country.” – George Washington, 1783    

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Thought For the Day: Excellence Demands Competition

“Excellence demands competition. Without a race there can be no champion, no records broken, no excellence — in education or in any other walk of life.” – Ronald Reagan    

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The Return of Prince Paris

Second in the new series on the fall of Troy: https://flic.kr/p/rBqriP The Return of Prince Paris by Michael Romani Paris asks for the gates of Troy To be part of the games that he enjoys Staking his life that he … Continue reading

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First Principles: Stay Strong Even In Distress

“I love the man that can smile in trouble, that can gather strength from distress, and grow brave by reflection. ‘Tis the business of little minds to shrink; but he whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves his conduct, … Continue reading

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Thought For the Day: Nothing Is Dearer To A Father Than His Daughters

“To a father growing old, nothing is dearer than a daughter.” – Euripides, playwright (c. 480-406 BCE)      

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First Principles: The Respect Due the United States Is Lost If It’s Reputation Is of Weakness

“There is a rank due to the United States, among nations, which will be withheld, if not absolutely lost, by the reputation of weakness.” – George Washington      

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Thought For the Day: Don’t be yourself. Be someone a little nicer.

“Don’t be yourself. Be someone a little nicer.”  – Mignon McLaughlin      

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In the Infinity of Pi

Archimede’s Constant is known as a concept by nearly all by Middle School and yet stretches on to what appears to be near infinitesimal digits to what nth of a degree we still do not exactly know… In the Infinity … Continue reading

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Daily Prompt – Bang

Going backward in time using relativity We find ourselves arriving at the singularity By God the universal bell was quietly rang And all that we know began with a big bang Setting in motion the birth of the universe Has … Continue reading

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Thought For the Day: The Only Change Needed To Our Constitution Is To Dust It Off and Use It As Intended

“I have decided some changes need to be made to our Constitution. Like dusting it off and putting it back to use like it was intended.” – Ryan Fournier        

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