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Monthly Archives: September 2018
Daily Prompt – New
As old as life sometimes seems It truly is the stuff of dreams Despite moments taken aback It’s not imagination that we lack Still, despite all of our imagination Nothing quite touches fascination Like the new feeling of life born … Continue reading
Posted in Photographs & Memories
Tagged Again, Born, Daily Prompt, Dreams, Fascination, Fawns, Imagination, Knew, Life, Love, Moments, Morn, New, Spin, True, Winter
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First Principles: The United States Will Continue Richly Blessed As Long As We Follow God
“No country upon earth ever had it more in its power to attain these blessings than United America. Wondrously strange, then, and much to be regretted indeed would it be, were we to neglect the means and to depart from … Continue reading
Posted in First Principles
Tagged America, Attain, Blessings, Country, First Principles, George Washington, Neglect, Power, Providence
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Thought For the Day: Allowing Small Things To Anger You Indicates the Size of Your Soul
“If a small thing has the power to make you angry, does that not indicate something about your size?” – Sydney J. Harris
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Tagged Anger, Indication, Power, Size, Small Things, Sydney J Harris, Thought For the Day
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Thought For the Day: Knowledge of This World Begins In Its Details
“Whosoever wishes to know about the world must learn about it in its particular details. Knowledge is not intelligence. In searching for the truth be ready for the unexpected. Change alone is unchanging. The same road goes both up and … Continue reading
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Tagged Beginning, Change, Circle, Details, Heraclitus, Intelligence, Knowledge, Natural History, Road, Thought For the Day, Truth, Unchangin, Unexpected, World
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First Principles: The Principle of Association Guarantees Everyone the Right To Free Exercise of Industry and the Right To the Fruit Acquired
“To take from one, because it is thought his own industry and that of his fathers has acquired too much, in order to spare to others, who, or whose fathers, have not exercised equal industry and skill, is to violate … Continue reading
Daily Prompt – Alarm
It was with some alarm that I Found myself perched in a tree High up in the darkening sky How I got there you wouldn’t believe me I whispered to the resting raven I was feeling more than a bit … Continue reading
Posted in Photographs & Memories, Uncategorized
Tagged Alarm, Believe, Craven, Daily Prompt, Edgar Alan Poe, Go, Me, Minute, Perch, Photograph, Quote, Raven, Sky, Tree, Whisper
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Eichmann’s Finale
For some crimes there is never enough justice. That Eichmann attempted to make the case that simply following orders somehow exonerated his deeds has always struck me as horrific. Eichmann’s Finale by Michael Romani Shattered echoes fill the mind … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry and Poems, Uncategorized
Tagged Banality, Blowback, Butcher's Knife, Cost, Crimes Against Humanity, Death, Denial, Echoes, Eichmann, Evil, Exoneration, Finale, Hatred, History, Identity, Inhumanity, Justice, Karma, Lessons, Lost, Orders, Payback, Photography, Poem, Poetry, Restitution, Retribution, Sanity, Simplicity, Trauma, Trial, Truth
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Queen of Soul
I would like to propose that we declare the day on which Aretha Franklin passed, International Respect For Woman Day. Anyone else agree? Queen of Soul by Michael Romani The time has come to be called home The lady has … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry and Poems
Tagged Aretha Franklin, Authority, Business, Dignity, Empowerment, Gift, Magic, Meaning, Neglect, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Priceless, Propers, Queen, Redding, Respect, Righteous, Sock It To Me, Soul, Test, Women
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Redemption Of A Clown
Some things just aren’t funny. Like someone who abuses their power and position to coerce others into things otherwise unimaginable to them. Less funny still is when that same comedian thinks he can excuse away his or her lewd and … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry and Poems
Tagged Abuse, Acceptance, Boys, Care, Clown, Comedian, Contemplation, Daughters, Doubt, Lady, Match, Mothers, Neglect, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Power, Reconciliation, Redemption, Repentance, Respect, Sisters, Talk, Toys, Walk, Watch, Women
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Thought For the Day: Successful Teaching Is When Students Want To Learn and Grow On Their Own
“The greatest sign of success for a teacher is to be able to say, “The children are now working as if I did not exist.” – Maria Montessori, educator (31 Aug 1870-1952)
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Tagged Learning, Maria Montessori, Self Study, Sign, Success, Teacher, Thought For the Day
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ALOHA PROMISES FOREVER 