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Broken
It is what it is… Broken by Michael Romani When to myself a danger I’m perhaps better as a stranger Love can be funny that way I have too many dragons to slay Fixed hard to this reality Beginning to … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, Believe, Broken, Capable, Child, Conceive, Conception, Connection, Courage, Danger, Deception, Doubt, Dragons, Dream, Eternity, Eventuality, Fly, Free, Greed, Imperfection, Key, Know, Love, Man, Photograph, Play, Poem, Poetry, Pray, Puzzle, Real, Reality, Reveal, Self-Perception, Sought, Spoken, Stranger, Wisdom, Wish
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First Principles: We Are Intended To A Nation Ruled By Law and Not Men
“They define a republic to be a government of laws, and not of men.” – John Adams
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Tagged Arbitrary, Define, First Principles, Government, John Adams, Man, Republic, Under Law
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Thought For Today: The Gift of Tomorrow Is One of the Greatest Things In Life
“There’s a lot of things great about life. But I think tomorrow is the most important thing. Comes in to us at midnight very clean, ya know. It’s perfect when it arrives and it puts itself in our hands. It … Continue reading
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Tagged Arrive, Clean, Great Things, Hands, Important, John Wayne, Learn, Life, Midnight, Perfect, Thought For the Day, Tomorrow, Yesterday
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Thought For the Day: It Is Through the Sharing of Knowledge That Members of Civilized Society Can Pursue Individual Ends So Successfully
“It is largely because civilization enables us constantly to profit from knowledge which we individually do not possess and because each individual’s use of his particular knowledge may serve to assist others unknown to him in achieving their ends that … Continue reading
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Tagged Civilization, Ends, FA von Hayek, Individual, Knowledge, Profit, Society, Success, Thought For the Day
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First Principles: Personal Security and Private Property Rest On the Courts of Justice
“Personal security and private property rest entirely upon the wisdom, the stability, and the integrity of the courts of justice.” – Joseph Story (1833)
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Tagged Courts, First Principles, Integrity, Joseph Story, Justice, Personal Security, Private Property, Stability, Wisdom
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To Truly Belong
Second poem mostly absorbed from watching the new Mowgali Jungle Book movie on Netflix: To Truly Belong by Michael Romani The fruit there hangs low And don’t you know Life can make a monkey out of you In all of … Continue reading
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Tagged Ashes, Bees, Belong, Broken, Change, Dash, Distortion, Dream, Ebb and Flow, Eyes, Fear, Float, Fruit, Green, Harmony, Hope, Jungle, Jungle Book, Know, Life, Meaning, Melody, Monkey, Mowgali, Neftlix, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Proportion, Prove, Revelation, Scenery, Season, Song, Sorrow, Swarm, Thunder, Tomorrow, Trap, True, Wisdom
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First Principles: We Should Better Follow the Commandments Than the Holidays
“How many observe Christ’s birth-day! How few, his precepts! O! ’tis easier to keep Holidays than Commandments.” – Benjamin Franklin (1743)
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Tagged Benjamin Franklin, Birthday, Christ, Christian, Commandments, First Principles, Holidays, Observe, Precepts
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Thought For the Day: The Best Gifts For Christmas Are Forgiveness, Tolerance, Heart, Service, Charity, Example and Respect
“Christmas gift suggestions: To your enemy, forgiveness. To an opponent, tolerance. To a friend, your heart. To a customer, service. To all, charity. To every child, a good example. To yourself, respect.” – Oren Arnold … Continue reading
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Jungled Twist
Another swing at the Jungle Book has been taken. First poem based on that movie is done and posted below. Jungled Twist by Michael Romani There is something in this reality A certain truth about fragility That the jungle twists … Continue reading
ALOHA PROMISES FOREVER 