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Monthly Archives: May 2019
First Principles: The Right of the People To Keep and Bear Arms Shall Not Be Infringed
“The right of the people to keep and bear…arms shall not be infringed. A well regulated militia, composed of the body of the people, trained to arms, is the best and most natural defense of a free country.” – James … Continue reading
Sentiment In Journey
I was talking with Moon and watching a movie the other night when this floated into my head and from my pen onto a scrap of paper: Sentiment In Journey by Michael Romani In fellowship we find our company There … Continue reading
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Tagged Compnay, Discovery, Family, Fellowship, Follow, Gin, Journey, Kiss, Miss, Moon, Movie, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Recovery, Remembrance, Sentiment
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Thought For the Day: Most Creativity Is A Change From One Context To Another
“Most creativity is a transition from one context into another where things are more surprising. There’s an element of surprise, and especially in science, there is often laughter that goes along with the ‘Aha’. Art also has this element. Our … Continue reading
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Tagged Alan Kay, Context, Most Creativity, Reality, Surprise, Thought For the Day, Transition
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First Principles: Political Freedom Includes In It Every Other Blessing
“Political freedom includes in it every other blessing. All the pleasures of riches, science, virtue, and even religion itself derive their value from liberty alone. No wonder therefore wise and prudent legislators have in all ages been held in such … Continue reading
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Tagged Benjamin Rush, Blessing, First Principles, Liberty, Political Freedom, Riches, Virtue
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A Gurnsey Tale
Watched a movie that I think is bound to become a classic of our times. It was about a complicated and absolutely thought provoking movie that dealt with things as uncomplicated as love and war and what happens when the … Continue reading
Thought For the Day: An Unborn Child Is A Unique Living Person From Conception
“To begin with, scientifically something very radical occurs between the processes of gametogenesis and fertilization—the change from a simple part of one human being (i.e., a sperm) and a simple part of another human being (i.e., an oocyte—usually referred to … Continue reading
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Tagged Another HumanBeing, Biochemist, Dianne Irving, Egg, Embryonic, Fertilzation, Gametogenesis, Genetics, Human, Human Being, Human Life, New, Oocyte, Ovum, Part, Science, Singele Cell, Sperm, Thought For the Day, Unique, Whole Living Human Being, Zygote
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First Principles: Legal Immigrants Are Welcome To Join American Society and Conform To Our Established Rules
“Born in other countries, yet believing you could be happy in this, our laws acknowledge, as they should do, your right to join us in society, conforming, as I doubt not you will do, to our established rules.” —Thomas Jefferson … Continue reading
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Tagged Acknowledge, Born, Conform, Country, Established Rules, First Principles, Happy, Join, Law, Right, Society, Thomas Jefferson
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Cowpoke Promenade (Reflections II – Her Side)
Sometimes it can be a little much to have to lasso your cowpoke she said…. I should just admit here, this is based on a bit in a movie, not reality. No actual cowpokes were corralled in the writing of … Continue reading
Cowpoke Promenade (Reflection I)
Life on the frontier offered its surprises. None were so surprising but that sometimes even in the most rugged of circumstances, there was love to be found. Cowpoke Promenade (Reflection I) by Michael Romani He spent his life Trying to … Continue reading
First Principles: If There Must Be Trouble, Let It Be In My Day, That My Child May Have Peace
“If there must be trouble, let it be in my day, that my child may have peace.” – Thomas Paine
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Tagged First Principles, If, My Child, My Day, Peace, Thomas Paine, Trouble
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ALOHA PROMISES FOREVER 