Monthly Archives: October 2019

Run of the Mill Hayride Halloween

Halloween Poem #31: Run of the Mill Hayride Halloween by Michael Romani From the first snowflake that fell that day It was a near certainty that the tricks at play Would make every headless horseman see and know That this … Continue reading

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Ghosts of Bedlam

Halloween Poem #30 (the blog got messed up yesterday and I had to get it fixed by WordPress help – special thank you to the nice person who helped me!!) Ghosts of Bedlam by Michael Romani Sometimes staying the course … Continue reading

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Happy Halloween 2019!!

To all the spooky scary ghouls and guys out there, may your Halloween 2019 be the very best!! “It’s Halloween! It’s Halloween! The moon is full and bright And we shall see what can’t be seen On any other night. … Continue reading

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First Principles: We, The People, Elect Leaders Not To Rule But To Serve

“We the people, elect leaders not to rule but to serve.” – Dwight D. Eisenhower    

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Thought For the Day: Courage and Honor Are The Greatest Qualities of the Mind

“You will never do anything in this world without courage. It is the greatest quality of the mind next to honor.” – Aristotle    

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First Principles: America Is Built On Courage, Imagination and An Unbeatable Determination

“America was not built on fear. America was built on courage, on imagination and an unbeatable determination to do the job at hand.” – Harry S. Truman    

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The Unflinching Eye

Halloween Poem #29: The Unflinching Eye by Michael Romani We drink a toast among us Because it is what’s done and simply because To the unflinching eye of the intellectual soul It is most gratifying to have death under our … Continue reading

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Thought For the Day: There Is Only One Race, The Human Race – And We Are All Members of It

“I hope that people will finally come to realize that there is only one ‘race’ – the human race – and that we are all members of it.” – Margaret Atwood    

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First Principles: Whoever Seeks To Set One Group of Americans Against Another, Seeks To Degrade All

“We are a nation of many nationalities, many races, many religions-bound together by a single unity, the unity of freedom and equality. Whoever seeks to set one nationality against another, seeks to degrade all nationalities.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt     … Continue reading

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Thought For the Day: Freedom Is the Sure Possession of Those Alone Who Have the Courage To Defend It

“Freedom is the sure possession of those alone who have the courage to defend it.” – Pericles    

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