Monthly Archives: March 2020

Laurel Canyon Vibe

The 60s Los Angeles music scene was a very special time.  I would love to have been there to seen all that talent in one place. https://flic.kr/p/vD253D Laurel Canyon Vibe by Michael Doyle There was an avalanche of sound That … Continue reading

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Seeing To See

What if God walked among us today?  What if wasn’t if?  He does… Seeing To See by Michael Doyle So that seeing They may not see In the being Of supreme divinity A look into His eyes May bring grace … Continue reading

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Thought For the Day: Trust, Honesty, Humility, Transparency and Accountability Are the Building Blocks of A Positive Reputation. Trust Is the Foundation of Any Relationship

“Trust, honesty, humility, transparency and accountability are the building blocks of a positive reputation. Trust is the foundation of any relationship.” – Mike Paul      

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First Principles: Political Parties May Answer Popular Ends But With the Course of Time Allow Unprincipled Persons To Usurp the Reins of Government

However [political parties] may now and then answer popular ends, they are likely in the course of time and things, to become potent engines, by which cunning, ambitious, and unprincipled men will be enabled to subvert the power of the … Continue reading

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Game of Hearts

Some say the grass is always greener.  I don’t. Game of Hearts by Michael Doyle Don’t make my heart Into another game of homes Or, you’ll soon see me depart I’d rather just be alone I’ve seen the trades made … Continue reading

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Thought For the Day: Trust Is Built On Telling the Truth, Not Telling People What They Want To Hear

“Trust is built on telling the truth, not telling people what they want to hear.” – Simon Sinek      

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First Principles: A Universal Peace Only Exists In the Imagination of Visionary Philosophers and Breasts of Benevolent Enthusiasts

“A universal peace … is in the catalogue of events, which will never exist but in the imaginations of visionary philosophers, or in the breasts of benevolent enthusiasts.” – James Madison (1792) Two seemingly contradictory statements.  Yet, we find the … Continue reading

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Leaving Yesterdays Behind

What matters profit if it has cost your soul? Leaving Yesterdays Behind by Michael Doyle What it is that seems fit Is often enough a matter Devoted entirely to profit All other arguments shatter The implication is clear That neither … Continue reading

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God From Machine

We live in interestingly troubled times. God From Machine by Michael Doyle In the spiraled stairs leading to the future Is a universal fate we must embrace and nurture Asking who is worthy to be given and receive The truth … Continue reading

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Dead Men and Their Tales

Even Al Capone thought of himself as a public servant… Dead Men and Their Tales by Michael Doyle It is strange so it seems Clinging to faraway dreams Thoughts stuffed inside my head Dedicated to a father long since dead … Continue reading

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