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First Principles: We Have No Government With Power Capable of Contending With Human Passions Unbridled By Morality and Religion
“We have no government armed with power capable of contending with human passions unbridled by morality and religion. Avarice, ambition, revenge, or gallantry, would break the strongest cords of our Constitution as a whale goes through a net. Our Constitution … Continue reading
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Tagged Address to the Military, Contend, First Principles, Government, Human Passions, John Adams, Morality, Power, Religion, Unbridled
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Thought For the Day: Everyday Language Is A Part of the Human Organism and Is No Less Complicated Than It
“Everyday language is a part of the human organism and is no less complicated than it.” – Ludwig Wittgensteinn, philosopher (26 Apr 1889-1951)
Stay On the Path
Due to time constraints and a day much better spent with my two princesses, I will be going off prompt from Day 25 of Na/GloPoWriMo gazillion requirements for a form of poetry that I would never want to write in … Continue reading
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Tagged Anew, Animals, Around, Awake, Breath, Brighter, Bud, Citizens, Clearing, Come, Come and Go, Constraint, Daddy, Days, Deer, Earth Day, Endear, Every Day, Explore, Fall, Father, Flowers, Flutter, Forest Floor, Green, Ground, Harm, Her, Hours, Ignore, Joy, Lessons, Life, Lighter, Living Creatures, Load, Lock, Mark, Memories, Na/GloPoWriMo, Near, New, Newborn, Notice, Off Prompt, Old, Pass, Path, Photograph, Plot, Poem, Poetry, Poppa, Protective Canopy, Rays, Recall, Rules, School, Scurry, Seasons, Shape, Spring, Stay, Taught, Valleys, Value, Wake, Warm Days, World, Worry
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Thought For the Day: If You Want Your Children To Turn Out Well, Spend Twice As Much Time With Them and Half As Much Money
“If you want your children to turn out well, spend twice as much time with them and half as much money.” – Abigail Van Buren
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Tagged Abigail Van Buren, Children, Half, Money, Spend, Thought For the Day, Time, Turn Out, Twice, Want, Well, You
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First Principles: A Militia When Properly Formed Are In Fact the People Themselves
“A militia when properly formed are in fact the people themselves… and include all men capable of bearing arms. . . To preserve liberty it is essential that the whole body of people always possess arms.” – Richard Henry Lee, … Continue reading
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Tagged All Mankind, Arms, Capable, Essential, First Principles, Liberty, Militia, Possess, Properly Formed, Richard Henry Lee, The People, Whole Body
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Tongue Tied In Wonderland
Sometimes one person is all the view you find you need for a lifetime. Tongue Tied In Wonderland by Michael Doyle Pretty isn’t enough for the view For the wonderfulness of the avenue A white wave of sheerest delight Canopied … Continue reading
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Tagged Avenue, Candle, Canopy, Choose, Chose, Decision, Delight, Destiny, Distinguished, Do, Dream, Extinguish, Fleece, Flowers, Geese, Home, Hope, Lake, Life, Live, Mean, Others, Photograph, Pinch, Poem, Poetry, Prayer, Pretty, Propose, Separate, Sheep, Soak, Swans, Tears, Time, Tongue Tied, View, Wake, Whisper, White Wave, Wish, Wonderful, Wonderland, Years, You, You and I, Yours
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Fruit of Devine
There are many theories on what the forbidden fruit might have been. On the 24th day of NaPoWriMo/GloPoWriMo 2020, the optional prompt is to write about a particular fruit of our choice. Fruit of Devine by Michael Doyle Of every … Continue reading
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Tagged 2020, Adam, Apple, Believe, Days, Define, Deity, Devine, Die, Drip, Eat, Fate, Fruit, Fruit of Grape, Good and Evil, Goodness, Grape Wine, Grieve, Holy Purposes, Immorality, Indulgence, Knowledge, Mallum, Man, Mortality, NaPoWriMo/GloPoWriMo, Noah, Path, Photograph, Pleasure, Poem, Poetry, Rectify, Sin, Sip, Splendor, Throat, Treasure, Trick, Unholy, Verity, Wine, Zohar
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Thought For the Day: A Grateful Heart Is A Beginning of Greatness
“A grateful heart is a beginning of greatness. It is an expression of humility. It is a foundation for the development of such virtues as prayer, faith, courage, contentment, happiness, love, and well-being.” – James E. Faust
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Tagged Beginning, Contentment, Courage, Development, Expression, Faith, Foundation, Grateful Heart, Greatness, Happiness, Humility, James E Faust, Love, Prayer, Thought For the Day, Virtue, Well Being
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First Principles: Keep Your Eyes Wide Open Before Marriage, Half Shut Afterwards
“Keep your eyes wide open before marriage, half shut afterwards.” – Benjamin Franklin, in Poor Richard’s Almanack
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Tagged After, Before, Benjamin Franklin, Eyes, First Principles, Half Shut, Keep, Marriage, Open, Poor Richard's Almanack, Wide
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Desiree
Day Twenty-Three of Na/GloPoWriMo 2020! Today’s optional challenge is: “to write a poem about a particular letter of the alphabet, or perhaps, the letters that form a short word.” I have chosen my lady’s online name: Desiree by Michael Doyle … Continue reading
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Tagged 2020, Arms, Days, Delight, Depart, Desire, Desiree, Drawn, Echo, Echoes, Eternity, Heart, Inspire, Letters, Na/GloPoWriMo, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Promises, Righteous, Safe, Scintillating, Sensual, Short, Short Word, Time, Ways, Yours
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ALOHA PROMISES FOREVER 