Monthly Archives: May 2026

Thought For the Day: When the Impossible Has Been Eliminated, All That Remains No Matter How Improbable Is Possible

“When the impossible has been eliminated, all that remains no matter how improbable is possible.”– Arthur Conan Doyle

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You Call My Name

You Call My Nameby Michael DoyleNot me; my Lord.I am so lame.Standing with drawn swordAs I fight against my blame.All while knowing my wrong,And daring t know your love.This is where I belong,Walking under the blessings of above.Walked out of … Continue reading

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First Principles: I Am Not Influenced By The Expectation of Promotion or Pecuniary Reward. I Wish To Be Useful, and Every Kind of Service Necessary For the Public Good, Becomes Honorable By Being Necessary

“I am not influenced by the expectation of promotion or pecuniary reward. I wish to be useful, and every kind of service necessary for the public good, becomes honorable by being necessary. If the exigencies of my country demand a … Continue reading

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Thought For the Day: Absorb What Is Useful, Discard What Is Not, Add What Is Uniquely Your Own

“Absorb what is useful, discard what is not, add what is uniquely your own.“ – Bruce Lee

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Oppenheimer’s Theory and History

Oppenheimer’s Theory and Historyby Michael DoyleBehind the quantum worldThere is still the real world.Yet, no one asks whyOr when will we see the big reveal?Physics in Yiddish held the hour,And in that time loosened the powerThat has horrified us since … Continue reading

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Thought For the Day: Do Not Seek To Follow In the Footsteps of the Wise. Seek What They Sought

“Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Seek what they sought.” – Matsuo Basho

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First Principles: It’s Not What We Profess, But What We Practice That Gives Us Integrity

“It’s not what we profess but what we practice that gives us integrity.” – Francis Bacon

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Stepped Into the Light

Stepped Into the Lightby Michael DoyleWhen God is for me,I live a life of victory.I am walking from the shadow,And armed with the assurance I know.Singing songs of praise in the night,I live my life in the light.In my darkest … Continue reading

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Thought For the Day: Dream Your Dreams With Open Eyes and Make Them Come True

“Dream your dreams with open eyes and make them come true.” – T.E. Lawrence

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First Principles: We Are Too Much Engrossed By the Story of the Present To Think of the Character and Anecdotes That Gave Interest To the Past

“How idle a boast, after all, is the immortality of a name! Time is ever silently turning over his pages; we are too much engrossed by the story of the present to think of the character and anecdotes that gave … Continue reading

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