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Thought For the Day: I Believe That Music Is God’s Voice
“I believe that music is God’s voice.” – Brian Wilson
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First Principles: On the Acquisition of Louisiana, In the Year 1803, the Attention of the Government of the United States Was Early Directed Towards Exploring and Improving the New Territory
“On the acquisition of Louisiana, in the year 1803, the attention of the government of the United States was early directed towards exploring and improving the new territory.” – Meriwether Lewis
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Green Planet Blues
Green Planet Bluesby Michael DoyleWorking from the ground up,It starts with our food.To reach the winner’s cup,It begins with the right mood.It begins with every bite we take.We must repair what we break.Policy and politics have not fixed our ways.We … Continue reading
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Tagged Agriculture, Biolgy, Blues, Food, Green Planet, Grond, Poetrry and Poems, Policy and Poltics, Technollgy
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Thought For the Day: To Be In Christ Is the Source of the Christian Life; To Be Like Christ Is the Sum of His Excellence; To Be With Christ Is the Fullness of His Joy
“To be in Christ is the source of the Christian life; to be like Christ is the sum of his excellence; to be with Christ is the fullness of his joy.” – Charles Hodge
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First Principles: The Known Propensity of A Democracy Is To Licentiousness, Which the Ambitious Call, and Ignorant Believe To Be Liberty
“The known propensity of a democracy is to licentiousness, which the ambitious call, and ignorant believe to be liberty.” – Fisher Ames
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Regeneration
Regenerationby Michael DoyleHere in the MidwestWe can see it best.Back in the days of old,Our climate was quite cold.Colder by a few degrees,And nearly everyone agreesIn this lies the explanationOf how we grew into civilization.Hunter-gatherers founded agriculture,And this grew into … Continue reading
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Tagged Adaption, Agreement, Agriculture, Ancient Tmes, Change, Civilization, Cold, Connection, Consumption, Degrees, Explanation, Fossil Fuels, Healnig, Hunter-Gatherers, Midwest, Nurture, Poetry and Poems, Power, Regeneration, See, Solution, The Earth
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Thought For the Day: Music Was My Refuge. I Could Crawl Into the Space Between the Notes and Curl My Back To Loneliness
“Music was my refuge. I could crawl into the space between the notes and curl my back to loneliness.” – Maya Angelou
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First Principles: Felicity, the Companion of Content, Is Rather Found In Our Own Breasts Than In the Enjoyment of External Things
“Felicity, the companion of content, is rather found in our own breasts than in the enjoyment of external things; and I firmly believe it requires but a little philosophy to make a man happy in whatever state he is.” – … Continue reading
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Tagged Breast, Companion, Condition, Content, Daniel Boone, Enjoyment, External Things, Felicity, First Principles, Found, Happiness, Philosphy
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Thought For the Day: Don’t Brood. Get On With Living and Loving. You Don’t Have Forever
“Don’t brood. Get on with living and loving. You don’t have forever.” – Leo Buscaglia
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First Principles: Every Friend To the Liberty of This Country Is Bound To Reflect, and Step Forward To Prevent the Dreadful Consequences Which Shall Result From A Government of Events
“Every friend to the liberty of his country is bound to reflect, and step forward to prevent the dreadful consequences which shall result from a government of events.” – Henry Knox
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