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A Renewal of Vows Yet To Be Spoken
A Renewal of Vows Yet To Be Spoken by Michael Romani The price for my sins Comes back to haunt me again And again…and yet again Until, I cannot pretend That I’ll ever be the same And while, I have … Continue reading
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Tagged Forever, Home, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Promises, Regret, Vows
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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics – On Old Age – Cicero
“The works of Nature must all be accounted good.” In approximately 44 BC, Cicero was starting to get a little older and thinking on things like older guys often do only more eloquently put. From this resulted the essay, On Old … Continue reading
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Tagged Aging, Cicero, Death, Essay, Harvard Classics, On Old Age
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WordPress – #Daily Prompt – Expect
It wasn’t something that one might expect Nor anything that I’d ever want to reject But to see a lady playing tuba to Buddha Was one of those moments that can really move ya I mean if you’re into music … Continue reading
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Tagged Accept, Buddha, Daily Prompt, Days, Expect, Moments, Music, Peace, Reject, Universe, Ways, Wordpress, Zen
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Thought For the Day: Error Is Often Replaced By Another Error…
“The world always makes the assumption that the exposure of an error is identical with the discovery of truth — that the error and truth are simply opposite. They are nothing of the sort. What the world turns to, when … Continue reading
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Tagged Error, H.L. Mencken, History, Opposite, Overlap, Thought For the Day, Truth
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First Principles: The Judiciary Is Not Meant To Override the Other Branches
“[T]he opinion which gives to the judges the right to decide what laws are constitutional and what not, not only for themselves, in their own sphere of action, but for the Legislature and Executive also in their spheres, would make … Continue reading
Remembrance of Holi
Remembrance of Holi by Michael Romani In a festival of colors It’s a festival of love In a swirling of dancers It’s all of the above Frolicking in joyous celebration As new growth is awaited This is what is celebrated … Continue reading
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Tagged Celebration, Color, Festival of Color, Forgiveness, Hinduism, Holi, India, Love, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Renewal, Spring
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First Principles: Love of Power Is Natural and Often Abused
“A fondness for power is implanted, in most men, and it is natural to abuse it, when acquired.” – Alexander Hamilton (1775) I hasten to add that therein is the reason we have so carefully guarded against this human proclivity … Continue reading
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Tagged Abuse, Alexander Hamilton, Checks and Balances, First Principles, Fondness, Human Nature, Power
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Thought For the Day: Language Is the Tie That Binds
“Language is not an abstract construction of the learned, or of dictionary makers, but is something arising out of the work, needs, ties, joys, affections, tastes, of long generations of humanity, and has its bases broad and low, close to … Continue reading
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Tagged Abstract, Affections, Dictionary, Intellectuals, Langauge, Noah Webster, Tastes, Thought For the Day
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Sonic Gems: U2 – The Joshua Tree
Even prior to the Us Festival appearance of U2, I was certain there was a special musical essence to this band. Some of my harder rocking friends believed that I had lost my way on this one. All these many … Continue reading
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Tagged Bono, Irish, Post Punk, Sonic Gems, The Edge, The Joshua Tree, U2, US Festival
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