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The Truth About Christopher Columbus
The Truth About Christopher Columbus by Michael Romani It was another time, back in 1492 It was a different place with another view When Columbus sailed that ocean’s blue I wonder if he would have if he had had a … Continue reading
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Tagged Christopher Columbus, Disparagement, History, Poem, Poetry, Truth
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WordPress – #Daily Prompt – Succumb
I succumb to the evening, warm and tender There in its bliss, I give my final surrender Knowing that another day has been done Night will pass and we’ll find ourselves a new one It’s been this way since time … Continue reading
Posted in Photographs & Memories
Tagged Bay, Daily Prompt, Ocean, Photograph, Poem, Succumb, Surreality, View, Wordpress
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Thought For the Day: Restriction of Free Speech and Thought Is Dangerous Subversion
“Restriction of free thought and free speech is the most dangerous of all subversions. It is the one un-American act that could most easily defeat us.” – Justice William O. Douglas, The One Un-American Act, Speech to the Author’s Guild Council … Continue reading
First Principles: The Steady Character of Americans Is Our Anchor
“The steady character of our countrymen is a rock to which we may safely moor; and notwithstanding the efforts of the papers to disseminate early discontents, I expect that a just, dispassionate and steady conduct, will at length rally to … Continue reading
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Tagged Anchor, Elbridge Gerry, First Principles, Harmony, Moderation, Stability, Steady, Temperance, Thomas Jefferson
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Sonic Gems – Arvo Part – Tabula Rasa
Born on September 11, 1935, Estonian composer Arvo Part is world renown for his classical and religious music. His music is partly inspired by Gregorian chant and he has performed as a musical minimalist since the late 1970s. He is … Continue reading
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Tagged Arvo Part, Bells, Composer, Music, Sonic Gems, Tabula Rasa, Tintinabular
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Harvard Classics – The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius
We have previously discussed both Marcus Aurelius and his work The Meditations to some extent, particularly as this pertained to Book 5. This examination begins with Book 1. Please refer back to the prior post for the additional background information. … Continue reading
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Tagged Harvard Classics, History, Marcus Aurelius, Philosophy, Stoicism, The Meditations
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Happy 242nd Birthday, United States Navy!
A look past, present and the future of the US Navy can be found here: http://www.navy.mil/ah_online/NavyBirthday/index.html
Posted in First Principles
Tagged Celebration, Future, History, Navy, Seapower, United States
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Burn It Down
Burn It Down by Michael Romani Trying to figure out What happens next Life lived with doubt Following dots that no longer connect It’s who I am, they say It will never again be right Swimming upstream just to get … Continue reading
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Tagged Action, Death, Gunfight, Heartbreak, Life, Mean Street, Photograph, Poem, Poetry
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WordPress – #Daily Prompt – Cloaked
The dark of cloud cloaked the moon Speaking warning of the storm coming soon Isn’t is strange how life has these changes Where everything we know rearranges And even that which might at first seem scary Looks us in the … Continue reading
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Tagged Clarity, Cloaked, Clouds, Daily Prompt, Life, Moon, Recovery, Storm, Wordpress
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Thought For the Day: We Must Be Weary Of Education Becoming Indoctrination
“In the hands of a skillful indoctrinator, the average student not only thinks what the indoctrinator wants him to think … but is altogether positive that he has arrived at his position by independent intellectual exertion. This man is outraged … Continue reading
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Tagged Education, Indoctrination, Propaganda, Students, Think, Thought For the Day, William F Buckley
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