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First Principles: American Character Is Our Anchor
“The steady character of our countrymen is a rock to which we may safely moor.” —Thomas Jefferson (1801) Don’t wait for help. Be the help! I am so proud of the Cajun Navy right now. And I want to know … Continue reading
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Tagged Anchor, Cajun Navy, Character, First Principles, Floods, Heroes, Mooring, Rock, Safety, Steady, Thomas Jefferson
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Thought For the Day: Actions Speak Louder Than Words
“The actions of men are the best interpreters of their thoughts.” – John Locke, philosopher (29 Aug 1632-1704) Actions speak louder than words is an old adage. It got that way as most old adages do – by holding a … Continue reading
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Tagged Action, Antifa, Cajun Nay, Interpretation, John Locke, Mankind, Thought, Thought For the Day
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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: Faust – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Today is the celebration of the birth of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe on August 28, 1749. There may be no better day fit for an examination of his classic work, Faust. Faust is an excellent tragic play in two parts. It … Continue reading
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Tagged Devil, Faust, German, Goethe, Harvard Classics, Literature, Philosophy, Play, Soul, Tragedy, Tragic
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Next Lucky Strike
The Next Lucky Strike by Michael Romani I’d offer you my soul But, it’s already sold Living on the edge In my search for gold This ring of fire Burns so bright Greed and desire Tugs at me at night … Continue reading
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Tagged Desire, Gold, Greed, Lucky Strike, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Ring of Fire
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WordPress – #Daily Prompt – Magnetic
There was a magnetic attraction When I first looked in your direction Stumbling over words I read Thoughts of you filling my head Whitman might have wrote the poetry But your smile said it all for me
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Tagged Attraction, Daily Prompt, Dance, Love, Magnetic, Poetry, Smile, Whitman, Wordpress
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First Principles: Involve Children In What You Would Have Them Learn
“Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I may remember. Involve me and I learn.” – Benjamin Franklin
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Tagged Benajmin Franklin, First Principles, Forget, Involve, Learn, Remember, Teach, Tell
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Thought For the Day: Parents Should Not Make Life Too Easy On Children
“Too many parents make life hard for their children by trying, too zealously, to make it easy for them.” – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, poet, dramatist, novelist, and philosopher (28 Aug 1749-1832) Encouragement is one thing. We should help our … Continue reading
Time Spent With the Harvard Classics – The Poems and Songs of Robert Burns
We have had a wee bit of a discussion on Scotland’s national poet prior to this. It might be good to cross reference this if the reader is just now coming into this discussion. For now, let’s move on to … Continue reading
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Tagged Harvard Classics, Poems and Songs, Poetry, Robert Burns, Scotland, Songs, Verse
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First Principles: The Right To Peacefully Dissent Is Fundamental To America
“The spirit of resistance to government is so valuable on certain occasions, that I wish it to be always kept alive. It will often be exercised when wrong, but better so than not to be exercised at all. I like … Continue reading
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Tagged Dissent, First Amendment, First Principles, Free Speech, Government, Natural Law, Opinions, Resistance, Thomas Jefferson
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Thought For the Day: Only Put Off What You’re Willing To Have Not Done
“Only put off until tomorrow what you are willing to die having left undone” – Pablo Picasso I haven’t always been this way. And people wonder why. Always pushing to get things done. Having nearly died a few year … Continue reading
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Tagged Be, Create, Do, Forgive, Love, Now, Pablo Picasso, Second Chance, Thought For the Day
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