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First Principles: The Art of Government Is In Honestly Doing One’s Duty
“The whole art of government consists in the art of being honest. Only aim to do your duty, and mankind will give you credit where you fail.” —Thomas Jefferson (1774), in the Rights of British America
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Tagged Credit, Duty, First Principles, Government, Honesty, Mankind, Thomas Jefferson
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Thought For the Day: Redistribution of Wealth Makes A Nation Poorer
“…(R)eshuffling wealth by programs of tax and subsidy merely enriches some at the expense of others; the nation as a whole becomes poorer. Private enterprise capitalism is, in fact, the answer for anyone who really does have a preferential option … Continue reading
Quintessential Jazz I
As part of the musical education of my daughters, I am making certain that they are exposed to music that I believe is essential to understanding modern music. In that, I have taken some time to compile three musical play … Continue reading
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Tagged American Music, Genre, Jazz, Jazz Age, Music, Playlist, Syncopation
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Flood Protection
Luke 6:47-49 https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke+6%3A47-49&version=NIV Flood Protection by Michael Romani Beyond the shallows of the surface There is a life lived with Holy purpose Applying the words we have read Keeping these thoughts in my head It gives me that special flood … Continue reading
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Tagged Do, Holy, House of Prayer, Journey, Light, Living Deeper, Luke, New Testament, Poem, Poetry, Practice, Sermon, Truth
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California Dreamin’
California Dreamin’ by Michael Romani Still pictures form in my mind and remind me Of how much California is like living poetry Tip to tip in every trip a driven fascination It’s a macrocosm at every turn of Californication Us … Continue reading
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Tagged Bible Study Tools, Bliss, Boardwalk, Cable Car, California, China Town, Couplets, Dreamin', Hollywood, Keeping It Real, Malibu, Mariachi, Marilyn Monroe, Photographs, Pier, Poetry, Road Trip, San Francisco, Santa Cruz
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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics – After Blenheim – Robert Southey
English poet Robert Southey wrote After Blenheim in 1796 as an anti-war poem. The poem is based on that famous 1704 battle of that took place during the War of Spanish Succession. In this poem, two small children are playing when one … Continue reading
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Tagged After Blenheim, Harvard Classics, Loss, Robert Southey, Romantic Poetry, Victory, War, War of Spanish Succession
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WordPress – #Daily Prompt – Jiffy
Spin Jiffy
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Tagged Abstract, Daily Prompt, Jiffy, Photograph, Spin, Wordpress
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First Principles: Term Limits Compels Consideration of the Governed
“Nothing so strongly impels a man to regard the interest of his constituents, as the certainty of returning to the general mass of the people, from whence he was taken, where he must participate in their burdens. – George Mason, Speech … Continue reading
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Tagged Burdens, First Principles, George Mason, Public Interest, Regard, Term Limits
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Thought For the Day: Play Your Role In Humanity’s Concert
“It takes generosity to discover the whole through others. If you realize you are only a violin, you can open yourself up to the world by playing your role in the concert.” – Jacques Cousteau
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Tagged Concert, Connect, Discover, Generosity, Jacques Coustea, Orchestrate, Role, Thought For the Day
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Painting the Light
Painting The Light by Michael Romani Painting with the wind and light As we dive into the dark of night Building the colors in our minds There in more details than we find It is an enigmatic orchestration Tossed into … Continue reading
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Tagged Bay, Coral, Death, Detail, Life, Light, Lighthouse, Night Dive, Ocean, Painting, Photography, Poem, Poetry, Soft, Sunset
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