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First Principles: Fight Every Tyranny Over the Mind of Man
“I have sworn upon the altar of God, eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man.” – Thomas Jefferson All ideas should be open for discussion in a free market place of ideas. This is the … Continue reading
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Tagged Altar, Dogma, Free Conscience, Free Marketplace of Ideas, Free Speech, God, Hostility, Oath, Thomas Jefferson, Tyranny
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Thought For the Day: We Live On the Planet Ocean
“How inappropriate to call this planet Earth when it is clearly Ocean.” – Arthur C. Clarke Something like 75% of our world is covered in water. Most of it in oceans, seas and lakes. Yet, so few of us realize this … Continue reading
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Tagged Arthur C. Clarke, Earth, Ocean, Planet, Terra Firma, Thought For the Day
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Revival
Revival by Michael Romani Woken up to revival More than survival Renewing our standing Never demanding No longer spiritually stale This is our story; this is our tale A return to our first love Finding faith in above It’s no … Continue reading
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Tagged Author, Christian, Church, Cross, Faith, Father, Joy, Photographs, Poetry, Revival, the Word
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World Lion Day 2017
Today is the day to celebrate the king of the jungle. Sadly, due to poachers and encroachment, there are at best approximately 20,000 lions left in this world of ours. The goal of this memorialization is to increase awareness of … Continue reading
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Tagged Conservation, Endangered Species, Extinction, Lions, Poacher, Success, Thought For the Day, World Lion Day
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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics – Reflections On the Revolution In France – Edmund Burke
On July 14th, we first spoke on Reflections On the Revolution In France as a criticism of the outcomes of the French Revolution. This was fitting because that date is celebrated as Bastille Day. August 10th is the anniversary of the … Continue reading
Mercy In An Aquatic Ballet
Mercy In An Aquatic Ballet by Michael Romani Behemoths glide in slow motion Dancing on the surface of the ocean Humpback Whales in a water ballet Immersed and then breeching in aquatic play We bring the boats up closely To … Continue reading
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Tagged Aquatic, Ballet, Breech, Citizens, Humpback Whales, Mercy, Ocean, Photographs, Plea, Poetry, Prayer, Waves, Whales
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WordPress – #Weekly Photo Challenge – Elemental
Breath of Heaven
WordPress – #Daily Prompt – Glare
Into the Mouth of An Angry Clown
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Tagged Bible Study Tools, Clown, Daily Prompt, Glare, Monster, Photograph, Wordpress
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First Principles: The Constitution Constrains the Government Not the People
The Constitution is not an instrument for the government to restrain the people, it is an instrument for the people to restrain the government.” – Patrick Henry
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Tagged Constitution, Government, Patrick Henry, People, Purpose, Restrain
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Thought For the Day: Some Notes You Have To Find For Yourself
“We all do ‘do, re, mi’, but you have to find the other notes yourself.” – Louis Armstrong In Western music, it really does come down to the fundamentals of a 12 tone scale. The Sound of Music is not … Continue reading
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Tagged Bend, Louis Armstrong, Microtone, Notes, Originality, Ownership, Phrasing, Scale, Thought For the Day, Voicing, Whole Tone
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