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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: The Extent of the Universe – Simon Newcomb
Simon Newcomb was mostly a self taught man. Yet, he made important advances with respect to timekeeping, applied mathematics, economics and statistics. This self made Canadian-American also dabbled in writing and astronomy. It is this last area, astronomy, that we … Continue reading
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Tagged Astronomy, Harvard Classics, Pioneering Spirit, Self Taught, Simon Newcomb, Study
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Thought For the Day: Strive To Be of Value
“Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value.” –Albert Einstein
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First Principles: A Leader Inspires Others
“If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more, and become more, you are a leader.” – John Quincy Adams Leadership does not depend on title. If you inspire confidence and trust in others, in effect, you … Continue reading
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Tagged Actions, Become, Dream, Inspire, John Quincy Adams, Leader, Leadership, Learn
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WordPress #Daily Prompt – Grit
Monochrome – The Grit & Shame of Chaos Ordered
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Tagged Chaos, Daily, Grit, Monochrome, Photo, Wordpress
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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: The Voyages to Vinland
The Norse Viking exploration of coastal North America is described in the Saga of Erik the Red. Leif Erikson first landed in the area that is said to include what is now known as Newfoundland and the Gulf of Saint Lawrence … Continue reading
Frame By Frame
Frame By Frame by Michael Romani Painting rocks With the family Peppy talks Feeling so happy Squeezing out each moment Watching what might foment No longer freezing time This love is so sublime Such are the ways Of love and … Continue reading
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Tagged Daddy, Family, Frame, Love, Painting, Photography, Poetry, Rocks
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WordPress Daily – Prompt – Caper
a caper is a mystery of sorts and so The Mystery of the Masque
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First Principles: Redistributing Wealth Begins the End of the Republic
“When the people find that they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic.” – -Benjamin Franklin
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Tagged Benjamin Franklin, End, Greed, Money, Redistribution, Republic
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