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Thought For the Day: Three Grand Essentials To Happiness In This Life Are Something To Do, Something To Love, and Something To Hope For
“Three grand essentials to happiness in this life are something to do, something to love, and something to hope for.” -Joseph Addison, writer (1 May 1672-1719)
First Principles: If Men Are So Wicked With Religion, What Would They Be If Without It?
“If men are so wicked with religion, what would they be if without it?” – Benjamin Franklin
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Triumphant Circumstance
Triumphant Circumstanceby Michael DoyleI stand triumphant in my dedicationTo the belief in God as a cause for celebration.Death has, indeed, lost its unholy sting.In words of praise, I will continue to sing.The first Adam brought us sin’s death.Christ, as new … Continue reading
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Tagged Baance, Belief, Breath, Cause, Celebration, Christ, Death, Dedication, Embrace, First Adam, Fullness, Garden of Eden, God, Grace, Holy Creation, Jesus, Life, New Adam, Path, Poetry and Poems, Praise, Redemption, Salvation, Sin, Sing, Sting, Triumphant Circumstance, True North, True Worth, Wonder
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First Principles: The Constitution…Is A Mere Thing of Wax In the Hands of the Judiciary Which They May Twist and Shape Into Any Form They Please
“The Constitution … is a mere thing of wax in the hands of the judiciary which they may twist and shape into any form they please.” – Thomas Jefferson (1819)
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Thought For the Day: Faith Is To Believe What You Do Not See. The Reward of Faith Is To See What You Believe
“Faith is to believe what you do not see. The reward of faith is to see what you believe.” – St. Augustine of Hippo
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Curiously Isolated
Curiously Isolatedby Michael DoyleThe Rockies abruptly pull upward.Away from drifting downward, Not toward the prairie grassSurprisingly, found in this mountain passAn insect flutters blade to blade,Sipping at flowered nectar to persuadeLife to go on as it rearrangesDespite all the inbreeding … Continue reading
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Tagged Calamity, Climate Changes, Coloration, Curiously Isolated Hairstreak, Downward, Drab, Evolutionary Trajectory, History, Insect, Math, Mountain Pass, Nectar, Poetry and Poems, Prairie Grass, River's Edge, Rivers Edge, Science, Splendid Isolation, The Rockies, Upward, Vulernable, Wildfire
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First Principles: The More People Who Own Little Businesses of Their Own, the Safer Our Country Will Be, and the Better Off Its Cities and Towns
“The more people who own little businesses of their own, the safer our country will be, and the better off its cities and towns; for the people who have a stake in their country and their community are its best … Continue reading
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Tagged Best Citizens, Better Off, Cities and Towns, Community, Country, First Principles, John Hancock, Little Businesses, More People, Own, Safer, Stake
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Thought For the Day: The Two Most Important Days In Your Life Are the Day You Are Born and the Day You Find Out Why
“The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why..” – Mark Twain
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The Guilt and Monstrosity of Luigi Mangione
The Guilt and Monstrosity of Luigi Mangioneby Michael DoyleNews wars say if it bleeds, it leadsIn this nation of monstrous misdeeds,It is really not all that deep,To focus on murder and death is cheap.It’s become symptomatic of modern society,To focus … Continue reading
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First Principles: We the People, Elect Leaders Not To Rule But To Serve
“We the people, elect leaders not to rule but to serve.” – Dwight D. Eisenhower
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