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Writer, poet, musician, surfer, father of two princesses.

Thought For the Day: The Saddest Aspect of Life Right Now Is That Science Gathers Knowledge Faster Than Society Gathers Wisdom

“The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom.” – Isaac Asimov

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First Principles: Legislation Can Neither Be Wise Nor Just Which Seeks the Welfare of A Single Interest At the Expense and To the Injury of Many and Varied Interests

“Legislation can neither be wise nor just which seeks the welfare of a single interest at the expense and to the injury of many and varied interests.” – Andrew Johnson

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Rose Parade 2026

Rose Parade 2026by Michael DoyleEvery new year, we gather around the nationTo enjoy the Rose Parade celebration.The thought that I’ve done this nearly 63 yearsBrings a slight trickle of champion’s tears.I’m just a little bit missing my daughters,I suppose that’s … Continue reading

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Thought For the Day: Without Continual Growth and Progress, Such Words As Improvement, Achievement, and Success Have No Meaning

“Without continual growth and progress, such words as improvement, achievement, and success have no meaning.” – Benjamin Franklin Whether your New Year’s resolutions be based on virtues as Franklin chose or some other set of goals, his system is nearly … Continue reading

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First Principles: The Best Way To Predict the Future Is To Create It

“The best way to predict the future is to create it.” – Abraham Lincoln

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What A Time That We Live In

What A Time That We Live Inby Michael DoyleWhat a time that we live in,The most basic things need to be defined again.When a Supreme Court justice can’t define a “woman”Then tell me who it is that can.Everywhere that I … Continue reading

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First Principles: With the New Day Comes New Strength and New Thoughts

“With the new day comes new strength and new thoughts.” – Eleanor Roosevelt

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Thought For the Day: The Greatest Achievement Was At First and For A Time A Dream. The Oak Sleeps in the Acorn, the Bird Waits In the Egg, and In the Highest Vision of the Soul A Waking Angel Stirs

“The greatest achievement was at first and for a time a dream. The oak sleeps in the acorn, the bird waits in the egg, and in the highest vision of the soul a waking angel stirs. Dreams are the seedlings … Continue reading

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City of David

City of Davidby Michael DoyleOlder than the empire of the ByzantineEven older than Ancient Greece,The City of David can be readily seenEven after 3800 years of war and peace.Pillars and pottery record the storyOf an indigenous people honoring God’s glory.Long … Continue reading

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First Principles: Once A Republic Is Corrupted, There Is No Possibility of Remedying Any of the Growing Evils But By Removing the Corruption and Restoring Its Lost Principles

“When once a Republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil.” – Thomas Jefferson … Continue reading

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