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Cowpoke Promenade (Reflections II – Her Side)
Sometimes it can be a little much to have to lasso your cowpoke she said…. I should just admit here, this is based on a bit in a movie, not reality. No actual cowpokes were corralled in the writing of … Continue reading
Cowpoke Promenade (Reflection I)
Life on the frontier offered its surprises. None were so surprising but that sometimes even in the most rugged of circumstances, there was love to be found. Cowpoke Promenade (Reflection I) by Michael Romani He spent his life Trying to … Continue reading
First Principles: If There Must Be Trouble, Let It Be In My Day, That My Child May Have Peace
“If there must be trouble, let it be in my day, that my child may have peace.” – Thomas Paine
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Thought For the Day: A Bore Is A Person Who Deprives You of Solitude Without Providing You With Company
“A bore is a man who deprives you of solitude without providing you with company.” – Gian Vincenzo Gravina
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Your Best You
If it’s going to be in your life, it’s up to you. That’s maybe trite, but, could not be truer. Your Best You by Michael Romani To be the best you Control your impulses Learn to do as must do … Continue reading
First Principles: Cultivate Peace and Harmony With All Nations By Observing Good Faith and Justice
“Observe good faith and justice towards all nations. Cultivate peace and harmony with all.” – George Washington
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Thought For the Day: Hatred Hurts the Hater More Than Those Hated
“I feel fairly certain that my hatred harms me more than the people whom I hate.” – Max Frisch, architect, playwright, and novelist (15 May 1911-1991)
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Some Would Be Heroes
Some are scared of their own shadows. Others would be heroes. Which are you? Some Would Be Heroes by Michael Romani Some think darkness Is the absence of light Seen in the starkness It is not the absence of light … Continue reading
First Principles: Civilization Teaches Us To Respect The Right For Women To Enjoy Their Natural Equality To Men
“It is civilization alone which replaces women in the enjoyment of their natural equality. That first teaches us to subdue the selfish passions, and to respect those rights in others which we value in ourselves.” – Thomas Jefferson, Notes on the … Continue reading
Thought For the Day: The Equality Act Threatens To Erase Protections That Benefit Women and Society By Removing the Protected Category of Sex
“Clearly this is a historic and momentous occasion when women on the left and right have put aside differences to come together on behalf of all women. … The Equality Act threatens to erase protections for women — protections that … Continue reading


