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It All Began With A Mouse
In many ways, I think I was fortunate in how I grew up. I had many blessings. One of these was that I must have visited Disneyland at least 100 times back when the park could be seen from main … Continue reading
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Tagged Blessing, Bridge, Candy Shop, Castle, Disney, Disneyland, Dreams, Heart, Hidden House, Kingdom, Magic, Main Street, Mouse, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Real, Shining Star, Small World, Transcend, Wall
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Who Do You Say That I am?
Based in part on Matthew 15:16: Who Do You Say That I Am? by Michael Romani Sometimes stigmatized by the visual Here in this age of consuming digital I see what my eyes choose to see Wondering if it’s with … Continue reading
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Tagged Acuity, Alone, Apart, Approval, Blind, Book of Matthew, Broken, Certainty, Clear, Confidence, Crack, Creativity, Deflection, Digital, Disguise, Distraction, Eye, Eyes, Fall, False Assumption, Foolishness, God, Gravity, Heart, Hide, Imperfection, Impression, Jacked Up, Jesus, Kindness, Knee Jerk Reaction, Levitate, Lost, Love, Measure, Mind, Mirror, Negativity, One Half, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Presumption, Promise, Recall, Renew, Rust, Soul, Stigma, Stone, Strong, Toss, Treasure, Trouble, Trust, Visual, Warrior, Weak, Wisdom
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First Principles: Every Master of Slaves Is A Petty Tyrant Bringing Judgment of Heaven On Their Nations
“Every master of slaves is born a petty tyrant. They bring the judgement of heaven upon a country. As nations cannot be rewarded or punished in the next world, they must be in this. By an inevitable chain of causes … Continue reading
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Tagged All Mankind, Born, Cause and Effect, Country, Equal, First Principles, Free, George Mason, God, Independent, Judgment, Master, Nation, National Calamity, National Sin, Nature, Petty, Providence, Punish, Reward, Slave, Tryant
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Thought For the Day: Aim At Heaven and Earth Will Be Thrown In
“Aim at heaven and you will get earth thrown in. Aim at earth and you get neither.” – C. S. Lewis
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Tagged Aim, Both, CS Lewis, Earth, Gain, Heaven, Neither, Thought For the Day
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Let’s Be Nerds Together
I was watching something transpire and as it happened it occurred to me… sometimes there’s that ideal match. You might be superstars who find each other and shine on. Or, as more usually the case in the world of the … Continue reading
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Tagged All, Better, Brave, Chance, Circumstance, Dance, Flame, Give, Life Is Love, Live, Love Is Life, Miracle, Moment, Nerd, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Shine On, Together, Tough, Tragically Cool, True, Word
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Letter To A Friend
I was thinking on something earlier. Sadly, I often do that. Think. Doesn’t always pay off well. This time maybe it did. Letter To A Friend by Michael Romani The world can be a cruel place He says with … Continue reading
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Tagged Believe, Choice, Compliance, Cruel, Decide, Defend, Friend, Game, Innocent, Letter, Madness, Mind, One Life, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Reflection, Self Respect, Self-Reliance, Star, Swallow, Well Meaning, Wish, World, You
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Thought For the Day: Practical Politics Consists In Ignoring Facts
“Practical politics consists in ignoring facts.” – Henry Adams
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Tagged Consist, Facts, Henry Adams, Ignore, Politics, Practical, Thought For the Day
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First Principles: Slavery Is Repugnant To Christian Principles and Rebellion Against God
“Domestic slavery is repugnant to the principles of Christianity. . . . It is rebellion against the authority of a common Father. It is a practical denial of the extent and efficacy of the death of a common Savior. It … Continue reading
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Tagged Benjamin Rush, Christian Principles, Domestic Slavery, First Principles, God, Mankind, Rebellion, Repugnant, Savior, Soul, Sovereign, Usurpation
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The Dissolution of Liberal Democracy
Not so long ago, it was announced with great fanfare that history had ended and Liberal Democracy had won. The globalists believed there was no most struggle and that it made little difference with we made microchips or potato chips. … Continue reading
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Tagged 20th Century, Algorithm, Brexit, Che Guevara, Civilization, Classical Liberalism, Communism, Confidence, Confluence, Elite, Evidence, Exploit, Extraordinary, Fascism, Franz Ferdinand, Global Mantra, Globalism, Great War, Gulag, History, Imperialism, Influence, Internet, Irrelevance, Issue, Liberal Democracy, Liberty, Manipulate, Mankind, Moral Courage, Ordinary, Photograph, Plug, Poem, Poetry, Politics, Price, Providence, Reality, Regressive, Repulican Values, Struggle, Supermarket, Technology, TED Talk, The People, Tissue, Transform, Trump, United States, Virtue, Wisdom
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A Haiku Passage On Groundhog’s Day
Happy Groundhog Day! Combine Milkwood writing group’s poem of the day into a celebration for today. Good news! Spring is predicted to arrive early! Milkwood Poem of the Day POD 1 – Haiku 5-75 A Haiku Passage On Groundhog’s Day … Continue reading
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Tagged Distance, Fireworks, Groundhog Day, Happy, Lightning, Milkwood, Passing, Photograph, Plain, Poem, Poem of the Day #1, Poetry, Shadow, Sky, Spring, Truth, World
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