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Daily Prompt – Craft
Out under the street lights I’ve spent one too many nights Chasing the neon gods of rock Pursuing my craft instead of small talk Like a street busker playing Thinking the magic would be staying Until one day I put … Continue reading
Posted in Photographs & Memories
Tagged Basement, Craft, Daddy, Daily Prompt, Daughters, Divorce, Guitar, Magic, Mouse, Neon gods, Nights, Play, Rock, Shaking, Small Talk, Street Busker, Street Lights, Tear, Visitation
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More Cowbell!
So.. the challenge was create her a play list with the best cowbell songs on it… you know I had to rise to this, right? The first very short song is technically hot musicianship but.. play on through to get … Continue reading
Posted in Art & Music, Uncategorized
Tagged Challenge, Cowbell, Funk It Up, Music, Play List, Rock N Roll
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Humble Obedience
Based on Wednesday night’s sermon: https://flic.kr/p/tKyxAL Humble Obedience by Michael Romani When the going gets tough as it often does We respond getting caught up in the buzz When we are faced with the opposition We tend to fall back … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry and Poems
Tagged Afflict, Betray, Cup, Cure, Defensive, Endure, Garden, God's Will, Humble, Humility, Inconvenience, Jesus, Obedience, Opposition, Ordinary, Pain, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Prayer, Predict, Response, Salvation, Sorrow, Struggle, Submission, Surrender, Survival, Tough, Wrath
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Thought For the Day: A Country Habituated To Liars Takes Generations To Bring Truth Back
“Once a country is habituated to liars, it takes generations to bring the truth back.” – Gore Vidal, writer (3 Oct 1925-2012) A broken clock can be correct twice a day. We who struggle so hard against the prevalent lies … Continue reading
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Tagged Country, Generations, Gore Vidal, Habituated, Liars, Regain, Thought For the Day, Truth
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First Principles: Public Liberty Is the Most Precious Jewel For Mankind
“Is the relinquishment of the trial by jury and the liberty of the press necessary for your liberty? Will the abandonment of your most sacred rights tend to the security of your liberty? Liberty, the greatest of all earthly blessings … Continue reading
Posted in First Principles
Tagged First Principles, Guard, Jewel, Liberty, Liberty of the Press, Patrick Henry, Public Liberty, Sacred Rights, Security, Trial By Jury, Vigilance
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A Western Noir
Tonight’s short poetry workshop combined the genre’s of cowboy poetry and film noir. I went into it unaware we weren’t supposed to combine both.. soooo.. I did just that anyhow. A Western Noir by Michael Romani I was riding through … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry and Poems
Tagged Black hat, Boot Hil, Cynicism, Danger, Desert, Desperado, Film Noir, High Noon, Horse, Jester, Kiss, Miss Kitty, Murder, Narrative, Optimism, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Post Master, Preacher, Samauri, Sheriff, Six Gun, Stranger, Town Drunk, Western
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Daily Prompt – Lies
When all is said and all is done All of our battles fought and won I hope as I pray that we’ll have tomorrow Filled with more happiness than sorrow Finding myself believing in the unbelievable Sometimes more than I … Continue reading
Thought For the Day: The Smile You Give A Stranger May Be the Only Sunshine They See All Day
“Today, give a stranger one of your smiles. It might be the only sunshine he or she sees all day.” – H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Posted in Thought For the Day
Tagged Day, H Jackson Brown Jr, Smile, Stranger, Sunshine, Thought For the Day, Today
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First Principles: The Duty of Judges Is to Interpret and Apply Law and Not To Create Law
“Every prudent and cautious judge … will remember, that his duty and his business is, not to make the law, but to interpret and apply it.” – James Wilson (1742-1798)
Posted in First Principles
Tagged Apply, Caution, Duty, First Principles, Interpret, James Wilson, Judge, Law, Legislate, Prudence
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October Is Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Detect Protect Don’t neglect Keep correct Take care Life isn’t fair Its poisons ensnare Together share Love as it is It is what it is No promised tomorrow Sunshine or sorrow Never fail Always sail With the wind Stand by … Continue reading
