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Thought For the Day: The Desire of the Woman Is For the Desire of the Man
“The desire of the man is for the woman, but the desire of the woman is for the desire of the man.” -Madame de Stael, writer (22 Apr 1766-1817)
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Tagged Desire, Love, Madame de Stael, Man, Thought For the Day, Woman
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First Principles: The Virtue of the People Is Our Best Security
“We may look up to armies for defense, but virtue is our best security. It is not possible that any state should long remain free, where virtue is not supremely honored.” – Samuel Adams, Letter to Joseph Warren, 1775 … Continue reading
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Tagged Army, Defense, First Principles, Freedom, Honor, Joseph Warren, Samuel Adams, Security, Virtue
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Word Prompt – Thin
Sometimes there is a thin line Between what’s right and wrong You need a crystal ball to divine On which side you belong Teetering on the edge of my chair Moving fast but going nowhere I search my mind for … Continue reading
Posted in Photographs & Memories
Tagged Better Way, Crystal Ball, Edge, Nowhere, Photograph, Right, Second Guessing, Thin, Word Prompt, Wrong
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First Principles: Being Industrious and Well Employed Leads to Contentment
“When Men are employ’d they are best contented. For on the Days they work’d they were good-natur’d and chearful; and with the consciousness of having done a good Days work they spent the Evenings jollily; but on the idle Days … Continue reading
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Tagged Benjamin Franklin, Employed, Encourages, Fault, First Principles, Good Nature, Idle, Ill Humor, Industrious, Mankind, Quarrel, Work
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Thought For the Day: Musicians Paint On A Canvas of Silence
“A painter paints pictures on canvas. But musicians paint their pictures on silence.” – Leopold Stokowski
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Tagged Canvas, Leopold Stokowski, Musician, Painter, Paints, Silence, Thought For the Day
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What Did Mary Know?
Based on Luke 2:52: What Did Mary Know? by Michael Romani Sweet Mother Mary was there from the start With love of a mother that would never depart Providing in part the example for His humanity A study in relationship of … Continue reading
On Objectivity No. 2
The recent encounter between CNN reporter Acosta and the Presidential Press Secretary Sanders is only one of many contemporary signs that objectivity and professionalism of the press has gone by the way side. My response to this and the nearly … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry and Poems
Tagged Capability, Character, Class, Fail, Fair Society, False Equality, Going Along, Mediocrity, Objectivity, Off-Key, Oppressed, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Pretense, Professionalism, Prosper, Question, Results, Second Guess, Speaking Up, Standards, Truth, Unjust
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Word Prompt – Choice
The old guitarist sat casually strumming Daydreaming about summer spent thumbing Across what was then his own little world Just to be in the company of a certain girl Finally starting to lift up his quiet ole voice He sang … Continue reading
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Tagged Choice, Dance, Daydream, Girl, Guitar, Guitarist, Heart, Hitch Hike, Love, Memories, Peace, Romance, Strum, Tango, Voice, Word Prompt, Young Man
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Word Prompt – Flat
Gray skies And flat surf In a surfer’s eyes Have dismal worth To others These can be reflective Our earthbound sisters and brothers Favoring the contemplative But to me, it’s a nightmare Of sorts… that surfers share Still the ocean … Continue reading
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Tagged Contemplation, Flat, Flat Surf, Gray Skies, Mother, Nightmare, Reflection, Share, Surfer, Word Prompt, Worth
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