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WordPress – #Daily Prompt – Cavity
Sometimes I seem to just kind of fidget Acting a little much like a mental midget Drawn in by all that cosmic gravity Caught up in a little too much depravity Following down into the rabbit’s hole Got one more … Continue reading
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Tagged Cavity, Daily Prompt, Depravity, Fidget, Gravity, Mad Hatter, Rabbit's Hole, Show, Social Circles, Talk, Wordpress
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First Principles: Love of Liberty Encourages Bravery
“There is a certain enthusiasm in liberty, that makes human nature rise above itself, in acts of bravery and heroism.” – Alexander Hamilton (1775)
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Tagged Acts, Alexander Hamilton, Bravery, Enthusiam, Heroism, Human Nature, Liberty, Rise
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Thought For the Day: Words Are Action
“For me, words are a form of action, capable of influencing change.” – Ingrid Bengis, writer and teacher (b. 1944)
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Tagged Action, Capable, Change, Influence, Ingrid Bengis, Thought For the Day, Words
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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: Darwin – The Voyage of the Beagle Chapter 10
On this day in 1839, Charles Darwin married Emma Wedgewood. We have previously discussed the life and legacy of Charles Darwin as well as the work The Voyage of the Beagle with respect to other material from the book. Please review these … Continue reading
Sonic Gems: Fishbone – Truth and Soul
Formed in 1979 Los Angeles, California, the rock band Fishbone plays a fusion of ska, punk, funk, heavy rock and soul. The original lineup included John Fisher on bass, Dr. Madd Vibe on vocals and saxophone, Kendall Jones on … Continue reading
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Tagged Fishbone, Freddie's Dead, Funk, Heavy Rock, Los Angeles, Punk, Ska, Sonic Gems, Soul, South Central, Super Fly, Truth and Soul
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Thought For the Day: In Strange Times, Lies Are Believed Over Truth
“Strange times are these in which we live when old and young are taught in falsehood’s school. And the one man who dares to tell the truth is called at once a lunatic and fool.” – Plato
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Tagged Brainwashing, Deception, Lies, Plato, Propaganda, Strange, Thought For the Day, Truth, Wisemen
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First Principles: Love of Country Requires Valuing Its Defense
“Every man who loves peace, every man who loves his country, every man who loves liberty ought to have it ever before his eyes that he may cherish in his heart a due attachment to the Union of America and … Continue reading
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Tagged Defense, Federalist No. 41, Federalist Papers, First Principles, James Madison, Liberty, Patriotism, Peace, Perservation
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Sonic Gems: Missy Elliott – Respect M.E.
Well, here we go again, trying to keep a promise to someone that I would check out an occasional Rap album. Less than two minutes into this and I am once again ready to turn this off. That being said, … Continue reading
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Tagged Grammy Awards, Missy Elliott, Music, Rap, Respect M.E., Sonic Gems
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