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Category Archives: Thought For the Day
Sonic Gems: Mannheim Steamroller – Christmas In the Aire
The neoclassical new age group Mannheim Steamroller is renown for its blend of classical with new age and rock. This is particularly so for its Fresh Aire series and it’s modernistic versions of Christmas music. Mannheim’s third Christmas album was Christmas … Continue reading
Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: Samson Agonistes – John Milton
Aloha Promises Forever has previously provided background information with respect to John Milton. We ask that for further information on this man’s life you might refer back to that material. Samson Agonistes is a tragic closet drama written to be read … Continue reading
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Tagged Blindness, Closet Drama, Harvard Classics, John Milton, Paradise Regained, Samson Agonistes, Theology
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Thought For the Day: The Well Being of Mankind Is Our Business
“Business!” cried the Ghost, wringing its hands again. “Mankind was my business. The common welfare was my business; charity, mercy, forbearance, and benevolence, were, all, my business. The dealings of my trade were but a drop of water in the … Continue reading
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Tagged A Christmas Carol, Benevolence, Business, Charity, Charles Dickens, Commerce, Commonwealth, Forbearance, Ghost, Marley, Mercy, Thought For the Day
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Sonic Gems: Elvis Presley – Elvis’ Christmas Album
Continuing in our Christmas season’s musical celebration and in talking it over with Ally, it seems to both of us that you just can’t have a full and complete Christmas music presentation without wanting to Blue Christmas or for that matter … Continue reading
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Tagged Blue Christmas, Christmas Music, Elvis Presley, Elvis' Christmas Album, Sonic Gems, The King
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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: Locke – Some Thoughts Concerning Education
The English philosopher and physician John Locke was born on August 29, 1632 and passed away on October 28, 1704. He is the influential Enlightenment thinker widely regarded as the “Father of Liberalism”. It is important to note that the … Continue reading
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Tagged Harvard Classics, Identity, Liberalism, Locke, Self, Some Thoughts Concerning Education, Treatise
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Sonic Gems: Classical Crossover Christmas II
There are so many great musicians who have provided us a unique combination of classical and pop. This time of year, I just can’t get enough of the work they have done with Christmas songs. Hopefully, this will be a … Continue reading
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Tagged Celebration, Christmas, Classical, Classical Crossover, Joy, Music, Pop Music, Sonic Gems
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Thought For the Day: The Battle To Be Yourself Is the Hardest, Best Battle Fought
“To be nobody but myself — in a world which is doing its best, night and day, to make you everybody else — means to fight the hardest battle which any human being can fight, and never stop fighting.” – … Continue reading
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Tagged Conformity, ee cummings, Individual, Self, Struggle, Thought For the Day
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Sonic Gems: A Classical Crossover Christmas
Between my computer’s keyboard having issues and being busy with all the hectic days of Christmas activities, we have been a little busy and not as productive in our number of posts as usual. Still, I have tried to post … Continue reading
The Proof Is In The Evidence
“What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof.” – Christopher Hitchens, author and journalist (13 Apr 1949-2011) Even a wide awake drunk is right sometimes… 😉
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Tagged Argumentation, Assertions, Christopher Hitchens, Conclusions, Deduction, Evidence, Faith, Premises, Proof
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