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Category Archives: Thought For the Day
Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: Joseph Addison – The Vision of Mizra and Westminster Abbey
On May 1, 1672, English essayist, poet, playwright and politician Joseph Addison was born. He passed away on June 17, 1719. Along with his friend, Richard Steele, he co-founded The Spectator magazine. The Vision of Mizra and Westminster Abbey may be read here: http://www.bartleby.com/27/5.html … Continue reading
Thought For the Day: The World Would Be Dreary Without St. Nicholas
“Alas! How dreary would be the world if there was no Santa Claus! There would be no childlike faith then, no poetry, no romance to make tolerable this existence.” – Francis P. Church
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Tagged Childlike Faith, Dreams, Dreary, Legend, Myra, Poetry, Romance, Santa Claus, St Nicholas, Toleraable, Tolerance, Truth
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Happy St. Nicholas Day!!
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Tagged Blessed, Children, Christianity, Gifts, Holiday, Holy, Joy, St Nicholas Day
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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: The Poetry of Christina Georgina Rossetti
The English poetess Christina Georgina Rossetti was born on December 5, 1830, and passed away on December 29, 1894. She wrote a variety of romantic, devotional and children’s poems. Among her most famous are Goblin Market, Remember, and Love Came Down At Christmas. … Continue reading
Sonic Gems: The Chemical Brothers – Dig Your Own Hole
The Chemical Brothers originated in 1989 Manchester and consists of the English electronic music duo Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons. They are among the pioneers that brought the big beat to the forefront of pop music and culture. Dig Your … Continue reading
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Tagged Big Beat, Dig Your Own Hole, Electronica, Pop Music, Sonic Gems, The Chemical Brothers
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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: Virgil – Aeneid, Book Four
On previous postings related to this work, we have discussed both Virgil and the Aeneid. Those postings might be revisited to understand the context of this fourth book looked at below. For now and without ruining the telling found below, the … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeneas, Aeneid, Carthage, Dido, Epic, Harvard Classics, History, Troy, Virgil
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Thought For the Day: Excessive Taxation Is Little More Than Extortion
“When more of the people’s sustenance is exacted through the form of taxation than is necessary to meet the just obligations of government, such exaction becomes ruthless extortion and a violation of the fundamental principles of a free government.” –President … Continue reading
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Tagged Exacted, Extortion, Freedom, Government, Just, Obligations, Princples, Sustenance, Taxes, Thought For the Day, Violation
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ALOHA PROMISES FOREVER 
Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: Jataka Tales – Birth of Buddha
Although we at Aloha Promises Forever are unabashedly Christian in our paradigm, we also believe that we should understand and tolerate the perspectives of other world views. One of these is that of Buddhism. In that spirit and in keeping … Continue reading →