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Category Archives: Thought For the Day
Thought For the Day: Seek First To Understand
“I am not bothered by the fact that I am not understood. I am bothered when I do not know others.” – Confucius, in The Analects To master life with grace it must be that you seek to understand others more and … Continue reading
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Tagged Confucius, The Analects, Thought For the Day, Understand, Understood, Wisdom
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Sonic Gems: John Fahey – The Transfiguration of Blind Joe Death
In 1965, American finger stylist guitar player John Fahey composed and released The Transfiguration of Blind Joe Death. This was his fifth album and the first released by a company outside of his own. In the turbulent underpinnings of his … Continue reading
Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: The Thoughts (Pensees) – Blaise Pascal
“If there is a God, He is infinitely incomprehensible, since, having neither parts nor limits, He has no affinity to us. We are then incapable of knowing either what He is or if He is….” The Pensees (“Thoughts”) is an unfinished … Continue reading
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Tagged Aplogetics, Belief, Blaise Pascal, Christianity, Defense, Harvard Classics, Pensees, Philosophy, The Thoughts, Theology, Unbelief
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Thought For the Day – Weekly Photo Challenge – Windows
Windows I Don’t Mind (Tentative Title) Sitting by the windows reading A curious sunrise was bleeding All the thoughts for the day Were put on a vivid display Across the pages of thought In the book I had bought The … Continue reading
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Tagged Book, Curious, Digest, Display, Impressions, Margin Notes, Reading, Thought For the Day, Thoughts, Weekly Photo Challenge, Windows
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Thought For the Day: The Rule of Law Is What Makes Society Stable
“I believe that the main lesson which our generation has learnt is that we must find a new limit for the activities of government, a limit which leaves ample scope for sensible experimentation but which secures the freedom of the … Continue reading
Sonic Gems: Snooks Eaglin – New Orleans Street Singer
Snooks Eaglin (real name Fird Eaglin, Jr.) was a New Orleans busker who was alternatively known as ‘ the Little Ray Charles’ and the ‘the Human Juke Box’. This guitarist singer had himself a brief run as a R&B barnstormer … Continue reading
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Tagged Blues, Busker, Careless Love, Folk, New Orleans Street Singer, R&B, Snooks Eaglin, Sonic Gems
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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: Don Quixote – Cervantes
At least once in his life, William Faulkner said that he read Don Quixote once a year like some folks read the Bible. It seems an interesting coincidence that the day I stumble across a Faulkner quote used as … Continue reading
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Tagged Adventure, Cervantes, Comedy, Don Quixote, Harvard Classics, Knight, Man From La Mancha
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Thought For the Day: Time Is A Fluid Condition
“Time is a fluid condition which has no existence except in the momentary avatars of individual people. There is no such thing as was — only is. If was existed, there would be no grief or sorrow. I like to … Continue reading
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Sonic Gems: Bobby Darrin – That’s All
Bobby Darin began his career as a song writer for Connie Francis. During his career following he was a singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and actor. He performed jazz, pop, rock, folk, swing and country. That’s All was released in 1959. It was … Continue reading
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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: The Autobiography of John S. Mill, Chapter Six
We have touched on this work previously and that post should be consulted with for a better understanding of the post below. I would like, however, to take this moment to state how troubling this is for me. You see, … Continue reading
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