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Category Archives: Thought For the Day
Thought For the Day: Decisions Not Circumstances Define You
“I am not a product of my circumstances. I am a product of my decisions.” –Stephen Covey
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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: The Song of Roland, Part II –
It is said that Roland died at Roncesvaux on August 15, 778. It is, therefore, only fitting that we discuss The Song of Roland (La Chanson de Roland). This classic epic poem is based on the Battle of Roncevaux which occurred … Continue reading
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Tagged Castilian Campaigns, Chanson, Charlemagne, Epic, French Literature, Harvard Classics, Roncesvaux, The Song of Roland, Turold
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Thought For the Day: There Is Only One Race, The Human Race
“Hating people because of their color is wrong. And it doesn’t matter which color does the hating. It’s just plain wrong.” – Muhammed Ali Ali was most of the way there as far as Aloha Promises Forever is concerned. … Continue reading
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Tagged Division, Hate, Humanity, Love, Muhammed Ali, Racism, United
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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: Two Years Before the Mast – Richard Henry Dana, Jr.
Two Years Before the Mast is Richard Henry Dana’s memoir of a two year sea voyage from Boston to California in 1834. It was published in 1840. The book was purposefully and deliberately written in sympathy for the treatment of the … Continue reading
Thought For the Day: Redistribution of Wealth Makes A Nation Poorer
“…(R)eshuffling wealth by programs of tax and subsidy merely enriches some at the expense of others; the nation as a whole becomes poorer. Private enterprise capitalism is, in fact, the answer for anyone who really does have a preferential option … Continue reading
Quintessential Jazz I
As part of the musical education of my daughters, I am making certain that they are exposed to music that I believe is essential to understanding modern music. In that, I have taken some time to compile three musical play … Continue reading
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Tagged American Music, Genre, Jazz, Jazz Age, Music, Playlist, Syncopation
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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics – After Blenheim – Robert Southey
English poet Robert Southey wrote After Blenheim in 1796 as an anti-war poem. The poem is based on that famous 1704 battle of that took place during the War of Spanish Succession. In this poem, two small children are playing when one … Continue reading
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Thought For the Day: Play Your Role In Humanity’s Concert
“It takes generosity to discover the whole through others. If you realize you are only a violin, you can open yourself up to the world by playing your role in the concert.” – Jacques Cousteau
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Instrumental Blues – Part I
Early on when I started discovering that I liked playing more than classical, I started developing an interest in the blues and then blues rock before even the jazz then progressive hard rock periods of my life. Now, I mainly … Continue reading
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Tagged Blues, Blues Rock, Memories, Music, Musical Education, Shared, Universal Language
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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics – The Courtin’ – James Russell Lowell
James Russell Lowell was an American Romantic poet, critic, editor and diplomat. His work is associated with the Fireside poets – the first group of American poets to rival the British in their work. Their use of conventional forms and … Continue reading
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Tagged Abolition, American Voice, Dialect, Fireside Poets, Harvard Classics, James Russell Lowell, Poet, Poetry, Prophet, Romantic, The Courtin'
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