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Thought For the Day: The Strong Must Be Just
“Justice without force is impotent. Force without justice is tyranny. Unable to make what is just strong, we have made what is strong just.” —Blaise Pascal (1623- 1662) And so it is as it must be, we must be both … Continue reading
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Thought For the Day: Nothing Is Impossible
“Nothing is impossible. The word itself says, “I’m possible.” – Audrey Hepburn
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Tagged Audrey Hepburn, Everything, Impossible, Nothing, Optimism, Perspective, Possible, Thought For the Day
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Happy Columbus Day!!
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Sonic Gems: Illmatic – Nas
An aspect of the Sonic Gems series is that it features music and/or musicians who have made a lasting impact on music. That does not necessarily mean that I like what I’m hearing. Seven minutes into this CD, I wanted … Continue reading
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Tagged Cadence, Hip Hop, Illmatic, Nas, Rap, Sonic Gems, Verbal Dexterity
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Thought For the Day: Do Not Wait For Perfection To Follow Your Heart
“Nothing would be done at all, if a man waited till he could do it so well, that no one could find fault with it.” – Cardinal John Henry Newman One of the concerns faced by many this day is … Continue reading
Sonic Gems: The Mahavishnu Orchestra With John McLaughlin – The Inner Mounting Flame
The limitless six string and compositional capabilities of John McLaughlin were the driving force behind the first album by the jazz-rock fusion band Mahavishnu Orchestra’s first album in August of 1971. With a sonic whiplash inducing cross sections of fused … Continue reading
Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: Joseph Andrews – Henry Fielding
Henry Fielding died on October 8, 1754 Henry Fielding lived from April 22, 1707 until October 8, 1754. During his life, this Englishman was a novelist and playwright known for his earthy satire and as the author of Tom Jones. As … Continue reading
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Tagged Cervantes, Classic Literature, Comedy, Don Quixote, Epic, Harvard Classics, Henry Fielding, Joseph Andrews, Novel, Odyssey, Picaresque, Preface, Prose, Tom Jones
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Thought For the Day: Honor Excellence
“We must learn to honor excellence in every socially accepted human activity, however humble the activity, and to scorn shoddiness, however exalted the activity. An excellent plumber is infinitely more admirable than an incompetent philosopher. The society that scorns excellence … Continue reading
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Tagged Accountability, Excellence, Honor, Humble, John W Gardner, Philosophy, Shoddiness, Society, Thought For the Day
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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics – The Journal of John Woolman
Born August 19, 1720 and passing into the afterlife on October 7, 1772, John Woolman lived much of his life based in Mount Holly, New Jersey, as a merchant, tailor, journalist, Quaker preach and early abolitionist. He traveled throughout … Continue reading
