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Sonic Gems: Ile Aiye – Canto Negro
Founded in 1974, the Afro-Brazilian group, Ile Aiye was founded by Antonio Carlos and Apolonio de Jesus in Bahia to raise the consciousness of their local community. Ile Aiyes literally means home life in Yoruba but may also be thought … Continue reading
Time Spent With the Harvard Classics – The Voyage of the Beagle – Darwin
In previous posts we have discussed both Darwin himself and the voyage of the Beagle. It will be handy to cross reference these posts to gain a decent background of the material. Today’s post will discuss how the second edition … Continue reading
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Thought of the Day: Every Life Has A Point of No Return
“There is a point of no return, unremarked at the time, in most lives.” – Graham Greene, in The Comedians (1966) It does seem this way doesn’t it? That there comes a point when you have burned your bridges and there is … Continue reading
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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics – The Prince – Niccolo Machiavelli
“He who neglects what is done for what ought to be done, sooner effects his ruin than his preservation.” The 16th century political theorist Niccolo Machiavelli wrote the treatise, The Prince. It was then published with the permission of one of … Continue reading
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Tagged Harvard Classics, Idealism, Medici, Niccolo Machiavelli, Pope Clement VII, Realism, The Prince, Treatise
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Thought For the Day: No Praise Or Compliment Is As Rewarding As Affection
“Praise is well, compliment is well, but affection – – that is the last and final and most precious reward that any man can win, whether by character or achievement.” – Samuel Clemens aka Mark Twain I stumbled across this … Continue reading
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Tagged Affection, Compliment, Daughters, Praise, Samuel Clemens, Thought For the Day, Turkey Run State Park
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Sonic Gems: Show Boat by Hammerstein and Kern
Show Boat is a musical in two acts that featured music composed by Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II. This is based on Edna Ferber’s novel of the same name. The musical follows the lives of the performers, stagehands and … Continue reading
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Tagged Edna Ferber, Hammerstein, Kern, Musical, Ol'Man River, Show Boat, Sonic Gems
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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: Manners – Ralph Waldo Emerson
We have previously discussed Emerson as well as his series of famous essays. It would be of some worth to go back and review this material. For the time being, I would like to recommend the following as a great … Continue reading
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Tagged Essays, Essays and English Traits, Harvard Classics, manners, Opinion, Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Thought For the Day: Each of Us Is Created For A Particular Work
“Everyone has been made for some particular work, and the desire for that work has been put in every heart.” – Rumi What then shall I do with my life, I once wondered. The problem was that every time I … Continue reading
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Tagged Avocation, Created, Desire, Everyone, Heart, Rumi, Thought For the Day, Vocation
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Thought For the Day: Serve Others
“The vocation of every man and woman is to serve other people.” – Leo Tolstoy, in What Is To Be Done? (1886) While there is certainly a lot that I disagree with Tolstoy on, there is this in common. I believe … Continue reading
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Tagged Avocation, Leo Tolstoy, Love, Others Orientation, Service, Thought For the Day, Vocation, What Is To Be Done?
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