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Sonic Gem: The 1950s – Ten For Ten
This decade’s music was dominated by rock-n-roll; doo-wop, pop, swing, rhythm and blues, blues, country and rockabilly. The playlist below offers the top ten songs in the United States for each year of this decade. Enjoy!!
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Tagged Blues, Country, Doo-Wop, Music, Pop, Rhythm and Blues, Rock, Rockabilly, Sonic Gem, Swing, Ten For Ten, The 1950s, Thought For the Day
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One Thousand Recordings – ABBA – Gold
Tonight, we begin a new aspect of Aloha Promises Forever. We are going to explore recordings that it is said that we should all hear before we die. Tonight, we are starting with Abba. This is a group that most … Continue reading
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Tagged ABBA, Craftsmanship, Dancing Queen, Gold, Hall of Fame, Harmony, Mamma Mia!, Music, Pop Music, Recordings, Waterloo
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Happy First Day of Fall!!
According to the US Naval Observatory, the 2017 Autumn Equinox does not happen until 4:02 PM EDT. September 22, 2017. But, most of us aren’t as exact as that, are we? So, let the celebration begin!! Winter officially begins in … Continue reading
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Tagged Autumn, Celebration, Equinox, Fall, Happy, US Naval Observatory
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Life’s Loving Song
Last night’s Wednesday night sermon was based on https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Proverbs+3%3A5-8&version=NIV Proverbs 3:5-8New International Version (NIV) 5 Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; 6 in all your ways submit to him, and he will make … Continue reading
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Tagged Bible, Christianity, Faith, Focus, God, Grace, House of Prayer, Integrity, Jesus, Narrow Gate, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Providence, the Word, Trust
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Thought For the Day: Always Seek For Truth Or Lose Your Ability To Love
“Above all, don’t lie to yourself. The man who lies to himself and listens to his own lie comes to a point that he cannot distinguish the truth within him, or around him, and so loses all respect for himself … Continue reading
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Tagged Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Lies, Love, Respect, Self Deception, The Brothers Karamazov, Truth
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First Principles: Action Plan – The Great Renewal
Every society has a fabric in which every thread works together to bring about a finished, lasting and dignified governance. During my lifetime, my fellow citizens and I have watched society’s fabric undergo a great unraveling. The changes brought about … Continue reading
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Tagged Action, Factionalism, First Principles, Patch Quilt, Renew, Unravel
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First Principles: Immigrants Conforming To Our Nation’s Principles and Laws Are Welcome
“Born in other countries, yet believing you could be happy in this, our laws acknowledge, as they should do, your right to join us in society, conforming, as I doubt not you will do, to our established rules. That these … Continue reading
Thought For the Day: It’s the Moments That Make Up the Years
“People forget years and remember moments.” -Ann Beattie, novelist (b. 8 Sep 1947) The years roll on by us. It’s the moments in each year that make the journey memorable. There is no argument there. Time is fascinating that … Continue reading
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Tagged Ann Beattie, Journey, Life, Love, Memories, Moments, Novelist, Thought For the Day, Treasure, Years
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Autumn Eases In
This past Tuesday’s Short Form Poetry Workshop was devoted to a special genre of weather orientated poetry. The first of two that I wrote that night is Autumn Eases In. I think I wrote it as much in avoidance of the … Continue reading
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Tagged Autumn, Chill, Color, Photograph, Poetry, Short Form, Weather
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