Points Taken From the Best Mimes

Indiana State Museum - Natural History Section

Points Taken From the Best Mimes
by Michael Doyle

We felt so clever copying the rhymes
Unspoken from the silence of the mimes
Who knew how much could be and was said
Without a single word escaping the head

This is the way of the very best of history
Majestically unbroken in the ages of mystery
Of legends hidden in mist and waiting to be found
By those willing to chase the best questions around

It is the riddle of being humans waiting to be seen
Basically doing not talking as humans toiling obscene
All the vivid colors scribbled while we were away
Came to fill in the pages of our misted yesterdays

(c) February 10, 2023 Michael Doyle
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Indiana State Museum - Natural History Section

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First Principles: The Judicial Branch May Truly Be Said To have Neither Force Nor Will, But Merely Judgment

“[The judicial Branch] may truly be said to have neither FORCE nor WILL, but merely judgment; and must ultimately depend upon the aid of the executive arm even for the efficacy of its judgments.” -Alexander Hamilton (1788)

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Thought For the Day: What of All the Entrepreneurs That Fail? Well, Many Do, Particularly the Successful Ones

“Some people, even in my own country, look at the riot of experiment that is the free market and see only waste. What of all the entrepreneurs that fail? Well, many do, particularly the successful ones. Often several times. And if you ask them the secret of their success, they’ll tell you it’s all that they learned in their struggles along the way — yes, it’s what they learned from failing. Like an athlete in competition, or a scholar in pursuit of the truth, experience is the greatest teacher.” – Ronald Reagan

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In God’s Reflection

Deer River - Spring 2022
In God's Reflection
by Michael Doyle

Living life with generosity
We live our days in humility
Knowing that God will give us integrity
All that is given in hope of our stability

Without living in our full sincerity
There would be no true Christianity
The Father gave His son for our good
This is the basic truth, holy and understood

No corners cut in living God's reflection
The truth of life is kept in God's protection
Sowing generously what it is shall give
This then is the way that we can best live

Abounding in the life that truly abounds
Raising our voices blessed with joyous sounds
A giving heart is one filled with brilliance
Greed is put away in favor of life's resilience

Faith jumped an ocean to bring His full glory
This then is the blessing found within His story
In showing this story, heard in the words given
Troubles calmed into a story of lives forgiven

(c) February 9, 2023 Michael Doyle
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Shamatha - The Liion's Share

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First Principles: The Principle of Spending Money To Be Paid By Posterity, Under the Name of Funding, Is But Swindling Futurity On A Large Scale

“The principle of spending money to be paid by posterity, under the name of funding, is but swindling futurity on a large scale.” – Thomas Jefferson (1816)

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Thought For the Day: I Have Known A Vast Quantity of Nonsense Talked About Bad Men Not Looking You In the Face. Don’t Trust That

“I have known a vast quantity of nonsense talked about bad men not looking you in the face. Don’t trust that conventional idea. Dishonesty will stare honesty out of countenance, any day in the week, if there is anything to be got by it.” – Charles Dickens, novelist (7 Feb 1812-1870)

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First Kiss

Nubia - You Make Me Dream
First Kiss
by Michael Doyle

Remembering back on the magic
Found waiting for the first kiss
That led to heartbreak, something tragic
But that moment felt like bliss
That moment, for the moment, felt like bliss

Thing back on the magic
Found in waiting for the first touch
That led to heartbreak, something tragic
In that moment, it felt like bliss
That moment, for the moment, felt like bliss

Grasping toward a handle on happiness
A walk away from the veil of sadness
To reach toward not feeling so alone
Finding my heart wasn't made of stone
Surprised as I was in the feeling
That spun my head around reeling

There was a cherry taste of of lips
And the thrill of my hands on her hips
We were charged by the thrilling bit of flair
As her scent wafted through the night's air
The moment was over as quickly as it was begun
A seal of our lips and it was then done

(c) February 8, 2023 Michael Doyle
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Nubia - An Exchange of Kisses

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Thought For the Day: To Be Totally Frank, Almost Every Conspiracy Theory People Had About Twitter Turned Out To Be True

“To Be Totally Frank, Almost Every Conspiracy Theory People Had About Twitter Turned Out To Be True” – Elon Musk

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First Principles: I Do Solemnly Swear That I Will Faithfully…To the Best of My Ability, Preserve, Protect, and Defend the Constitution of the United States

“I do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my Ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States.” – Article II, Section 1, Constitution of the United States (1787)

Why at every turn does the Biden Administration violate the Constitution? There is no excuse for so many things, the Chinese Balloon incident is the least of the concerns this republic should have about the Biden Administration’s governance since being selected into office.

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Thought For the Day: When You Want To Help People, You Tell Them the Truth. When You Want To Help Yourself, You Tell Them What They Want To Hear

“When you want to help people, you tell them the truth. When you want to help yourself, you tell them what they want to hear.” – Thomas Sowell

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