“They define a republic to be a government of laws, and not of men.” – John Adams (1775)
Not a democracy, a republic. How have so many lost their way on this one, both sides of the majoritarian aisle.
Flickr Photos
First Principles: A Republic Is Defined As A Government of Laws, and Not of Men
Posted in First Principles
Tagged Aristotle, Define, First Principles, Government, Harrington, John Adams, Laws, Livy, Men, Republic
Leave a comment
Thought For the Day: No One In This World Can Love A Girl More Than Her Father
“No one in this world can love a girl more than her father.” – Michael Ratnadeepak
A message to both of my little girls as I prepare to spend time alone with them for the first time in too long of a time. I know that I will probably be long dead before you read these words on this blog. But, please know that both of you are loved to the depths of my soul. I know that what has happened is not fair or right and has not been easy on you. Today we make a step toward making things fairer and more right. I know you don’t follow this blog any more. But, I hope some day you will again. I love you. And I will do my best to get us to right.
Update:
I spent part of my Saturday with two of the most beautiful, loving little young ladies. Proud of them and proud of how they are becoming is not quite strong enough to cover my feelings. It is so amazing to me how awesome it is to discover that the thoughts and feelings they shared with me showed a commonality with me that I could not dare to have hoped for given the forced distance that has been manipulated into being. Genetics is utterly astonishing isn’t it? Despite my ex’s best or is it worse efforts, these are my little ladies to their cores.
Posted in Thought For the Day
Tagged Father, Girl, Love, Michael Ratnadeepak, More, No One, Thought For the Day, World
Leave a comment
First Principles: Mankind Must Be Ready To Sacrifice To Protect the Rights of Society
“Men must be ready, they must pride themselves and be happy to sacrifice their private pleasures, passions and interests, nay, their private friendships and dearest connections, when they stand in competition with the rights of society.” – John Adams (1776)
Posted in First Principles
Tagged Competition, Connection, First Principles, Friendship, Happy, Interest, John Adams, Mankind, Passion, Pride, Private Pleasure, Rights, Sacrifice, Society, Stand
Leave a comment
Happiest of Valentine’s Day 2020!
Now I see my vision of love
Like an angel from above
Noticed in all her clarity
Given love in her sincerity
I know just how blessed it feels
To know her love is true and real
I hope that all of those who read
Find all the love that they need
And that this Valentine’s brings a smile
That lingers and stays at least awhile
If our God sees fit, I hope that it’s forever
And the love that binds, leaves us never
Happy Valentine’s Day to one and all from Aloha Promises Forever!!
Thought For the Day: In A World Full of Temporary Things, You Are My Perpetual Feeling
“in a world
full of
temporary things
you are
a perpetual
feeling.”
―
Posted in Thought For the Day
Tagged Feeling, Full, Happy Valentine's Day, Perpetual, Sanober Khan, Temporary, Things, Thought For the Day, World, You
Leave a comment
First Principles: Endeavor Not Only To Be Learned But Virtuous
“A good moral character is the first essential in a man, and that the habits contracted at your age are generally indelible, and your conduct here may stamp your character through life. It is therefore highly important that you should endeavor not only to be learned but virtuous.” – George Washington (1790)
Posted in First Principles
Tagged Character, Conduct, Endeavor, Essential, First Principles, George Washington, Good, Habit, Important, Indelible, Learned, Life, Mankind, Moral, Stamp, Virtuous
Leave a comment
Bestest Friend
I was watching a bit heralding the advent of computers and all that has happened in so short a time. It’s true and it’s fascinating. But how long do you think it took me to think of the flipside? I remember all those comic books I once read. And a flashing mental neon sign keeps warning me, beware! Danger, danger….
Bestest Friend by Michael Romani In assembled bits of zero and one The demise of mankind has begun Despite our great habit of resilience We will be no match for artificial intelligence It takes twenty four minutes for us to learn The apps that machines immediately discern This is the outcome for our finest minds Tell me which of us doesn't fear being left behind? The obviousness of a simple click and drag Didn't take into account the inevitable virtual lag That makes the simple hard in its execution Despite the virtual gamer's determination Fast forward into the web's architectural design Splitting false domains into yours and into mine The great and the awful are all in our presentation As we chase around and round inside our imaginations Everything is our that we might decide to choose It's as if our wills are weak and cannot refuse Dabbling in a web that is beyond vast temptation Drawn ever further seemingly without real intention I've a feeling computers are laughing at our mess As we chase our circles we will never confess More and more AI monitors our self quantification Pushing for more and further of our self-gratification While computers take over little by little, more and more Making greater decision until these are trusted more Does anyone ask where all of this might end? I know, let's ask Google, it's our bestest friend!! (c) February 13, 2020 Michael Romani All Rights Reserved
Posted in Poetry and Poems
Tagged AI, Anyone, App, Architectural, Artificial Intelligence, Assembly Language, Best Friend, Choose, Circles, Click and Drag, Comic Book, Computer, Confess, Danger, Decision, Demis, Design, Determination, Discern, Domain, End, Execution, Gamer, Google, Hard, Imagination, Intention, Laugh, Left Behind, Little, Machine, Mankind, Mess, Mind, Mine, Minutes, More, One, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Presentation, Quantification, Refuse, Resilience, Self-Gratification, Temptation, Trust, Virtual, Virtual Lag, Web, Will, Your, Zero
Leave a comment
Digital In Our Memories
As some may know, I am exploring the nuances of virtual reality and integration of this into life in general.
Digital In Our Memories by Michael Romani Digital in our memories Listless in our legacy We have no choice but to exist As our ghosts live on and persist Somewhere in the somehow That lingers beyond the now Outcomes given in choices Nothing can destroy our voices Once brought into the moment In the fullness of joy and torment We collapse into our reality Loving Schrodinger's creativity It's all in our understanding Sometimes dense and too demanding We are deductive in equation Secrets shared in this creation Lost inside the corridors of our mind We search deep until the moment we find Tears felt inside our silent rage Cats of fantasy captive in our cage Establishment of connection let's us in Pixellated madness felt like total Zen Impatient with the time that passes Eyes seek a phoenix rising from our ashes Biometrics block us from our all In distant memories we no longer recall We pray our Lord to see us through As we see those things we know aren't true (c) February 13, 2020 Michael Romani All Rights Reserved
Posted in Poetry and Poems
Tagged Ashes, Biometrics, Cage, Captive, Cat, Choice, Collapse, Connection, Corridor, Creation, Creativity, Deduct, Deep, Demanding, Destroy, Digital, Distant, Equation, Exist, Eyes, Find, Ghost, Impatient, Integration, Joy, Legacy, Life, Linger, Listless, Lost, Memory, Mind, Moment, Nuance, Pass, Persist, Phoenix, Photograph, Pixel, Poem, Poetry, Pray, Rage, Reality, Recall, Rise, Schrodinger, Secret, See, Silent, Tear, Through, Time, Torment, True, Understanding, Viritual Reality, Voice, Zen
Leave a comment
Thought For the Day: People Should Be As Concerned With Clearing the Innocent As Punishing the Guilty
“I hear much of people’s calling out to punish the guilty, but very few are concerned to clear the innocent.” – Daniel Defoe (1660-1731)
Posted in Thought For the Day
Tagged Call, Clear, Concern, Daniel Defoe, Few, Guilty, Hear, Innocent, People, Punish, Thought For the Day
Leave a comment
First Principles: Laws Are Made For Men of Ordinary Understanding and Should Be Construed By Ordinary Rules of Common Sense
“Laws are made for men of ordinary understanding and should, therefore, be construed by the ordinary rules of common sense. Their meaning is not to be sought for in metaphysical subtleties which may make anything mean everything or nothing at pleasure.” – Thomas Jefferson (1823)
Posted in First Principles
Tagged Common Sense, Construe, Everything, First Principles, Law, Mankind, Meaning, Metaphysical, Nothing, Ordinary, Pleasure, Rule, Sought, Thomas Jefferson, Understand
Leave a comment
