“I am still convinced that a good, simple, homemade cookie is preferable to all the store-bought cookies one can find.” – James Beard
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Thought For the Day: Homemade Cookies Are Preferable To All the Store-Bought Cookies
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It’s A Harsh Thing To Be Labelled
December 3rd is both National and International Disability Day. In honor of this:
It's A Harsh Thing To Be Labelled by Michael Romani As I pull in to park at the facility I feel a dreaded sense of vulnerability It's a harsh thing to be labelled Or it feels so now that I am disabled Its been a bit daunting to carry this A bit too stirred and shaken to quietly dismiss As I watch your eyes as you see me park And wonder why I'm faking this as I walk But that's because of your own misconceptions In thinking that invisible injuries are deception I wish they were I think as I see your doubt Realizing you don't have a clue what it's about You see while some folks where their pain outside Mine is hitting me super hard here on the inside I work really hard to make this less visible Not so you can make fun or think me miserable I don't have a missing limb or discernable handicap And I get the confusion and the cognitive gap But if you knew my inflammation and internal bleeding The long nights filled with pain and prayerful pleading You would know that I push myself to the limits of my ability Trying to push my way past my infirm disabilities On the outside I keep my calm and firm composure Despite the depth of my injuries from toxic exposure And to others who wear their disabilities on the outside I offer a kinder heart than maybe I once did, I'll confide So please don't judge me as you see me parking there Or, I'll probably just fadeaway and one day disappear (c) December 3, 2019 Michael Romani All Rights Reserved
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Thought For the Day: Success Is Not the Key to Happiness. Happiness Is the Key to Success
“Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful.” – Albert Schweitzer
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First Principles: An Independent Judiciary Protects the Interests of the People
“So long as we may have an independent Judiciary, the great interests of the people will be safe.” – John Rutledge
When the Democrats attempt to pack the USSC as with FDR and the current move in Congress, we need to recognize this as the danger that it is the American republic as it stands and is intended to govern.
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Mutts Rule
Today is one of two days a year that are celebrated since 2005 as National Mutt Day.
http://www.holidayscalendar.com/event/national-mutt-day/
Today just happens to be just before giving Tuesday.. if the spirit moves ya… there is a website for the national ASPCA and local offices to give at too…
Mutts Rule by Michael Romani If you find yourself in a rut And you need some more step in your strut Find your way downtown To the local dog pound And pick yourself up a mutt What you'll find there Or, so it does truly appear To be more than just precisely clear Is a whole lot of love to hold dear And laughter until you're in tears Some beautiful wiry sort of mix With a heartful of love and tricks Greetings at the door Of a thousand licks That will always leave you wanting more She'll always come when you call Chasing a make believe rabbit formed as a ball There with every bouncity, bounce Tail curled high and standing tall You'll never find truer love, ounce for ounce You see, all dogs are way beyond cool But, the truth is that mutts rule There is something in their humble step up That tells of a drink from the winners cup When you listen up to cool mutt school (c) December 2, 2019 Michael Romani All Rights Reserved
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Thought For the Day: A Dog Has the Soul of A Philosopher
“A dog has the soul of a philosopher.” – Plato
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First Principles: No Human Society Has Ever Been Able To Maintain Both Order and Freedom Apart From the Moral Precepts of the Christianity
“No human society has even been able to maintain both order and freedom, both cohesiveness and liberty apart from the moral precepts of the Christian religion…Should our republic ever forget this fundamental precept of governance this great experiment will then be surely doomed.” – John Jay
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Tis the Season of Holiday Lights
Today is not only the first day of Advent but is also the National Day of Christmas Lights.
It is with this in mind that I offer the following poem:
Tis The Season of Holiday Lights by Michael Romani Tis the season of holiday lights Gems of magic that brighten our nights A thousand points to lighten our skies As we all look up with excited eyes It's the season of Christmas fun On this December 1st, it has begun With candlelit hearts we sing our songs Knowing with joy where we all belong Bundled up to keep the chill air out Presented with loving warmth all about We give our share to help angel wings grow As we peer out into the nighttime's glow Frosty days and ice chilled nights Are all helped along with Christmas lights Sugar-plumb wishes of icy winter filigree With eyes opened wide with the season's glee There are no better days to come but these Where strings of magic synchronize and please Children of all ages from one to ninety-three Know that holiday lights enchant us with their beauty (c) December 1, 2019 Michael Romani All Rights Reserved
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Thought For the Day: If Celebrating Christmas Is To Love Others, Why Do We Have To Wait All Year To Do That?
“My idea of Christmas, whether old-fashioned or modern, is very simple: loving others. Come to think of it, why do we have to wait for Christmas to do that?” – Bob Hope
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First Principles: We Claim the Rights Essential To Happiness Not From Government But From God
” Kings or parliaments could not give the rights essential to happiness… We claim them from a higher source – from the King of kings, and Lord of all the earth. They are not annexed to us by parchments and seals. They are created in us by the decrees of Providence, which establish the laws of our nature. They are born with us; exist with us; and cannot be taken from us by any human power, without taking our lives.” – John Dickinson
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